Elements of Fiction
Plot Elements
Fiction 2.0
Elements of Nonfiction
Text Structures
100

These are the made-up people or animals that take part in the story

What are characters

100

The storyline or series of events that make up the story

What is plot

100

The perspective from which the story is told is known as 

What is point of view

100

This is type of writing that deals with real people, events or ideas.

What is non-fiction

100

When the author tries to show how two or more things are alike or different

What is compare and contrast

200

The time and place of the story

What is the setting

200

The highest point of action in a story, the turning point

What is climax

200

The feeling the reader gets from reading the story

What is mood

200

A text that presents information in order to explain, clarify and/or educate

What is an informational text

200

When the author tries to describe an event and the effects that follow

What is cause and effect

300

The main character of the story is known as 

What is the Protagonist

300

We learn the background of the characters and situation in this part of the plot

What is exposition

300

A technique used to hint at future events in the story

What is foreshadowing

300

The way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text.

What is text structure

300

When the author tries to show a problem and at least two or more ways to fix it

What is problem and solution

400

Who are the Protagonists of the movie Toy Story

Who is Woody and Buzz

400

The conflict is resolved and ties up any lose ends

What is resolution

400

The author's attitude toward the subject and writing

What is tone

400

The reason the author is writing which might be to explain, persuade, inform, or entertain

What is author's purpose

400

When the author tries to list the steps or directions of something

What is sequential order

500

The character or force that opposes the main character is known as the 

What is Antagonist

500

The problem in the story is introduced and the tension builds

What is the rising action

500

When the story provides background information about past events  

What is flashback

500

The message around which the writing is structured. It can be implied, but is often directly stated in the beginning of the text

What is controlling idea or thesis

500

When the author tries to show characteristics or details of something

What is descriptive