PLOT
AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
POINT OF VIEW
CONFLICT
OTHER TERMS
100
This is the most intense, exciting part of the story...
What is the climax?
100
The three main purposes for an author to write...
What is to persuade, inform, and entertain?
100
This POV (point-of-view) is told from a narrator who is NOT in the story, but knows the feelings of ONE character in the story...
What is third person limited point-of-view (3rd ppov)?
100
An example of this conflict would be Ms. Spears trying to sail her boat in the middle of a ferocious, terrifying storm at sea...
What is Man vs. Nature?
100
The main character in a story is called the...
Who is the protagonist?
200
This is the very beginning of the story on a Plot Map Diagram. It introduces the characters, setting, and conflict.
What is the exposition?
200
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What is to persuade?
200
This (point-of-view) POV is all-knowing of the thoughts and feelings of the characters: like a god
What is omniscient point-of-view (pov)?
200
An example of this would be if Ms. Spears dyed her hair green and pierced her nose even though she might get fired from her job...
What is Man vs. Society?
200
The character that is in conflict with the main character or the one that opposes the protagonist...
Who is the antagonist?
300
This is the ending of the story on a Plot Map Diagram where the conflict is resolved...
What is resolution?
300
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What is to inform?
300
This POV (point-of-view) is from the perspective of someone IN the story and the reader knows their thoughts and feelings...
What is first person point-of-view (1st ppov)?
300
An example of this is if Ms. Spears was struggling to learn to speak Chinese...
What is Man vs. Self?
300
The message or life's lesson the author is trying to convey (show/tell) to the reader...
What is theme?
400
This is when the story starts settling down after the Climax, and problems start being resolved...
What is the falling action?
400
Most authors of fiction stories write for this purpose...
What is to entertain?
400
I ran to the store. I fought a dragon over the last pack of Starburst brand candies. I was so frightened!
What is first person point-of-view (1st ppov)?
400
An example of this would be if Ms. Spears tried to eat an entire Pizza Hut "Big Italy" pizza by herself...
What is Man vs. Self?
400
The author tells or infers to the reader the time (year, season) and the place (setting, location) where the story takes place or happens...
What is setting?
500
This is the part of the story on a Plot Map Diagram after the Exposition, where the story gets complicated with one event after the other building up...
What is the rising action?
500
Once there was a little starfish that washed up on the beach. He was scared that he would die. A little child walked up to the starfish, picked it up and looked at it closely. The child seemed scared, too. The child threw the starfish as hard as he could back into the ocean.
What is to entertain?
500
Christopher was ashamed of what he had done to Amy. Amy was upset with Christopher, but she waited for his apology so she could forgive him. The next day, Christopher approached Amy and said, "I'm sorry."
What is third person omniscient point-of-view (3rd p limited pov)?
500
An example of this would be if Ms. Spears was competing against Drake in a paintball game...
What is Man vs. Man?
500
The person who is telling the story...
What is the narrator?
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