Story Elements

What is fiction?

• a piece of writing that contains accurate information

• a piece of writing that is completely true

• a piece of writing that is made up or imagined

• a piece of writing that is long and boring

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CCSS.RL.7.4

How many story elements are there?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What are characters?

• the people in a story that are made up

• the people, animals, or imaginary creatures that tell a story

• the imaginary creatures that the author puts into a story

• the people, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of the story

What is a setting?

• the time of a story

• the time and place of a story

• the place of a story

• the events of a story

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CCSS.RL.7.3

What are the two types of characters?

• minor

• melodramatic

• mysterious

• main

The story centers around a ________ character.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Minor characters help ___________ the plot forward.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Main characters are usually __________; they change as the story goes on.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

Minor characters are mostly ____________; they don't change during the story.

What is the plot?

• the sequence of events of a story

• what the story is about

• the people who are in the story

• the author's message

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3