Characters, Setting, and Plot!

What are characters?

• The main things in a story

• The people who tell the story

• People in a story

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the setting in a story

• The plot

• Stuff that describes a character

• The main idea

• The place where the story is taken at.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?

• a frog and a witch
• happy and loving 
• a high school in 1956
• love is stronger than fear

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Joy never wants to share her toys. When her friends come over, she never gives them a chance to play with any of them." Which character trait best describes Joy?

• generous

• selfish

• smart

• kind

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is a negative character trait?

• hardworking

• kind

• unpleasant

• friendly

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is a positive character trait?

• lazy
• creative
• dishonest
• forgetful

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

You can describe a character by...

• The physical traits

• Their actions

• All of the above

What is a character?

• The person, animal or creature in a story, play, or another text
• The place where the story happens
• The writer of the book

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Setting can be past, present or future. 

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What happens/the events in a story is called the ____________.

• action

• conflict

• plot

• setting