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Plot Elements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fiction | A type of story that contains imaginary characters and events |
| Setting | Time and place a story occurs |
| Character | Are the people, animals,creatures in a story. |
| Protagonist | The main character of a story. They face challenges in the story. Think positive or good character |
| Antagonist | The character in the story who keeps the main character (protagonist) from achieving their goal. Think negative or bad character |
| Point of View | How the narrator tells the story. First person (I, me, my) and Third person (he, she, they) |
| Plot | The main story events or actions the characters take to solve the problem |
| Conflict | The problem(s) that a character faces |
| Dynamic Character | A character that changes throughout the story |
| Static Character | A character that does not change and stays the same throughout the story |
| Theme | The overall idea or message about life in a text. It usually is inferred. |
| Narrator | The narrator is the voice that tells the story |
| Exposition | The characters, setting, and basic information is introduced |
| Rising Action | The conflict is introduced, the story is beginning to develop |
| Climax | The most exciting part of the story, the turning point |
| Falling Action | The conflicts are beginning to be resolved, loose ends are being tied up |
| Resolution | The story has ended, and all conflicts have ended |
| Flashback | Going back to an event in the past that has already occured (happened) |