Story Elements
This is the time and place in which a story occurs.
What is the setting?
The phrase “text evidence” refers to this type of proof found in the story.
What is direct evidence or information from the text?
This type of sentence has one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
What is a simple sentence?
These are the words or sentences surrounding a difficult word that help explain its meaning.
What are context clues?
This point of view uses the pronouns “I” and “we.”
What is first person?
The character who opposes the main character is called this.
What is the antagonist?
Text evidence can include quotes, summaries, or paraphrased ideas.
What is True?
A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction is called this.
What is a compound sentence?
Identify the context clue type: “The arid desert, which is very dry, gets little rain.”
What is a definition clue?
The sequence of events in a story is called this.
What is the plot?
The point in a story where the conflict reaches its highest intensity is called this.
What is the climax?
: Provide an example of how you introduce text evidence in a response.
What is "According to the text..." or "The author states..."?
A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause is called this.
What is a complex sentence?
“He was so famished after the long hike that he ate three sandwiches in five minutes.” What does "famished" mean?
What is very hungry?
A story’s atmosphere or emotional feeling is known as this.
What is the mood?
Name the five parts of the plot structure in order.
What are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
This is the term for using your own words to describe what the text says, rather than directly quoting it.
What is paraphrasing?
Combine these two sentences into a compound sentence: “The sun set. The stars appeared.”
What is "The sun set, and the stars appeared"?
True or False: Synonyms and antonyms can act as context clues.
What is True?
What type of conflict is a character facing when they struggle against their own emotions or decisions?
What is internal conflict?
This term describes the central message or lesson of a story.
What is the theme?
This is the term for finding proof in the text to support your answer or claim.
What is citing evidence?
This type of conjunction (like although or because) is used in complex sentences.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
“The storm was tumultuous, with crashing waves and roaring winds.” What does "tumultuous" mean, and what context clues helped you?
What is "chaotic" or "violent"? Clues: "crashing waves" and "roaring winds."
When an author gives human traits to non-human things or animals in a story, it is called this.
What is personification?