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Story Elements Vocabulary

Authored by Shelby Thornton

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Story Elements Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

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A person, animal, or figure in a story.

Character

Setting

Plot

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

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Qualities or characteristics that define a character (brave, shy, kind).

Character

Setting

Character traits

Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

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when the author explicitly describes the traits, qualities, or attributes of a character.

The reader is directly told what the character is like.

  • Example: "Sarah is a kind and generous person."

Direct characterization

Indirect characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

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when the author shows the traits of a character through their actions, dialogue, thoughts, effects on others, and appearance.

Example: "Sarah spent her last $10 buying lunch for a homeless man."

  • (This shows that Sarah is generous without saying it directly.)

Direct characterization

Indirect characterization

5.

MATCH QUESTION

10 mins • 7 pts

Match the following story elements with the correct definition

A problem between 2 opposing forces.

Conflict

The time and place a story occurs.

Setting

The sequence of events in a story

Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

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The (a)   is the main character in a story who faces the main conflict.

protagonist

antagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

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The (a)   is a character that opposes/causes conflict with the main character

antagonist

protagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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