Literary Elements

What is plot?

• The central problem in the story

• The most exciting part of the story

• The order of events in a story

• The beginning of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the life lesson or main message of the story?

• plot

• conflict

• theme

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the central problem in the story and drives the plot?

• character

• conflict

• rising action

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the rising action?

• the resolution

• the part with the most tension

• the events leading up to the climax that create suspense

• the events that comes after the climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the exposition?

• the ending of the story

• the first problem characters encounter

• the introduction

• the most exciting part of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the inciting incident?

• the events leading up to the climax

• the consequences of the climax

• the most exciting part of the story

• the first problem that causes the main conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Each number corresponds with a word below. Choose the best answer that complete the sentence.

______1_______ are the events that come after the climax. It shows the ___2___ of the climax.

• 1. Rising action

  2. consequences

• 1. Falling Action

  2. suspense

• 1. Falling action

  2. consequences

• 1. Resolution

  2. setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Fill in the blank: A character can be a __1__ , __2__, __3__, or __4__

• 1. person

  2. object

  3. animal

  4. creature

• 1. person

  2. object that is alive

  3. animal

  4. time

• 1. person

  2. animal

  3. thing

  4. monster

• 1. person

  2. animal

  3. creature

  4. anything brought to life

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Fill in the blank: _______ is the time and place of a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

____________ is the most exciting part of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9