Elements of Short Stories

The beginning of the story where we learn the setting, characters and major conflict from the story

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

The events that happen after the climax.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The story's conflict is resolved brings the story to a close.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

It involves the time and place of the action

• setting

• protagonist

• antagonist

• conflict

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

The main character, the hero of the work

• setting

• protagonist

• antagonist

• conflict

• theme

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

A character who is presented as the enemy of the main character; the villain

• conflict

• protagonist

• antagonist

• theme

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

The struggle occurring within a character's mind

• setting

• internal conflict

• theme

• external conflict

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

A problem struggle that takes place between a character and an outside force.

• setting

• internal conflict

• theme

• external conflict

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

A symbol that is used to represent something different from what it actually is.

• setting

• plot

• theme

• symbol

Unifying idea or subject in literature; the lesson of the story.

• symbol

• plot

• theme

• setting

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9