General Story Elements
Point of View
Conflict
Plot
Examples
100
The time, place and weather
What is setting?
100

When words like "he," "she," and "it" are used but you don't get the thoughts and feelings of any characters revealed.

What is third person objective?

100
Define conflict
What is the struggle between opposing forces?
100
Define plot
What is the events that happen in the story?
100
Harry Potter, Greg Heffley, Katniss Everdeen, Cinderella, Nemo
What is a character?
200
the result of the conflict
What is the resolution?
200

The story is told from the perspective of an outside observer who is all knowing.  Thoughts and feelings of 2 or more characters are revealed.

What is third person omniscient?

200

An old man struggles to survive a hurricane.

What is man vs. nature?

200

The highest point of tension in the story, comes right before the conflict is resolved.

What is Climax?

200
the woods, hogwarts, the shire, neverland, galaxy far far away
What is the setting?
300
The perspective the story is told from
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

The prince and Cinderella had a wedding after he found she was the owner of the glass slipper, occurs close to the end of the story

What is the falling action?

400
The message of life illustrated through the story or the moral the author is trying to convey
What is theme
400
The point of view that uses the pronouns he, she, and they.
What is third person?
400
The conflict reaches its peak in the story
What is climax?
400

the introduction of the characters and setting

exposition

400

The prince searched all over the countryside for someone who could fit in the glass slipper in the story "Cinderella."

What is rising action?

500
The prince and princess get married and live happily ever after
What is the resolution?
500

When the narrator talks directly to the reader and uses words like "you," and "your."  This is used in directions and recipes a lot.

What is second person?

500

Name 2 types of conflict.

external and internal
500

This drives the plot events.....for an interesting story this has to be there.

What is conflict?

500
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
What is theme?
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