Plot Structure
Conflict
Point of View
Astronauts
Story Elements
100
This is the main event of the story. This is when the protagonist takes on the conflict head on!
What is the climax?
100
When the main character fights against another character in the story.
What is man vs. man?
100
When the story is literally told through the eyes of typically the main character.
What is first person point of view?
100
1st African American male astronaut in space.
Who is Guion Bluford?
100
The main character of the story that must conquer the conflict.
What is the protagonist?
200
The beginning of the story when the protagonist and conflict is introduced.
What is the exposition?
200
When the main character is fighting against natural elements.
What is man vs. nature?
200
When the story is told from an outside viewpoint.
What is the third person point of view?
200
A female astronaut who had a role on Star Trek. She was also the first female African American in space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
200
The fight or struggle the main character must go through during the course of the story.
What is the conflict?
300
The answer to the solving the conflict.
What is the resolution?
300
When the main character fights against the government or the norms of a community?
What is man vs. society?
300
With this level of insight, the viewpoint is told in such a way that it feels as if you are a camera looking in on the story.
What is the objective point of view?
300
the first Hispanic female in space?
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
300
Where the story takes place.
What is the setting?
400
Happening after the main event, this is when the protagonist is working towards finding a solution to the conflict.
What is the falling action?
400
When the main character fights against electronics, computers, and/or something that is created by a human.
What is man vs. technology?
400
Point of view that acknowledges the audience as an active participant.
What is the second point of view?
400
the first male Hispanic in space.
Who is Sidney Gutierrez?
400
The person, place, or thing that causes the conflict in the story.
What is the antagonist?
500
After the main character and conflict is introduced, this is when the antagonist begins to initialize the conflict with smaller incidents.
What is the rising action?
500
When the main character faces a struggle within him/herself.
What is man vs. him/herself?
500
With this level of insight, the audience has a god-like perspective of the story.
What is third person omniscient?
500
He made history twice by going back into space and became the oldest man in space.
Who is John Glenn?
500
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic
What is the theme?
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