Fiction Terms

How do characters usually CHANGE in a fiction text?

• They always look different.

• Characters do not change in stories.

• Characters' feelings change during the events of a story.

• They change clothes a lot.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.3

Which of these would NOT be considered a problem or conflict in a literary text?

• what the character wants to fix in a story

• something that goes wrong

• something the characters wanted to find out

• the main character has dialogue

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of these is NOT an example of a setting in a text?

• the school lunchroom

• a castle long ago

• the tree fort in my neighbor's yard

• the laptop

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the meaning of resolution or solution in a literary text?

• how the conflict gets resolved or fixed in a story

• the place and time the story takes place

• main characters and their motivations

• where the theme of the story is located

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

What is the GENRE of a book?

• the type of author that wrote it

• where the story takes place

• the type of book it is (like fiction, poetry)

• how many pages long the book is

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What is sensory language?

• senseless words

• language the author uses to appeal to our 5 senses

• language the author uses to make us feel good

• words that help us describe the main characters

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the NARRATOR do in a text?

• tells the story

• gives us only some details

• writes the words

• always tells us when the problem comes

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does it mean for the narrator to be in FIRST PERSON?

• they do not show their feelings or thoughts

• they are not in the story at all

• they are the first person that says dialogue in the text

• they are in the story and use words like:

  I, me, we

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does it mean to have a THIRD PERSON narrator in a story?

• we do not know any of the character's feelings or dialogue

• the narrator is not a character in the story and uses words like:

  he, she, they

• the narrator is a character in the story and uses words like:

  I, me, we

• the narrator uses words like:

  you, me, he

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of these sounds like a common THEME of a fiction text?

• She told him he was her favorite person

• You shouldn't walk under a mirror

• :Let's all have a party!" exclaimed Tony.

• Never judge a book by its cover

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9