Narrative Writing Elements

Which is a synonym for narrative?

• a story

• an essay

• a poem

• an article

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

This diagram represents the beginning, middle, and ending of a story. These are known as the ______________ in a narrative?

• theme

• setting

• characterization

• plot events

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

The plot of a story is

• The people in the story
• The time and place of the story
• The problem in the story
• The sequence of events in the story

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Select the word that correctly defines each story element.

The introduction, or exposition, of a short story is also its...

• character.

• beginning.

• resolution.

• main message

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The rising action of a story is

• at the end of the story.

• the events that build tension and suspense.

• the message the author shares with the reader.

• the introduction

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Select the word that correctly defines each story element.

The climax of the story is when

• the turning point where the characters must face the main problem.

• the way an author creates a character.

• the description of the setting.

• the words the characters say to each other.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The problems, worries, and tensions between characters, situations, and the environment is known as the:

• setting

• conflicts

• dialogue

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The falling action is right after...

• the conflicts and climax and leads to the resolution

• the author describes the setting in in the exposition.

• the character learns of a problem in the rising action.

• the narrator introduces the main character.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The resolution of a story is when...

• the characters are introduced to the reader.

• the setting changes and the story continues.

• the characters have learned a lesson and some of the conflicts are solved

• the narrator is the main character telling the story.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The theme of a story is

• the message or moral the author presents.

• the characters and their relationship.

• another word for setting.

• the words the characters say.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2