Clash Course
The type of conflict where the protagonist battles the elements.
What is person vs. nature?
This part of the plot introduces the setting and characters.
What is the exposition?
In SWBST, the "S" stands for this
What is somebody?
In the STEAL method, the "S" stands for this aspect of characterization
What is Speech?
This is the first step in identifying a story’s theme.
What is determining the topic of the story?
A struggle between a character’s desires and moral obligations
What is person vs. self?
This term describes the tension-building events leading to the climax
What is the rising action?
The "W" in SWBST represents this
What is wanted?
This STEAL category asks you to analyze how a character’s personality is shown through their interactions with friends and enemies
What is Effects on Others?
When finding a theme, it’s important to think about how the main character did this from the beginning to the end of the story
What is change?
This conflict arises when the protagonist fights against societal norms or injustices.
What is person vs. society?
The final part of the story where loose ends are tied up
What is the resolution?
The "B" stands for this part of the summarizing strategy
What is but?
Using STEAL, a character who donates their time to help others shows this trait through their actions
What is generosity?
When writing out the theme, it’s crucial to avoid this common mistake.
What is stating the theme as a single word instead of a full idea or lesson?
The type of conflict where the main character opposes another character.
What is person vs. person?
The turning point of the story where the main problem reaches its peak.
What is the climax?
In SWBST, this part explains how the story ends
What is then?
This STEAL category helps us understand a character’s priorities by what they keep secret
What is thoughts?
How the character solves this is an important indicator of the topic of the story as well as the theme
What is conflict?
This is what we call a conflict that is not the major conflict in the story, but still a conflict that needs to be solved in the story
What is Secondary Conflict?
The event that sets the story into motion
What is the inciting incident?
Summarize The Three Little Pigs using SWBST. Who are the somebody, wanted, but, so, and then?
What is Somebody (three little pigs) wanted (to build houses to protect themselves), but (the big bad wolf tried to blow them down), so (they built stronger houses), then (the wolf couldn’t blow the brick house down)?
A character reveals their bravery through what they do in dangerous situations. Which part of STEAL is this?
What is actions?
What are the two aspects of the formula that we use to write the theme of the story?
What is the topic and the author's commentary on the topic?