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Plot/Story Elements
plot story elements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plot | A story with the 5 basic parts that work together. The main ingredient |
| Exposition | Introduction to the story. Characters and setting are introduced |
| Conflict | A struggle between 2 opposing forces in the plot of the story |
| Internal | Problem within the character's mind |
| External | Character struggles with outside force |
| Protagonist | The central/main character in the plot, usually a single person or hero/someone who you can relate to or "feel"for |
| Antagonist | The character or force in conflict with the protagonist. May be a villian |
| Rising action | Main events that build suspense into the story |
| Climax | The turning point of the story. The point of highest interest. |
| Resolution | Brings the story to a conclusion/end |
| Narrator | The character or voice who tells the events in a story. |
| Point of view | Method of narrating a work of literature |
| First person point of view | The narrator is a character in the story-I me |
| Second person point of view | The narrator is outside the story, speaking to the main character or reader- Pronouns-you, yours |
| Third Person Point of View | The narrator is not a character in the story - He, she, they |
| Limited | 3rd person-the narrator tells only what ONE character thinks and feels |
| Limited Omniscient | 3rd person-the narrator is "all knowing" They know what more than one of the charcters think. |
| Theme | A message about life or human nature that the writier wants us to understand. Topic= one word Theme= a COMPLETE sentence about life |
| Topic | One word or two words |
| Theme | a sentence that conveys the message about life |
| Dynanic Character | A character who changes throughout the novel |
| static character | A character that doesn't change throughout the novel. |
| stanza | a paragraph in a poem |
| character of dubius intent | A character that appears one way throughout the movie or piece of literature and then suddenly changes (a good guy was the bad guy all along) |
| What are the 3 types of point of view? | 1st, 2nd, and 3rd |
| What ype of point of view includes limited and omniscient? | 3rd |
| 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person- I couldn't believe my eyes when I got my test back! | 1st- I |
| 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person- She should have gone to the doctor when she first had a sore throat. | 3rd- she |
| 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person- You looked really nervous when the tornado drill was going to go off. | 2nd- you |
| Look over your notes and examples for limited and Omniscient point of view | |
| Limited or Omniscient- Carlos looked at Wendy, unsure whether he should go on. Her face was a stony mask. "I'm so sorry," he said. | limited- we only know the thoughts of Carlos |
| Limited or Omniscient- Carlos looked at Wendy, unsure whether he should go on. Wendy thought Carlos had suffered enough and wanted to forgive him. | Omniscient- We know the thoughts of Wendy and Carlos |
| Write this sentence in 3rd person: I couldn't wait to take my language arts test. I studied all night! | He couldn't wait to take his language arts test. He studied all night! |
| Change to 1st person- The coach couldn't wait for the big game. They had practiced very hard. | I couldn't wait for the game. We had practiced so hard. |
| Define external conflict and give the 3 types | A struggle with an outside force character vs society, character vs character, character vs character |
| Give the definition of internal conflict | A struggle within a character's mind- character vs self |
| Internal or External? Carrie was supposed to go to her room and study for her science test. She thought, "I could just study later after I play a few computer games." She knew she needed a good grade though. | Internal- character vs self- The protagonist is Carrie and the antagonist is the decision to play games or study. |
| Explain the difference between topic and theme | A topic is one or two words that explain the main idea of the piece. A theme is a sentence that explains the life lesson that could be learned from what was read. |
| When given a story like Jumanji that we did in class, be able to identify the conflict, climax, and resolution |
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