LEAP Prep

A story's ______ refers not only to the physical location, but also the time the action takes place. It is the where and the when of a story.

Depending on the nature of the story, ______ are most often people or animals. Writers use _____to perform the actions and speak the dialogue of a story. They move a story’s plot forward. They are the who of a story.

The moral or idea that the writer is expressing through the story. It is often thought of as the ‘message’ of the story.

• setting

• theme

• conflict

• plot

The challenge or problem that drives the action of the story. No ___ , no story. Setting up a series of cause and effect events, ___ gives these events their why.

• conflict

• setting

• theme

• character

To identify the ___ in a story, students must ask “who is telling the story?” Is it a first, third, or even second (rare!) person narrator?

• point of view

• character

• tone

• style

 A writing’s ___ is established through word choices, use of literary devices, grammar, rhythm, and rhyme etc. ___ is the overall ‘flavor’ of the story that is created by using all of these techniques combined. It is the attitude the writer displays towards their subject or theme

• message

• tone

• mood

• style

Related to tone in many regards, ___is the individual author’s unique voice and it is again evidenced in their word choices, plot patterns, sentence structures etc. The writer’s personal ___ is a strong contributor to a writing’s tone.

• setting

• mood

• point of view

• style

This is about the effect the writer creates in the reader and how they evoke it through their use of language.

• style

• mood

• tone

• plot

The ___ relates to the events that happen in a story. ___ can be further divided into sub-elements such as: introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It is the what of the story. ___ usually begins with a problem and ends in the story’s resolution.

• plot

• mood

• character

• characterization

___ __ help readers determine what is important to the text and to their understanding of  particular texts.

• text features or

  illustrations

• plot

• theme

• setting