The Short Story Elements

Turning point in a story; moment of greatest suspense; conflict at most intense or dramatic moment.

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Climax

• Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The _______ is everything that happens in a story.

• Problem

• Sequence

• Solution

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which element of plot introduces the characters and the setting of the story?

• Orientation

• Climax

• Resolution

• Falling Action

The _______ is the most exciting part of the story.

• Orientation

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The problem faced by the main character is developed during the ______________.

• Orientation

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

A _______ is a struggle that a character has to work through or solve.

• Conflict

• Climax

• Sequence

• Solution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the part of the story leading up to the climax?

• Orientation

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• None of the Above

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What happens right after the climax?

• Orientation

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Transition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What best describes the TIME and PLACE of a Story?

• Rising Action

• Plot

• Setting

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The orientation...

• Introduces the reader to the characters and setting

• Is the part of the story when the conflict is resolved

• Is the part of the story where a character changes

• Is the part of the story where the events help the reader understand what the conflict is

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4