Plot
This is the beginning of the story where characters, setting, and background are introduced.
What is exposition?
This type of conflict occurs when two characters aren't getting along.
What is character vs. character conflict?
An example may be that Joshua has just gotten a cool new pair of hiking boots, but it's supposed to storm all weekend long, meaning that he has to stay inside.
What is an example of character vs. nature conflict?
This occurs when the author directly tells you the traits that a character possesses.
What is direct characterization?
Who is the antagonist?
This is the part of plot where all loose ends are tied up and there's usually a happily ever after.
What is resolution?
This type of conflict occurs when a character isn't getting along with the group that they're part of.
What is character vs. society conflict?
This is the character that the story is mostly about and that the reader wants to be successful.
What is the protagonist?
This happens when the author reveals a character's personality traits by leaving clues about their speech, thoughts, effects on other characters, actions, and looks.
What is indirect characterization?
TRUE OR FALSE:
The events in a plot diagram don't necessarily have to go in the same order as they do in the story - in some stories, the climax may happen AFTER the resolution.
FALSE - the events that you place in a plot diagram should come in the same order that they appear in the story itself.
This is the part of plot where the characters are dealing with the consequences of the climax.
What is the falling action?
These are the two big types of conflict.
What are internal and external conflict?
One example might be when Cam has a test on Canvas in their math class, but when they arrive, they can barely focus because their desk is super wobbly.
What is an example of character vs. technology conflict?
This type of character changes to become different by the end of the story.
What is a dynamic character?
This is the only type of internal conflict.
What is character vs. self?
This is the turning point of the story.
What is the climax?
This occurs when a character is dealing with something outside of the human world.
What is character vs. supernatural conflict?
An example might be that Aeden found a mysterious hole in the ground while he was out camping with a friend. When he got close to it, it sucked him down, and he had to fight off an invisible demon in order to return.
What is an example of character vs. supernatural conflict?
This type of character stays the same throughout a story.
What is a static character?
In this part of plot, the conflict is enriched and sometimes the problem gets worse.
What is the rising action?
This is the moment in the story where the conflict kicks off and the reader understands what the problem is going to be.
What is the initiating event?
This happens when a character is dealing with a problem caused by a human-made object.
What is character vs. technology conflict?
An example might be that Erica has just seen her best friend Maisy cheating on her math test. Erica has to decide whether to tell the teacher or be loyal to a friend.
What is an example of character vs. self conflict?
What is a round character?
This type of character doesn't have a lot of development and isn't very realistic.
What is a flat character?