Understanding Narrative Structures

What are the key structural elements in narratives?

• Introduction, Body, Conclusion

• Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

• Beginning, Middle, End

• Problem, Solution, Conclusion

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How does narrative structure contribute to a personal story?

• It adds more characters

• It contributes to the overall meaning and emotional impact

• It changes the setting

• It simplifies the plot

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which structural element in a narrative involves the events leading to the resolution?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

During which stage of the plot does the development of conflict through a series of events occur?

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Exposition

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the final outcome or the end of the conflict?

• Climax

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Exposition

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the stage of plot where the conflict reaches its highest point?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Denouement

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which stage of plot involves the introduction of background information?

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Rising Action

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which narrative structure involves beginning in the middle of the action?

• Frame story

• In medias res

• Multiple perspectives

• Linear (chronological)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is a frame story?

• A story within a story

• A story told from multiple perspectives

• A story that begins in the middle of the action

• A story that jumps to past or future events

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is a flashforward in a narrative?

• A jump back to a past event

• A detailed description of a character

• A jump ahead to a future event

• A summary of the current scene

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5