Plot
What is the climax?
The most exciting part of the story
Where you find out the result of the conflict
What is a subplot?
A side-story that happens separately from the main story
What is a protagonist?
The leading character or one of the major characters in a story
An advocate or champion of a GOOD cause or idea
What are some things you learn about when the setting is introduced?
Where it happens
When it happens (year, time, season...)
What do you find out about during the exposition?
Setting, characters/character traits
What is first person point of view?
When the author writes from the perspective of the character using "I, me, we..."
What is foreshadowing?
When the author hints at what is going to happen later
What is the climax of "The Dare"?
When the main character almost gets caught by the woman inside the house
What part of the story has building tension and suspense?
The rising action
What is an antagonist?
The character, animal, or force which opposes/gets in the way of the protagonist/main character
What is a dynamic character?
A character which changes over the course of the story
What is the falling action?
Everything that happens after the climax which wraps up the story
What's the fancy word for "resolution" we learned today which refers to tying up all the "loose ends"?
Denoument
What is a theme or moral?
The message the author is trying to imply to the reader through the actions of the story
Name the six parts of the plot diagram
Exposition, initial incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution