Short Story Vocabulary

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English

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7th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

6.NS.B.3, RL.5.3, RL.2.10

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Standards-aligned

Christine Slater

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7 Slides • 12 Questions

Short Story Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

Which term can be defined as: The series of events in a story?

flat character

round character

theme

plot

Multiple Choice

Which term refers to the BEGINNING of a short story, when readers are EXPOSED to the setting, initial plot details, and characters.

rising action

resolution

falling action

exposition

Multiple Choice

What is a plot event that adds to the CONFLICT called?

rising action

falling action

Multiple Choice

The most exciting event, or the point of intense interest in a story is called the...

resolution

rising action

climax

denouement

Multiple Choice

The end of the story, or how the conflict is solved is called the...

resolution

falling action

conflict

exposition

Multiple Choice

Which term is "the details about the time and place of a short story?"

exposition

setting

landscape

narrator

Short stories are

brief
fiction
few characters
limited setting
few situations

Multiple Choice

What is a short story?

Short stories are brief works of fiction, known for only a few characters, setting and situations.

true narrative

a long work of fiction

an essay describing a person

Write a one paragraph story that starts with this first sentence.

Categorize

Options (4)

read in one sitting

only a few characters

takes place over a few hours or days

only a few settings or scenes

Match these options with the correct description.

Brief

Few Characters

Limited Time

Limited Place

Setting

Time of the story's actions
Place of the story's actions

Multiple Select

Can the setting be: (choose all correct answers)

in the past

in the future

in space

a dog

Poll

Do you like stories set in the past?

yes

somewhat

Characters

the people and animals that play a part in a story

Draw

Draw a character from a story you like or from your imagination.

Plot: The sequence of events

Exposition
Narrative HookExposition
Rising ActionNarrative Hook
ClimaxRising Action
Falling ActionClimax
Resolution

Labelling

Label the parts of a plot diagram

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

exposition

rising action

falling action

climax

resolution

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