STORY ELEMENTS 2021 DEFINITIONS

The sequence of events that make up a story is called ____________.

• Exposition
• Climax
• Plot
• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The people or animals that take part in the action of a story are called ________________.

• Characters
• Plot
• Setting
• Author

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

Setting is the ___________________ of the action of the story.

• Problem

• Solution

• time and place

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A brief introduction of the setting, characters, and opening situation. 

• Rising Action
• Exposition
• Climax
• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

A struggle between opposing forces. The problem of the story. 

• Exposition
• Climax
• Rising Action
• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

A series of main events that leads to the climax. 

• Exposition
• Climax
• Falling Action
• `Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

The highest point of the story; the turning point of the story.

• Expostion

• Resolution

• Climax

• Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

The events that follow the climax, which lessen the conflict and show effects of the conflict being solved.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The story's conclusion. The outcome of the conflict. 

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

In a piece of narrative text, what is the "theme"?

• What the story is about
• The topic of the text
• A message the author is trying to get across to the reader
• Where and when the story happens

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10