Exploring the Elements of a Short Story

What is the primary goal of this short story unit?

• To learn about different genres

• To memorize famous short stories

• To understand how stories are constructed

• To write a novel

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which point of view uses 'I' to tell the story?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

• Omniscient

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the term for the time and place in which a story occurs?

• Character

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the central idea of a story called?

• Conflict

• Setting

• Theme

• Plot

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the sequence of events in a story known as?

• Character

• Theme

• Setting

• Plot

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What term describes the increasing excitement and stakes in a story?

• Rising action

• Climax

• Resolution

• Falling action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

At what point in a story is the main conflict resolved or reaches its peak?

• Climax

• Introduction

• Falling action

• Rising action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What happens during the falling action of a story?

• New characters are introduced

• Loose ends are tied up

• The story reaches its peak

• The conflict increases

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the term for the ending of a story?

• Resolution

• Falling action

• Rising action

• Climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which type of ending leaves the story unresolved?

• Sad ending

• Happy ending

• Cliffhanger

• Closed ending

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9