6th Grade Fiction Terms

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What is the final resolution of a story?

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The final resolution, either good or bad, of the conflict and the end of the story. (Think Plot Diagram) - Resolution, Conclusion.

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What is a short story?

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Brief works of fiction that have characters, setting, and a plot.

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What is the first person point of view?

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Experience the story through the narrator’s eyes using pronouns like I, me, us, we, and our.

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What is a character in a story?

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People or animals in a story.

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What is a subplot?

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Minor stories within the larger story.

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What is a plot?

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

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What is a setting?

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The time and place in which a story occurs.

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What is a theme?

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The central idea or message that the author wants to convey through the story.

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What is a narrator?

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The person or character who tells the story.

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What is dialogue?

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The spoken exchanges between characters in a story.