Setting
Tells you where and when a story happens
What is a setting?
The order of events in a story, where each event happens because of the one before it
What is a plot?
the name we use to describe the categories for what we read, watch, and listen to.
What is a genre?
any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work
What is a character?
The problem in the story, makes it interesting and exciting
What is conflict?
These details in a setting tell you information about when the story takes place
What is time (temporal details)?
The beginning where we meet characters and setting.
What is an exposition?
stories created by one's imagination
What is fiction?
The main character of a story, whose conflict drives the plot forward
What is a protagonist?
a character struggles with an internal issue: identity crisis
What is person vs self?
The specific physical place where the story takes occurs.
What is location? (environment)
The turning point - the biggest moment when everything changes
What is the climax?
stories that focus on true events
What is non-fiction?
The main force working against the main character's wishes.
What is an antagonist?
A character has a problem with the rules or beliefs of their community or government.
What is person vs society?
Specific details about what life was like in the time in the story
What is context?
The events that make the problem bigger and build tension.
What is rising action?
genre that includes magical, supernatural elements
These traits include physical qualities such as how they look, smell, etc
What are external (outside) characteristics?
Conflict is often introduced in this part of the plot
What is rising action?
The mood or feeling created by the setting
What is atmosphere?
What happens after the climax as tension decreases.
What is falling action?
story of someone’s life written by the subject themselves
What is an autobiography?
These traits include what characters think, feel, believe in, their goals, and personality
What are internal (inside) traits?
Conflict works itself out in this part of a plot
What is the falling action?