Short Stories & Folktales

FIRST PERSON point of view is when the narrator of the text is...

• A main character in the story

• An outsider

• The reader telling the story

• The author telling the story

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

THIRD PERSON LIMITED is when the author reveals the thoughts and feelings of..

• No character

• One character

• More than one character

• The author

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT is when the author reveals the thoughts and feelings of...

• No characters

• One character

• More than one character

• The author

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Brandon stepped to the pitcher's mound. He held the ball in his mitt and adjusted his fingers on the seams. He could feel the pressure of the moment. It was the ninth inning. His team was up by one. The bases were loaded. "You can do it," Brandon thought to himself, but he felt hesitation in his heart. He stared at the batter. His name was Jimmy. Jimmy could sense Brandon's hesitation. He was going to capitalize on it. Jimmy was thinking that Brandon was going to throw it down the middle. He couldn't wait to take a swing. This was Jimmy's chance to be a hero and he had no intentions of blowing it.

What is the point of view?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person objective

• Third person omniscient

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Time travel is exhausting. It took me 200 million years to realize that. Well, actually it only took me a few seconds, but I first realized it about 200 million years ago. That was the first time that I traveled through time. "Try it!" said the mad scientist. "History needs you," he told me. I went with my gut.



What is the point of view?

• First person

• second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

The __________ introduces readers to the characters and setting of a story

• exposition

• expulsion

• resolution

• rising action

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• resolution

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the definition of plot?

• The lesson of a story

• The sequence of events in a story

• The turning point of a story

• The conflict of a story

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which detail best describes the rising action?

• The turning point of a story

• Complicates the conflict

• Shows how the conflict is resolved

• The most intense part of a story

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• climax
• exposition
• falling action
• resolution

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5