Story Elements 1
WHERE THE TURNING POINT HAPPENS IN A STORY
CLIMAX
FALLING ACTION
RISING ACTION
Climax
What is the word for a problem the main character faces?
Conflict
These are the words that describe a characters appearance or personality.
character traits
True or False
All expository text have a plot.
False
Where and when a story takes place is ___________
setting
THE STORY IS TOLD BY ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY (I, ME, WE). What is the point of view?
first person point of view
What is the word used for how the problem in the story is solved?
Solution or resolution
We often see a ____________ in a folk tale or fairy tale.
theme, lesson, or message
A big idea, lesson, or message an author conveys
theme
When summarizing a story, what does the strategy SWBST stand for?
Somebody, wanted, but, so, then
When a reader uses clues from the story and what they already know to understand what is happening in a text, but the author doesn't say it directly.
Inference
What is the narrative technique used in stories to show characters are talking?
Dialogue
What are the actions that happen in the story called?
events
MAN VS NATURE
A POOR GIRL STRUGGLING TO CHANGE HER RANK IN SOCIETY
A MAN STRUGGLING WITH AN INNER CONFLICT
TWO PEOPLE IN AN ARGUMENT
A MAN TRAPPED AT SEA IN A BOAT
A man trapped at sea in a boat.
What part of the story mountain do we learn setting and characters.
1.Climax
2. Exposition
3. Resolution
expostition
The narrator is all-knowing, and they tell about ALL characters thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Third person omniscient
Third person limited
2. Third person omniscient
What point of view would the pronouns "they, them, he, and she" be used?
3rd person
What point of view is it when the narrator talks to the reader and uses pronouns like "you"?
Second person point of view
When the CONFLICT BEGINS TO GET RESOLVED, that is the
A. RISING ACTION
B. FALLING ACTION
C. RESOLUTION
B. Falling Action
What is the protagonist and antagonist of a story?
Antagonist = The one causing trouble for the main character
WHEN A SETTING OR SCENE IN A STORY CAUSES AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE IN THE READER
Mood
The narrator is telling the story but they are not part of the story. This is ___________ point of view.
Third person
THE AUTHOR’S ATTITUDE/FEELINGS ABOUT THE SUBJECT OF THE STORY is called ____________.
tone
The narrator tells the thoughts, feelings, and actions of only one character.
Third person omniscient
Third person limited
3. Third person limited
The narrator is an observer and tells only what is said and done. They do not know feelings.
Third person omniscient
Third person limited
Second person
1. Third person objective