Conflict terms
Person vs. person, person vs. self, and person vs. nature goes with this literary term.
What is conflict?
The point of the story where the reader is the most excited. They do not know what is going to happen next.
What is a turning point or climax?
The main character, or two or more central characters, is the hero; the good guy.
Who is the protagonist?
Texts that use this structure simply describe something. With few exceptions, these texts also present plenty of details about what they're describing.
What is Descriptive Nonfiction Text?
A rapper stutters each time he gets up in front of a crowd is an example of what type of conflict?
What is person vs. self?
The only type of internal conflict.
What is person vs. Self?
This is a series of events that accelerates the tension until a pivotal moment (climax).
What is rising action?
T/F the protagonist cannot also be the antagonist.
What is false?
The ways that authors organize information in text.
What is text structure?
A lifeguard at a wave pool finds that the equipment is malfunctioning is an example of what type of conflict?
What is person vs. technology?
A grizzly bear is an example of what type of conflict?
What is person vs. nature?
The action occurs immediately after the big climax has taken place and the action shifts towards resolution instead of escalation.
What is falling action?
When a reader makes inferences about a character’s personality based on various pieces of implicit information.
What is indirect characterization?
This text structure involves a comparison involving multiple things, revealing how they are similar and how they are different.
What is compare/contrast?
The narrator explicitly states the type of person a character is.
What is direct characterization?
T/F person vs. society is an external conflict.
What is true?
The outcome of the conflict.
What is the resolution?
You do something because you find personal rewards or pleasure from the activity is an example of what type of motivation?
What is intrinsic motivation?
This nonfiction text structure is written in order of events or timeline.
What is chronological/sequence?
Road rage pits two drivers against each other is an example of what type of conflict?
What is person vs. person?
T/F conflict only occurs at the climax of the plot.
What is false?
Includes the setting and characters.
What is the exposition?
What type of characters evolve through conflict, a life event or a transition?
What are dynamic characters?
Authors achieve their purpose by following 5 of the text structures.
What is description, compare/contrast, chronological, problem/solution, and cause/effect?
The pigs confront the wolf in the story “The Three Little Pigs” which would be an example of what plot element?
What is the climax?