Story Elements Vocabulary
Authored by Shelby Thornton
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 5 pts
A person, animal, or figure in a story.
Character
Setting
Plot
Theme
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 5 pts
Qualities or characteristics that define a character (brave, shy, kind).
Character
Setting
Character traits
Theme
Tags
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 5 pts
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
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.
Setting
The time and place a story occurs.
Plot
The sequence of events in a story
Conflict
Tags
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.7.6
6.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
3 mins • 5 pts
The (a) is the main character in a story who faces the main conflict.
protagonist
antagonist
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
CCSS.L.3.4D
7.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
3 mins • 5 pts
The (a) is a character that opposes/causes conflict with the main character
antagonist
protagonist
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
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