Vocabulary
A made up story.
What is fiction?
This type of character is who the story is mostly about. They face lots of problems (or conflicts) within the story.
What is a major character?
This type of conflict is between a character and an outside force.
What is an external conflict?
The sequence of events that make a story.
What is plot?
A big idea the author wants you to think about that can be applied to everyday life.
What is a theme?
Writing based on true information.
What is nonfiction?
This type of character does not change over time.
What is a static character?
This type of conflict is internal, and takes place within the character's mind.
The most tense or dramatic part of a story, or where the biggest problem happens. Also known as the turning point in the story.
What is the climax?
When and where a story takes place.
What is the setting?
A problem in a story.
What is a conflict?
This type of character helps move the story along, and supports the major character.
What is a minor character?
What is Character vs. Nature?
The story comes to an end and the conflict is either solved, or not.
What is the resolution?
The narrator is a character in the story and uses words like I, me, my, etc.
What is first person POV?
A type of fiction that seems real, but isn't, like Hatchet.
What is realistic fiction?
This type of character changes over time due to the events in the story.
What is a dynamic character?
This type of conflict takes place between characters.
What is Character vs. Character?
The part of the story where characters, setting, and the conflict are introduced.
What is the exposition?
The narrator is not a character in the story, and uses the names of the characters and words like he, she, they etc.
What is third person POV?
An inference.
What is an educated guess based on evidence?
This type of character has a well-developed personality. They seem like a real person, and we know many of their character traits.
What is a round character?
This type of conflict takes place between a character and a larger force that impacts many people (war, poverty, bullying, divorce, etc.)
What is Character vs. Society?
The part of the plot where events build toward the climax.
The part of the plot where the story starts to wrap up.
What is the rising action?
What is the falling action?
The least common POV.
What is second person?