Basic Elements
One of the people or animals in a story.
What is a character?
A problem between characters.
What is Person vs. Person?
The angle by which a story is told. The angle depends upon the narrator, or person telling the story.
What is Point of View?
This introduces characters and settings while supplying background and setting the tone.
What is exposition?
What's the definition of Theme?
What is lesson or moral of the story?
The person or force that works against the hero/main character in the story.
What is the Antagonist?
A problem within a character's own mind.
What is a Person vs. Self?
One of the characters in the story is telling the story. (I, me)
What is First-Person Point of View?
This introduces complications (problems) which build suspense and is when the plot "thickens."
What is rising action?
Is theme the same thing as topic?
What is no?
The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type.
What is the Protagonist?
A problem between a character and community, school, the Law, or the government.
What is a Person vs. Society?
With this point of view, you get full insight into only one character's thoughts, feelings, and emotions. (he, she, it, and they)
What is Third Person - Limited Point of View?
This is the turning point of the story and the moment when the suspense reaches its peak which results in a change for the main character.
What is climax?
List three common topics.
What is answers will vary?
Information about a character's speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks.
What is characterization/traits?
A problem between a character and some element of nature - a blizzard, a hurricane, a mountain climb, etc.
What is a Person Against Nature?
With this point of view, you get insight into more than 1 character's thoughts, feelings, and emotions. (he, she, it, and they)
What is Third Person - Omniscient Point of View?
This occurs after the climax of the story, when the story starts to come to a close.
What is the falling action?
Give an example of a Topic and a Theme that might arise from it.
What is answers will vary?
What is Louis Character Traits?
Louis ran harder than he ever had in his life. His ankles and knees hurt. He felt as if his legs would collapse underneath of him. His breath heaved in his chest. But still he pushed himself and kept running. All the other racers had long ago passed him by. He couldn’t possibly win. But he was determined to cross the finish line. Maybe the other racers had come hoping to win, but Louis was only hoping to finish. His race was only against himself.
A problem or struggle between a character and an advancement by man.
What is a Person vs. Technology?
You are part of the story because you are a character in the story. (you, your)
What is Second-Person Point of View?
This resolves the conflict and the story comes to a reasonable end.
What is the resolution?
What is the theme of the passage below?
Louis ran harder than he ever had in his life. His ankles and knees hurt. He felt as if his legs would collapse underneath of him. His breath heaved in his chest. But still he pushed himself and kept running. All the other racers had long ago passed him by. He couldn’t possibly win. But he was determined to cross the finish line. Maybe the other racers had come hoping to win, but Louis was only hoping to finish. His race was only against himself.
What is answers will vary?