Short Story

A character who changes significantly throughout a story.

• Flat character

• Round character

• Static character

• Dynamic character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A character who does NOT change significantly throughout a story.

• Flat character

• Round character

• Static character

• Dynamic character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The time and place of a story/narrative is...

• Conflict

• Plot

• Theme

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The events that give the reader background information needed to understand the story. The introduction to the story usually reveals the setting, the major characters, and the basic situation.

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Personification

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The central idea or message of a story/narrative;

universal truth that goes beyond the text and can be inferred by the reader.

• Theme

• Rising Action

• Main Idea

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The major events that develop the

plot and lead to the climax; the conflict(s) and events get more complicated.

• resolution

• rising action

• exposition

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The sequence of events in a short story, usually divided into five parts.

• plot

• theme

• exposition

• flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

People or animals who take part in a story’s action.

• indirect characterization

• motivation

• resolution

• characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The atmosphere or overall feeling of the story is the...

• theme

• mood

• motif

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is conflict in a story?

• the struggle that happens between the opposing sides in a story

• fights between only single characters

• arguments

• only something experienced by the antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3