8th Grade ELA Terms Part 1

Front

What is the universal truth, lesson, or moral about life that a text presents?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story, play, movie, etc.?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the feeling the reader gets when reading a text?

Back

Mood

Front

What is the time and place of the action in a book, play, story, etc.?

Back

Setting

Front

What is the beginning of a text when the reader is introduced to the characters, setting, and basic conflict?

Back

Exposition

Front

What is the main character in a story called?

Back

Protagonist

Front

What is the character or force that opposes the main character?

Back

Antagonist

Front

What is the turning point in a story, often the moment of greatest tension?

Back

Climax

Front

What is the part of the story where the conflict is resolved?

Back

Resolution

Front

What is the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict