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The time and place the story's characters live in.
The setting.
A way to grab a reader's attention; often found in the beginning of a story.
Hook.
The author's introduction of the story's setting, characters and conflict to the reader.
Exposition.
In what part of the plot diagram, would characters be introduced?
Exposition.
The way the story ends after the main conflict has been resolved.
Resolution.
People or animals in a story.
Characters.
The spelling of a word from a sound connected to what it is named (examples: Bam! Crack! Pow!)
Onomatopoeia.
The events that build suspense and lead up to the story's climax.
Rising Action.
In what part of the plot diagram would the reader find the conflict?
Climax.
The way an author develops a character's personality in the story.
Characterization.
The main idea or message of a story.
Theme.
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The overall feeling a story creates in a reader.
Mood.
In what part of the plot diagram might a reader find out how a story ends?
Resolution.
The story's main character.
Protagonist.
The sequence of main events in a story.
Plot.
The way in which a character reacts to an event or conflict in the story.
Character Response.
The point in the story where the conflict is most intense; also known as the most tense or exciting part of the story.
Climax.
What are the 5 parts to a plot diagram?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution.
The character who opposes or works against the main character.
Antagonist.
A struggle between opposing forces; also known as a problem or challenge a character must overcome.
Conflict.
In order to analyze character response, the reader must look at what the character is ______, _______, _______, and ________.
In order to analyze character response, the reader must look at what the character is doing, feeling, thinking, and saying.
The events or actions that lead to the solution of the story's conflict.
Falling Action.
What are the 5 kinds of author's purpose?
To inform, to explain, to describe, to persuade and to inform.
The things said by a character in a story; often put in "quotation marks."
Dialogue.