Realistic Fiction Terms

A person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a story.

• Character
• Theme
• Conflict
• Plot
• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The time and place of action in a story.

• Setting
• Character
• Theme
• Conflict
• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

The events that make up a story.

• Plot
• Setting
• Character
• Theme
• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A struggle between two people or things.

• Conflict
• Plot
• Setting
• Character
• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

The central idea or message of a story.

• Theme
• Conflict
• Plot
• Setting
• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Plot structure: The writer introduces important background information, such as the characters, setting, and basic conflict.

• Exposition
• Resolution
• Falling Action
• Climax
• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Plot structure: A series of events build toward the point of greatest interest.

• Rising Action
• Exposition
• Resolution
• Falling Action
• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Plot structure: The peak of the action and the turning point in the story.

• Climax
• Rising Action
• Exposition
• Resolution
• Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Plot structure: The conflict unravels with the main character either winning or losing.

• Falling Action
• Climax
• Rising Action
• Exposition
• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Plot structure: The outcome of the conflict in a play or story.

• Resolution
• Falling Action
• Climax
• Rising Action
• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5