Story Elements

The central problem of the story.

• Conflict

• Plot

• Exposition

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Where the character and setting are introduced

• Plot

• Setting

• Exposition

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The where and when of a story.

• Climax

• Setting

• Rising Action

• Characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The person, animals, and things participating in a story.

• Mood

• Setting

• Plot

• Characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The organized pattern or sequence of events that makes up a story.

• Plot

• Theme

• Conflict

• Perspective

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The action that follows the climax and leads to the resolution.

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Conclusion

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The conclusion, where all the loose ends are tied up.

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The central idea or the life leson an author wants you to learn.

• Exposition

• Setting

• Theme

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The events that lead up to the climax.

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Problem

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The lead character, the center of the story.

• Antagonist

• Conflict

• Protagonist

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3