Short Story Literary Elements

What describes a character

• conflict

• character traits

• character problems

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Can a character have more than one character trait

• yes

• no

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The most important character is also referred to as

• the antagonist.

• the protagonist.

• the major character.

• not important.

What is a character in a story?

• The people and animals in a story.

• A picture.

• When the story takes place

• Where the story takes place.

Can a character change in a story?

• Yes

• No, they stay the same.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the Time and Place of the Story?

• Rising Action

• Plot

• Conflict

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The setting can affect a character's mood in a story.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is an example of setting in a story?

• a fight

• a high school in 1987

• blue jacket

• yellow

Read the sentence: “The moon was shining brightly as the fox slowly crept toward the chicken coop.” What is the setting?

• Fox slowly crept

• Chicken coop

• shining

Setting is defined as the _______and _______ of the story.

• tone and place

• tone and plot

• time and place

• time and plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3