Phrases taken from the text that are used to support a claim

The time, place, and atmosphere in which action takes place

A trait assigned, based on a pattern of the person's actions

A life lesson or central message in a story.

Briefly retelling the main points

The point in the story when the conflict is settled

Reasons a character has for acting in a particular way

The high point, or turning point, of a story

Explaining how your evidence supports your claim

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

The sequence of events in a story

A struggle between opposing forces

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Story Elements Vocabulary

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Plot, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, setting, mood, tone, character traits, theme

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Evidence
A made up scenario
Explaining how you chose your answer
Stating your opinion
Phrases taken from the text that are used to support a claim
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Setting
Where the character sets his backpack
The beginning of the book
The colors on the cover of the book
The time, place, and atmosphere in which action takes place
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The beginning of a story that includes the setting and background information is called the
Climax
Resolution
Exposition
Table of Contents
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Personality Trait
A trait assigned, based on a pattern of the person's actions
A person's emotions at any given time
Details about the way a person looks
Things that others do and say when they're with that person
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Theme
A life lesson or central message in a story.
The problems in a story.
A system of colors used to make a book cover stand out.
The topic of the book.
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Summarize
Analyzing every small action a character takes
Explaining why you liked a book
Writing about why others should read the book
Briefly retelling the main points
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resolution
The clearness of the font on the page
The point in the story when the conflict is settled
A goal a character makes in a story
An uprising
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The way the reader feels because of the descriptions and words in a text.
tone
mood
theme
sad
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An author's attitude toward the issues in the story shown through word choice.
tone
plot
exposition
mood
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Character motivation
Reasons a character has for acting in a particular way
Things a character does when they are excited
When a character moves from one place to another
Cheering on a character
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Climax
The background information included in a story
Sentences used with exclamation points
The high point, or turning point, of a story
The point when you find out the main character's name
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A series of events that build up to the climax
Exposition
Falling Action
Up Incidents
Rising Action
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Reasoning
Explaining how your evidence supports your claim
Using proper punctuation in your writing
Character motivations
Making a list of facts
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Inference
A quote taken directly from the text
A thing providing protection against a possible eventuality
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Telling what happened in a story
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Plot
The end of the story
The sequence of events in a story
The landscape described in a story
A dotted map
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Conflict
A story that is sad
The happiest part of a book
The relationships between characters
A struggle between opposing forces
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Events that happen after the climax
The End
Rising Action
Down Incidents
Falling Action

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