Scene Setters
Name, first impression, matches tone of story
Title
The lens or lenses in which we see the story
Narrator
The six main elements of plot
exposition, rising action, conflict, climax, falling action, resolution
the act of putting your imagination on a page. It’s artistic expression in words; it’s writing without the constraints that come with other kinds of writing like persuasive or expository.
Creative Writing
Stage in writing practice where you choose topic, gather and organize thoughts and ideas,
Pre-writing
Central message or idea
Theme
funny, lazy, spoiled, adventurous, dreamer are examples of
character traits
Big Idea the author wants to address and is Shown or conveyed through characters actions/thoughts, details and images in the story
Theme
a true story written in the style of a fiction novel
narrative nonfiction
This Dramatizes events, Advances story’s plot and is Ordered and purposeful
Dialogue
Physical, historical, cultural
setting
First, second and third person
Point of View
Storytelling technique that adds suspense to a plot
Plot Device
complete story about one's own experience
personal narrative
The way people say things, Dialect, How you feel about the conversation of others, Memorable lines you heard are examples of
Snatches of Talk
mood in setting or character
atmosphere
a type of character who remains largely the same throughout the course of the storyline
Static character
"unraveling the knot" is known as
Denouncement
short story
any moment where the protagonist wants something, but someone or something is standing in their way
Conflict
Authors attitude toward a certain subject
Tone
a character in a fictional work with depth or a complex personal
round
distinctive language that helps the reader understand the narrator's personality
Voice
a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.
Memoir
What and why something happened
cause and effect