describe

• to tell how something looks or how it happened
• appreciate how an object looks
• read between the lines

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

story elements

• the beginning, middle, and end of a story
• the most important parts of a story
• basic parts of a story: setting, characters, plot, conflict, point of view, and theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• plot structure
• plot blocks
• plot design

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

exposition

• when you tell about the character's appearance
• explains the theme of the story
• needed to understand the story; contains characters, setting, and basic situation

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

a character struggles with a problem or problems; the suspense begins to build

• rising action
• falling action
• rising mobility

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

the problem in the story

• opposing force
• conflict
• character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

climax

• the ending to an exciting story
• the moment the character is introduced
• Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

turning point

• the character is known through the setting
• a time of important change
• the point where the story comes to an end

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

falling action

• The events following the technical climax in which the outcome is actually worked out
• the character falls for another character in the story
• the action of the story is introduced

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation.

• solution
• dealer
• proposition

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4