1st person point of view

• The story is narrated by a character in the text.

• The story is narrated by an outsider.

• The story doesn't have a narrator.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3rd person point of view

• Narration is from one character's perspective
• The story is narrated by the author

• The story is narrated from multiple characters' perspectives

• The story is narrated by an outsider and can be either limited or omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

antagonist

• the character that opposes the protagonist

• the character that drives the action of the story

• the main character

• the people in a fictional story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

character

• the dominant struggle in the story

• the highest emotional point of the story

• the initial event that starts the story's conflict

• the people in a fictional story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

climax

• the perspective from which the story is told

• the highest emotional part of the story

• advice provided in a story

• the sequence of events that make up a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

conflict

• The dominant struggle in a story

• A type of dessert
• A musical instrument
• A type of dance

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

exposition

• the beginning of the story where the author introduces characters, setting, and background information

• the character that opposes the protagonist

• the highest emotional part of the story; also known as the turning point

• literary elements that work together to tell a fictional story

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

falling action

• The climax of a story
• The introduction of characters
• The resolution of the story
• The part of a story after the climax and before the resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

inciting incident

• The initial event that triggers the main conflict in a story

• The resolution of a story
• The climax of a story
• The introduction of characters in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

plot

• The initial event that starts the story's conflict

• A type of animal
• The sequence of events that make up a literary work or story

• The highest emotional part of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3