Story Elements

_______________ is the first stage of a typical story plot. Background information is provided, the setting is established, and characters are introduced.

• exposition

• rising action

• falling action

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The _______________ ______________ is the stage of the plot that develops the conflict or struggle. The events are building toward the climax in this stage.

• falling action

• resolution

• exposition

• rising action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The _______________ is the point of greatest interest in a story or play. This stage in the plot diagram usually occurs toward the end of a story and is the turning point of the story.

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

• rising action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The ________________ ______________ is the stage of the plot in which the story begins to draw to a close. This stage in the plot diagram is after the climax and before the resolution.

• climax

• rising action

• falling action

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The ______________ is the last stage in the plot diagram. This stage following the falling action and conflicts are often solved in this stage at the end of the story.

• falling action

• expostion

• climax

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

This is the struggle between opposing forces. It can be internal or external.

Examples: Man vs. Man, Man vs. Self, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society

• irony

• conflict

• dialogue

• setting

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is an example of internal conflict in a story?

• The group of characters try and overthrow a dystopian or tyrannical society in order to restore basic human rights such as freedom of speech and thought.

• Two teenagers argue about a girl that they both like. The argument turns into a fight in the cafeteria.

• A neighborhood has to be evacuated after a hurricane warning is issued and a tropical storm begins to destroy their homes.

• A character suffers from low self esteem and has a poor self image. This character is struggling to decide what to wear to school and cannot make a decision.

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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

Click all the examples of external conflict in a story.

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Society

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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

The way a writer creates and develops characters in a story.

• characterization

• theme

• conflict

• setting

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Readers can learn more about characters by

• what they say and how they say it.

• analyzing their personal thoughts and feelings.

• how they react to other characters and the effect they have on people.

• how they look and their actions.

• All of the above

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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