Literary Terms

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Traditional Tales

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Stories that have been passed down through generations, often with moral lessons or cultural significance.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

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Plot

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The sequence of events that make up a story, including the conflict, climax, and resolution.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Setting

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The time and place in which a story takes place.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Characters

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A person in a story; a human, a fantasy or mythical creature, or even an animal.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Conflict

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A problem that the characters face during a story, often driving the plot.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Theme or Central Message

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The main idea, message, or lesson. Somes a story is about a lesson, or something the author wants us to learn.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

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Folktale

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A type of traditional tale that comes from a particular country or culture. Folktales were told long ago and passed down from generation to generation.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

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Narrative Writing

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A piece of writing that focuses on telling a story. Narratives have characters, a setting, a narrator or person from whose point of view the story is told.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6