Review: Character, Setting, Events, and Theme in Stories

Select all that apply. The setting is ____________________________ a story takes place.

• where

• how

• why

• when

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

"Funny", "smart", "scaly", and "tall" are all used to describe character ___________________.

• traits

• heroes

• settings

• flaws

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

The _______________ is a problem that has to be taken care of in a story.

• solution

• trait

• conflict

• relationship

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Key ideas and details in stories help you to...

• compare and contrast settings

• compare and contrast characters

• analyze events

• find the title of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

A drama is meant to be

• read

• seen and heard

• listened to

• buried in a deep hole, and covered up so no one will ever find it

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

Dramas are different from stories meant to be read in that...

• They only have descriptions of characters spoken by the narrator

• They use stage directions, which are not usually supposed to be read

• They usually have no main character

• They often lack descriptive details

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

events in a story

• are the people in the story

• are the cast of a drama

• are the things that happen that move the plot forward

• are like descriptive details

Descriptive details...

• tell you how something looks, smells, sounds, feels, or tastes

• are thoughts of characters

• are not meant to be read aloud

• are found only in in dramas

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

The which of the possible details shows that the setting of a story would be near a harbor?

• The sun shown brightly and cheerfully overhead

• The light flickered warmly in the window as shadows danced upon the freshly fallen snow

• a chilly salt wind carried the sound of gulls as it passed

• The muffled sound of crunching leaves was mingled with the smell of fresh earth, and sunlight filtered through the leaves

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The theme of the story...

• is where and when it takes place

• Is the main things that happen in the story

• Is the details in a story that can be sensed

• Is the author's message for the reader

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9