Fiction Prep

What are the key elements of the plot?

f

e

d

c

b

Climax

Resolution

Rising Action

Intermission

Falling Action

Exposition

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Characterization. How does a character ----- the scene?

• What does the character do?

  How does the character behave?

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• What does the character say? How does the character speak?

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• What is revealed through the character’s effect on other people?

  How do others feel or behave?

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• What is revealed through the character’s private thoughts and feelings?

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• What does the character look like? How does the character dress?

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Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Imagine this, Abigail, Aiden, and Kai are in a play. In the play, the audience knows something that Aiden's character does not. This is an example of ​ (a)   irony. Now, imagine Kai's character says something different from what he means, and the situation is often the opposite of what he is saying. This is an example of ​ (b)   irony. Lastly, imagine an event or outcome takes place in the play that is opposite of what Abigail's character expected. This is ​ (c)   irony.

• dramatic

• verbal

• situational

• realistic

• made-up

• funny

Anika and Evelyn are discussing about the current season and what Avery might be doing. From their conversation, readers can infer that it is​ (a)   ​ ​; and that Avery is ​​ (b)   .

• spring

• taking a break.

• summer

• fall

• winter

• traveling.

• running away.

• no longer working.

Imagine Lily is writing a story. Typically, her plots follow a linear or​ (a)   order of events, but that isn’t always the case. Sometimes, she allows us to glimpse into Ethan's ​ (b)   (​ (c)   ) or see ​ Evelyn's (d)   events (​ (e)   ).

• chronological

• past

• flashback

• future

• foreshadowing

Identify which section indicates a flashback.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Imagine this: Mia and David are watching a movie. Suddenly, a ​ (a)   occurs and the action of the movie is interrupted by a scene from the past. This scene is from an ​ (b)   time. Grace, who is sitting next to them, explains that this scene provides ​ (c)   to help them understand the ​ (d)   of the ​ (e)   .

• flashback

• earlier

• background information

• current events

• plot

Identify the types of irony.

a

b

c

Situational

Dramatic

Verbal

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Imagine this: (a)   Ethan is the star of our story, the (b)   character. He's often seen saving the day, just like a (c)   . On the other hand, Avery, who (d)   Ethan, is always up to no good. She's the (e)   of our story, often playing the role of the villain. What roles do Ethan and Avery play in our story?

• protagonist

• leading

• hero

• antagonist

• opposes

Match the following charcterization types with the definition and example.

• The writer TELLS the audience what the personality of the character is. 

• Indirect Characterization Definition

• “Mark grabbed the pizza off Brent’s plate, scarfed it down, and smirked at him before walking away.

• Indirect Characterization Example

• The writer indirectly REVEALS the personality of the characters by SHOWING the reader. 

• Direct Characterization Definition

• “Mark was a selfish person.”

• Direct Characterization Example

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3