ELA Academic Vocabulary

The _____ is a struggle between opposing forces.

It is also known as the problem.

(Hint: there are many different types.
Some are shown in the image)

• rising action

• conflict

• climax

• protagonist

The _____ is a wriTer's aTTiTude about a Topic.

(hint: attitude is what a grownup is talking about when they say "watch your ___!")

• energy

• Tone

• idea

The _____ is the emOtiOnal feeling Of the stOry.

• mOOd

• energy

• setting

The ​ (a)   is a writer's attitude about a topic.

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The ​ (b)   ​ is the emotional feeling of the story.

• energy

• Tone
• setting

• mood

What is the tone of the following sentence?

"'Here we go again,' he moaned, as he watched the other team score yet another goal."

• joy

• fury

• excitement

• frustration

The ____ includes the time, place, and atmosphere (vibe).

• antagonist

• protagonist

• setting

• mood

The main character in a story. AKA the hero:

• antagonist

• resolution

• protagonist

• setting

A hint about something to come:

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• doh!

A pause in the story to go to something that happened previously (in the past).

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• umm wha?

Match each term to its definition.

• Setting

• The time, place, and atmosphere (vibe) of a story are the _____.

• Flashback

• A hint or clue about what will happen later:

• Protagonist

• A break in a story that tells about something that happened at an earlier time:

• Theme

• The main character in a story

• Foreshadowing

• The big idea or message
  You find it repeated in multiple places in a story.