Grammar
A person, place or thing
Noun
Who is in the story; who the story is about
Characters
Words that mean about the same thing
(happy - joyful)
Synonyms
Where the chapters and their page numbers are listed in the beginning of a book
Table of contents
Where the author introduces the characters and setting, and sets up the story
Introduction
An action word
Verb
Where a story takes place; the time and place of a story
Setting
Words that have opposite meanings
(hot - cold)
Antonyms
Real pictures taken by a camera that help us better understand the text
Photograph
The part of story or play where the tension or action reaches its highest and most exciting part.
Climax
A word that describes a noun
(example: the hungry bird)
Adjective
The sequence of events that happen in a story.
Plot
The words that characters say to each other
Dialogue
Words below or beside an image that tell you what is happening in the image
Caption
After the most exciting part of a story, the action changes and the story starts slowing down.
Falling action
A word part that is added to the beginning of a root word, changing its meaning
(example: unhappy)
Prefix
The problem of a story. Without this, you don't really have a story.
Conflict
A personal idea or belief that is not based on facts
Opinion
A mini-title above a paragraph that tells you what that paragraph or section will be about
Heading
The end of the story. It is when you learn what happens to the characters after the conflict is resolved.
Resolution
A word part that's added to the end of a word
(example: swimming)
Suffix
The moral or idea of a fictional story. Also known as the ‘message’ of the story.
Theme
When an author tries to get the reader to do something or believe something
Persuade
A drawing that shows the different parts of something and how they work together; has labels
Diagram
The part of a story where the events build excitement until they reach their most exciting point.
Rising action