Elements of a Story

The overall feeling created by a piece of writing

• Mood
• Character
• Setting
• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The author's central message about life or how people behave

• Theme
• Rising Action
• Setting
• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The problems the characters face in the story

• Conflict
• Setting
• Resolution
• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The part of the story that starts the problem. 

• Inciting Incident
• Exposition
• Falling Action
• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The turning point of a story.

• Climax
• Resolution
• Falling Action
• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which one is NOT a purpose of a story?

• to scare
• to entertain
• to persuade
• to inform

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The end of the story when the reader finds out what happens to the characters after the conflict

• Resolution
• Plot
• Setting
• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The time and place in which the action of a story takes place

• Setting
• Plot
• Theme
• Genre

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The following sentence is written in which point of view...
"Yesterday, I went to the dentist."

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person limited
• 3rd person omnicient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Character vs. Character
Character vs. Supernatural
Character vs. Self
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. society
These are all examples of...

• Conflict
• Character
• Setting
• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3