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Comprised of the setting, the main character (protagonist), and the conflict or goal of the main character. Typically found at the beginning of a story. |
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| CHARACTER
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A character is a person or an animal in a work of literature. A character can even be a thing—for example, the stuffed toy in The Velveteen Rabbit or the computer in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. |
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| CHARACTERIZATION
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How a writer reveals what a character is like. Writers do this in different ways.
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* direct characterization - what the character is like (kind, shy)
* give the actual words of the character
* tell what the character is thinking or feeling
* tell about a character’s actions
* tell how others respond to the character.
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| SETTING
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The time (past, present, future), place, and atmosphere in which a story’s events occur. |
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| ATMOSPHERE
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The general feeling or mood created by imagery and descriptions in a story: scary, exciting, sad, happy, bittersweet. The atmosphere at the end of “The Circuit” is sad. |
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| CONFLICT
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The major struggle between characters or between opposing forces. There are different types of conflicts - External and Internal.
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| What is a External Conflict?
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External conflict - the main character struggles with another person or an outside force, like the sea – person vs. person; person vs. nature.
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| What is a Internal Conflict?
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Internal conflict- the main character struggles with opposing ideas or feelings within his or her own mind, like wanting to make friends at a new school but also being very shy.
person vs. self; person vs. society.
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| COMPLICATIONS
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The things the character must deal with as she or he tries to solve the conflict or reach a goal. |
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| PLOT
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This is the series of events that make up the story.
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| CLIMAX
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The exciting point in the story where the main character(s) is face-to-face with the conflict or goal. It is the point where the conflict/goal will finally be settled, one way or another. It occurs toward the end of the story. |
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| RESOLUTION
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This occurs at the end of the story, after the climax.
It often includes how the main character feels about experiences faced in the story. |
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| THEME
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This is the big idea that a story conveys about life.
It is not usually stated directly;
it is up to the readers to discover the theme for themselves.
Some stories may have more than
one theme.
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