Narrative Writing Vocabulary

a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

• Narrative

• Composition

• Exposition

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.3B

the process of combining distinct parts or elements to form a whole essay

• • Event sequence

• Composition

• Exposition

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.4

background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story

• • Event sequence

• Rising actions

• Exposition

• Narrator

one who tells a story

• • Event sequence

• Rising actions

• Conflict

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

the beginning, middle, and end — the ability to retell the events within a given text in the order in which they occurred

• • Event sequence

• Rising actions

• Conflict

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.3A

all the events that push the plot along, building tension to keep us invested in a story on the way to the climax

• • Falling actions

• Rising actions

• Conflict

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

the problem of the story - involving the protagonist and can be internal or external

• • Falling actions

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

the dramatic turning point of the story when the conflict is resolved

• • Falling actions

• Resolution

• Transition words / phrases / clauses

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

Events in a story after the climax that is leading into the resolution

• • Falling actions

• Resolution

• Transition words / phrases / clauses

• Time frame

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

the conclusion of the story by the resolving of conflict - typically where the loose ends are tied up

• • Setting

• Resolution

• Transition words / phrases / clauses

• Time frame

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5