Point of View
Plot Pyramid
Narrative Terms
Narrative Terms Continued
The Breadwinner / First Day of School
100

Third Person Omniscient

The narrator is not a character, but knows everyone's thoughts and feelings.

100

Rising Action

What is the part of the plot that 'moves up the mountain'?

100

Theme

What is the message in the story?

100

Dialogue

What is it called when characters talk back and forth?

100

John

Who was the main character in First Day of School?

200

Third Person Limited

The narrator is not a character but knows one character's thoughts and feelings.

200

Falling Action

What is the part of the plot pyramid that moves down the mountain?

200
External Conflict

What is the type of conflict that the character has outside of themselves?

200
Citing Textual Evidence 

What is it called when you support your opinion from the book?

200

Nooria

Who was the sister in The Breadwinner?

300

First Person 

The narrator is a character in the story.

300

Climax

What is the high point of the story?

300

Internal Conflict

What type of conflict is inside of the character?

300
Diction

What is specific word choice?

300

White Cap

What was the significant item the main character put on? 

400
First Person Omniscient

What is the POV where the character is God-Like, but also telling the story?

400
Exposition
What is the introduction to the story?
400

Man vs. Society

What type of conflict did we see in the First Day of School?

400

Through their thoughts, dialogue and actions

How do we learn about the characters?

400
Afghanistan 1990s

What is setting of The Breadwinner?

500

Second Person

What is the POV where the narrator talks directly to the reader?

500

Resolution

What is the conclusion to the story?

500

Man vs. Self

What type of conflict did John have in The First Day of School?

500

Imagery

What is the narrative term that creates images in the readers mind?

500

America, 1950s..

What is the setting of First Day of School?