Elements of Short Stories

May be people or animals that take part in a story's action.

• narrator

• author

• plot

• characters

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

Introduces the situation in story, such as the characters, setting, and conflict.

• exposition

• introduction

• plot

• conflict

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

The conclusion of the story is ...

• resolution

• conflict

• climax

• exposition

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

Introduces the conflict

• exposition

• rising action

• falling action

• climax

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

When the conflict eases in a story is called the ...

• plot

• climax

• conflict

• falling action

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CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

The time and place of a story is...

• plot

• title

• exposition

• setting

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Gives clues to the future...

• prologue

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• conflict

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the term for the time and place in which a story occurs?

• A) Theme

• B) Setting

• C) Plot

• D) Conflict

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which element of a short story is the main character's opponent?

• A) Protagonist

• B) Antagonist

• C) Narrator

• D) Foil

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

• A) Theme

• B) Setting

• C) Plot

• D) Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3