ELA Vocabulary

fiction that has elements that are not real, like talking animals or magic

• fantasy

• theme

• point of view

• simile

made up stories that take place in a particular time period in the past

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.9

The main idea of a literary work that usually expresses a

lesson learned.

• plot

• theme

• point of view

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

one character from the story that narrates the story

and it is limited to his/her thoughts, feelings, perspective,

• first person point of view

• second person point of view

• third person point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

We learn about a character by what he/she says

and does and by what other characters say about him/her.

• theme

• mood

• plot

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.3B

CCSS.W.7.9A

the character who opposes the main

character, usually the “bad guy”

• protagonist

• antagonist

• characterization

• point of view

The narrator is NOT a character in the story, but lets us

know how the main character(s) feel. We learn about the character(s) through this outside voice.

• first person point of view

• second person point of view

• third person point of view

• fourth person point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

the sequence or order of events in a story

• plot

• theme

• tone

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.3A

The main character- usually the good guy

• protagonist

• antagonist

• narrator

• friend

character vs. character, character vs. society, character vs. nature are examples of....

• internal conflict

• mood

• plot

• external conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3