Narrative Vocabulary

The narrator is....

• The perspective the story is being told.

• Who is telling the story.

• Where the story takes place.

• the genre of the text.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The plot is...

• The "good guy" of the story.

• The "bad guy" of the story.

• The events, problem, and ending of a story.

• The perspective the story is being told from.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The setting of a story is....

• The time and place the story takes place.

• What you use to make the font bigger.

• The point of most tension in a story.

• Also known as the narrator.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The conflict of a story is....

• An argument.

• Where the reader is introduced to the setting and characters; the stage is set for the story.

• The problem that a character faces or a struggle a character needs to overcome.

• Who is telling the story.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Dialogue in a story is

• What is being said aloud or in a character's head.

• The problem the character needs to overcome.

• The perspective that the story is being told.

• The name of a book.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The climax of a story is...

• The ending, where all remaining questions are answered.

• The point of most tension in a story - involving the conflict.

• What is said aloud or inside a characters head.

• The wrapping up of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The resolution is...

• How the problem is solved, the final solution.

• The problem a character faces or struggles with.

• The "good guy" of the story.

• The point of most tension.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The theme is...

• The title of the text.

• Who is telling the story.

• Who the story is about.

• The central idea or message the author wants the reader to think about.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The tone and mood of a story is...

• A message or idea the author is trying to convey.

• The author's attitude towards characters and events; feeling or atmosphere of a scene.

• The moral of the story.

• The point of most tension.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Point of view in a story is...

• Who is telling the story.

• The perspective that the story is being told.

• The emotions the author is trying to convey.

• What is being said aloud or internally.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B