Exit Ticket: 8-21 [8th grade] Elements of Fiction

1. problem that the character faces with another character
4. a long, fictional book
5. a character that doesn’t change
9. the perspective from which a story is told (POV)
10. comparing 2 unlike things, WITHOUT using like or as
11. problem that the character faces with outside forces
12. comparing 2 unlike things, using like or as
14. the giving of non-human things human qualities
16. the “bad” person or thing that the protagonist faces
18. action events leading to the end of a story
20. the reason why an author writes
21. when past events are presented in a story
22. events in a story
23. the main message of a story
25. the main character
28. where the main character faces a series of conflicts, where most events take place

2. a feeling of growing tension/excitement
3. what causes a character to change
6. the writer’s attitude toward his/her topic
7. the beginning part of a story
8. the writer’s choice of words
12. when/where a story occurs
13. the ending part
15. words that appeal to the 5 senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
17. a short, fictional story
19. the most exciting part
21. when future events are presented
24. problem that the character faces with himself/herself
26. a character that changes
27. the problem