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Story Elements
6th Grade LA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Characters | The people, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the story. |
| Name 4 character traits | 1) thoughts, feelings, or actions 2) their relationships with other characters 3) their dialogue 4) Their description |
| What is dialogue? | What the characters say - conversation |
| What is a description? | physical characteristics |
| Protagonist | The central or main character, problem solver |
| Antagonist | Whatever the main character struggles with, problem causer (another character, situation, or environment) |
| Point of View | The view from which the story is told. Who is telling the story? |
| Name 3 points of view | 1) 1st person 2) 2nd person 3) 3rd person (omniscient or limited) |
| 1st person | Told by the main character or a minor character. Told from the view of "I". |
| 2nd person | When the narrator is speaking to someone. The pronoun "you" will be used. |
| 3rd person | told from the narrator's perspective. Told from the view of "he" or "she". |
| 3rd person omniscient | The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL the characters in the story. |
| 3rd person limited | The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only ONE character in the story. |
| Setting | The time and place in which the story occurs. |
| The setting is usually described through ____________________ | sensory details |
| Name 3 sensory details | 1) sight - A balding man with piercing, green eyes sat alone 2)smell - A delightfully sweet aroma engulfed the room 3) hear - eager screams, piercing whistles |
| Plot | The series of events |
| Conflict | The problem or struggle in the story (internal or external). |
| Internal conflict | The protagonist or main character is having a problem or struggle with himself. Character vs. Self |
| External conflict | The character has a problem with another character or with a situation around him. Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Machine (Technology) |
| Character vs. Self | The struggle takes place in his or her own mind. |
| Character vs. Character | A character struggles with another character. |
| Character vs. Society | The character fights against social traditions or rules. |
| Character vs. Nature | A character struggles with a force of nature or natural disaster. |
| Character vs. Machine | A character struggles against machinery or technology. |
| Climax | The turning point of the story. |
| Theme | The message about life or human nature that the writer wants to convey or show to the reader. |
| Resolution | The end of the story. How a story resolves. |
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shannonbacha
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