Elements of Narrative

What is a narrative?

• a story

• an essay

• a poem

• an article

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

All narratives or stories have the following: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

• Setting

• Characters

• Conflict

• Plot

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

The time and location when a story takes place.

• Setting

• Theme

• Exposition

• Climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

the character who is opposed to or who struggles against the protagonist

• Antagonist

• Minor Character

• Protagonist

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The central character: person, animal, or object in a narrative in a story. Typically the one the reader "roots" for.

• antagonist

• minor character

• protagonist

• flat character

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

In a narrative or play, when two characters have a conversation it is known as_________?

• tone

• perspective

• mood

• dialogue

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

The theme of a story is

• the message or moral the author presents.

• the characters and their relationship.

• another word for setting.

• the words the characters say.

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Select the word that correctly defines each story element.

The introduction, or exposition, of a short story is also its...

• character.

• beginning.

• resolution.

• main message

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The rising action of a story is

• at the end of the story.

• the events that build tension and suspense.

• the message the author shares with the reader.

• the introduction

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Select the word that correctly defines each story element.

The climax of the story is when

• the turning point where the characters must face the main problem.

• the way an author creates a character.

• the description of the setting.

• the words the characters say to each other.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4