Story Elements

What is the exposition of a story?

• the conclusion

• the middle events

• the most exciting part

• the introduction

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What do I include in my exposition?

• the characters

• the setting

• the background

• all of these!

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the protagonist?

• the main character

• the foil to the main character.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the antagonist?

• the main character

• the foil of the main character

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the setting?

• the events that happen

• the time and place

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the INternal conflict?

• conflict withIN yourself

• conflict outside yourself

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an example of an internal conflict?

• I'm so sad ):

• I got into a fist fight in the hall.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an example of an external conflict?

• I'm so sad ):

• I'm so happy!

• I got into a fist fight in the hall.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does a story need conflict?

• there needs to be a problem to fix

• stories do not need conflict

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the rising action?

• the events leading up to the climax

• the events that wrap the story up

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9