Narrative Writing Vocab

A struggle between opposing forces

• Suspense

• Conflict

• Climax

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Writing that tells an imaginary story

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

A feeling of growing tension and excitement

• Antagonist

• Suspense

• Conflict

• Rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

A force working against the main character

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The central character or hero of a narrative

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Sets the tone, establishes the setting, introduces the characters and gives the reader important background information.

• Rising action

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Inciting Incident

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Refers to the events in a story that move the plot forward and build toward a climax

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Falling Action

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The turning point or the point of highest excitement in a narrative

• Falling action

• Rising action

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

All the techniques writers use to create characters

• Characterization

• Sensory details

• Dynamic character

• Character Development

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

A character that changes

• Dynamic character

• Static character

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C