Short Story Elements

What is the conflict of a story?

• The time and place

• The main problem the character encounters

• The most exciting part of the story

• The beginning of a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is setting?

• The time and place where a story occurs
• A character's personality traits.
• The most exciting part of a story.
• The ending of a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is rising action?

• After the climax, when the action starts to wind down.
• Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.
• The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.
• The beginning of the story where we learn about setting and some characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

What is climax?

• Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.
• The end of a story where everything is resolved.
• The beginning of a story where we learn about setting and some characters.
• The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the theme of a story?

• The series of events in a story.
• The author's point of view.
• The major life lesson or message.
• The character's personality traits.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

What is the plot of a story?

• The series of events in a story.
• The main message or life lesson of a story.
• The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.
• The time and place that a story takes place.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

The ____________________ are the people or animals in the story.

• plot

• characters

• conflict

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

The _____________________ is the series of events.

• characters

• theme

• setting

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

The __________________ is the time and place of the story's action.

• setting

• characters

• theme

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.3D

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

The plot contains a ___________, or problem, between opposing forces.

• setting

• character

• conflict

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5