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.RL.7.2

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.RL.7.3

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.RL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.3C

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)

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.RL.7.3

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.RL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.3A

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.RL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.3E

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.RL.7.3