Plot
How many stages of the plot are there?
5
What is the defintion of conflict
a problem the main character struggles against
What is setting?
Where and when the story takes place
a writer describes or hints that show a character's personality and the reader must infer the characters traits
The boy sat in the corner of the lunch room while the rest of the students laughed and cheered at the tables.
lonely
What is the definiton of plot?
the series of events that make up a story
character faces a tornado
character vs. nature
What is the protagonist
the main character
1. actions
2. appearance
3. speech
4. feeling
I watched the clock ticking by slowly,slowy through math class.
bored
Introduces the characters, setting and sometimes conflict
name the conflict
the girl gets into a fight with her best friend
character vs. character
what is the antagonist
the bad person
action, appearance, speech or feelings?
The girls face turned white after she saw the boy throw up his lunch
appearance
She saw the old lady struggling with the heavy bags and she offered to carry them for her.
helpful/caring
The main character faces the main conflict, the most intense point in the story is
climax
name the conflict:
the character doesn't know if she should return the money she found on the ground or keep it for herself
character vs. self
a message to the reader or lesson in the story is the ...
theme
action, appearance, feeling, speech?
The girl got an F on her test and began to cry
Standing at the starting line, the boy felt sure he would win this race.
Confident
Name all 5 stages of plot in order
name the conflict:
The dog Toto is taken away by the police after biting Ms. Gultch in the Wizard of OZ
Character vs. society
appearance, feeling, speech or action?
"ahhhhh what was that creepy noise from upstairs!" she shouted
speech
The bear cub ran away from the fierce, barking dog.
Afraid