Elements of Fiction Vocabulary

Sequence of events in a story.

• character

• setting

• plot

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

A story that is not true or made up

• biography

• non-fiction

• setting

• fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Where and when the story takes place

• setting

• plot

• characters

• fiction

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The problem in a story

• setting

• plot

• conflict

• characters

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The people or animals in a video

• setting

• dialogue

• plot

• characters

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

The message the author wants to teach the reader

• theme

• plot

• setting

• fiction

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

A part of something

• sequence

• plot

• element

• characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Main character in a story (good guy)

• protagonist

• antagonist

• dialogue

• character

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

A character or force in conflict with the main character (bad guy)

• characters

• antagonist

• setting

• protagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Conversation between characters

• element

• setting

• plot

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3