Elements
Point of View
Conflict
Plot
Misc
100
The time, place and weather
What is setting?
100
When the story is told from the point of view of a character within the story.
What is first person?
100

Define conflict

What is the struggle between at least 2 opposing forces?

100
Define plot
What is the events that happen in the story?
100
True or False Short story is fiction
What is True. A short story is fiction
200
the outcome of the conflict
What is the resolution?
200
The story is told from the perspective of an outside observer.
What is third person omniscient?
200
Two types of conflict
What is external conflict and internal conflict?
200
The highest emotional point in the story
Climax
200
when the events of the story are told in the order that they happened.
What is chronological order?
300
who will narrate or tell your story
What is point of view?
300
The point of view that uses the pronouns I, me, and we
What is first person?
300
The struggle that occurs within the heart and mind of the character.
What is internal conflict?
300
Events leading to the climax
What is rising action?
300

When a story has no clear ending

What is a cliffhanger?

400
The message of life illustrated through the story
What is theme
400

As I went inside, the steps I took made a soft rustling sound. There was a strong odor in the air. I could hear the clinking and clanging of chains and the chorus of neighs that came from the back. As I made my way to the back, past the stalls and feeders, there she was...Where am I?

In a barn/stable

400
Conflict that occurs outside of the character
What is external conflict?
400

Where the introduction of the characters and situation takes place

What is exposition?

400
The conversation between characters
What is dialogue?
500

Ways to describe a character.

Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks

500

I took my first steps and it felt as if I were floating. It was dark all around me except for in the far distance I could see a blue ball and on the opposite side, a bright ball of light. It was an experience that was out of this world...Where am I?

On the moon, in space

500
Name 3 types of external conflict.
What is man vs man, man vs, nature, and man vs society
500

The plot is built around resolving what?

What is conflict?

500

Making an educated guess based on the context clues given

What is Inferences?
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