Short Story Elements Review

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.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the exposition of a story?

• Where the action is winding down after the climax.

• The end of the story where everything is resolved.

• The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

• The beginning of a story where we learn about setting and some of the characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is falling action?

• The end of a story where everything is resolved.

• 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 part after the climax where events are winding down.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the resolution?

• 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 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.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

The ____________________ are the people or animals in the story.

• Plot

• Characters

• Setting

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

An _________________ conflict takes place inside a character's mind, such as when a man struggles to make a decision.

• Internal

• External

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3