Narrative Writing Vocabulary Test

character

• a person or animal that takes part in the action in a story
• the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
• Conversation between two or more characters
• the struggle or problem between opposing forces or characters in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.3A

conflict

• a person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work
• the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
• Conversation between two or more characters
• the struggle or problem between opposing forces or characters in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

Theme

• words and details that appeal to a reader's senses (sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell, emotion)
• the message or lesson about life or human nature in a story
• Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.
• A conclusion one can draw from the presented details.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

setting

• the time and place of a story (when and where)
• a type of writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident
• the sequence of events in a story; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
• A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

plot

• the time and place of a story (when and where)
• a type of writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident
• the sequence of events in a story; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
• A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Exposition (Introduction)

• the conflict, setting, and characters are introduced (the first stage of the plot)
• series of events that complicate the plot and lead to the climax (the second stage of the plot)
• The turning point of the story where the character deals with the conflict (the third stage of plot)
• series of events where the character deals with the consequences of the climax (the fourth stage of plot)
• the story ends. The reader finds out the resolution to the conflict and what happens to the characters in the story (the fifth stage of plot)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Climax

• the conflict, setting, and characters are introduced (the first stage of the plot)
• series of events that complicate the plot and lead to the climax (the second stage of the plot)
• The turning point of the story where the character deals with the conflict (the third stage of plot)
• series of events where the character deals with the consequences of the climax (the fourth stage of plot)
• the story ends. The reader finds out the resolution to the conflict and what happens to the characters in the story (the fifth stage of plot)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

rising action

• the conflict, setting, and characters are introduced (the first stage of the plot)
• series of events that complicate the plot and lead to the climax (the second stage of the plot)
• The turning point of the story where the character deals with the conflict (the third stage of plot)
• series of events where the character deals with the consequences of the climax (the fourth stage of plot)
• the story ends. The reader finds out the resolution to the conflict and what happens to the characters in the story (the fifth stage of plot)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

resolution (conclusion)

• the conflict, setting, and characters are introduced (the first stage of the plot)
• series of events that complicate the plot and lead to the climax (the second stage of the plot)
• The turning point of the story where the character deals with the conflict (the third stage of plot)
• series of events where the character deals with the consequences of the climax (the fourth stage of plot)
• the story ends. The reader finds out the resolution to the conflict and what happens to the characters in the story (the fifth stage of plot)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

falling action

• the conflict, setting, and characters are introduced (the first stage of the plot)
• series of events that complicate the plot and lead to the climax (the second stage of the plot)
• The turning point of the story where the character deals with the conflict (the third stage of plot)
• series of events where the character deals with the consequences of the climax (the fourth stage of plot)
• the story ends. The reader finds out the resolution to the conflict and what happens to the characters in the story (the fifth stage of plot)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D