Middle School Story Elements

What is a short story?

• the people or animals in the story

• a short work of fictional prose with a fully developed theme that focuses more on character than plot.

• a fictional prose narrative of considerable length

• a piece of writing that usually has figurative language and that is written in separate lines that often have repeated rhythm and sometimes rhymes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is a novel?

• the people or animals in the story

• a short work of fictional prose with a fully developed theme that focuses more on character than plot.

• a fictional prose narrative of considerable length

• a piece of writing that usually has figurative language and that is written in separate lines that often have repeated rhythm and sometimes rhymes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is a poem?

• the people or animals in the story

• a short work of fictional prose with a fully developed theme that focuses more on character than plot.

• a fictional prose narrative of considerable length

• a piece of writing that usually has figurative language and that is written in separate lines that often have repeated rhythm and sometimes rhymes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is genre?

• A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content.

• a short work of fictional prose with a fully developed theme that focuses more on character than plot.

• a fictional prose narrative of considerable length

• a piece of writing that usually has figurative language and that is written in separate lines that often have repeated rhythm and sometimes rhymes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is direct characterization?

• the author INDIRECTLY tells you about a character with clues

• the main character in a story

• the author DIRECTLY tells you what a character is like

• a character who changes during the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is indirect characterization?

• the author INDIRECTLY tells you about a character with clues

• the main character in a story

• the author DIRECTLY tells you what a character is like

• a character who changes during the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a dynamic character?

• the author INDIRECTLY tells you about a character with clues

• the main character in a story

• the author DIRECTLY tells you what a character is like

• a character who changes during the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the protagonist?

• the author INDIRECTLY tells you about a character with clues

• the main character in a story

• the author DIRECTLY tells you what a character is like

• a character who changes during the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the antagonist?

• the author INDIRECTLY tells you about a character with clues

• the main character in a story

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

• a character who changes during the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a static character?

• A character who does NOT change during the story.

• the main character in a story

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

• a character who changes during the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3