Story Elements
What type of character stays the same throughout a story?
What is static.
The series of events in the story that lead to the climax. Presents some type of conflict.
What is rising action.
What type of conflict?
You have basketball practice, which you love, every Friday night. Last week, though, you missed it because of a family commitment. This week a friend invited you to go to a concert by your favorite singer.
What is character vs. self (internal).
The central, main character of a story is called the ____________.
What protagonist.
A character who we know very little about; they reveal very few character traits.
What is flat.
The beginning of the story where the setting and characters are introduced.
What is exposition.
What type of conflict?
Your mom is driving you and your friend to a big game in another town. You left in plenty of time, but she seems to have lost her way. It is getting late and there’s no sign of the gym. You think you saw a sign for the Sports Center a few blocks back. When you tell your mom, she says, “Who’s driving: you or me?”
What is character vs. character.
The character who opposes the main character is called the _________.
What is antagonist.
What type of character changes point of view and develops throughout the story?
What is dynamic.
The tying together of all of the loose ends. The story comes to a reasonable end.
What is resolution.
The Terminator is an example of what type of conflict?
What is character vs. machine.
Tells the reader the personality of the character:
What is direct characterization.
A character that has a distinct personality, background, and motives.
What is round.
Events leading to the resolution of the story. The conflict(s) and climax are taken care of.
What is falling action.
What type of conflict?
It begins to pour. You want to make run for it, but your sister refused to budge. You’ve never seen it rain like this before and you’ve never been in this part of the woods before. Finding the way to your cousin’s just got a lot harder.
What is character vs. nature.
Shows things that reveal the personality of the character:
What is indirect characterization.
True or False: The setting will determine what types of characters are in your story.
What is true.
The driving force behind why the character does what he/she does.
What is motivation.
What normally happens in the climax of a story?
The main character changes in some way.
OR
The main character comes face to face with the conflict.
What type of conflict?
At a party, you spent a lot of time talking to a friend from your math class—just chatting. His girlfriend, however, has spread rumors around school that you are trying to take him away from her.
What is character vs. society.
Descriptive adjectives that tell us specific qualities of a character:
What is character traits.