Plot Planning
Exposition
Where and when does the story take place?
Chronological
What is starting at the beginning and continue to the end of the story?
Reliable narrator
What is a storyteller whose account is trustworthy?
First person
What is the use of "I" ,"my" and "me" in telling a story?
Role
Who are you in the writing task?
Falling Action
What are the immediate consequences?
Flashbacks
What is starting the story and going back in the past and then coming back to the present?
Omniscient narrator
What is an all-knowing storyteller who possesses complete knowledge of all characters' thoughts, feelings and events?
Second Person
What is the use of "you" in telling the story?
Audience
To whom are you writing?
Resolution
How does the story end?
Flashforwards
What is describing future events and returning to the story?
Limited narrator
What is a storyteller who acts as an observer called?
Third Person Limited
What is a narrative perspective using "he", "she" or "they" to follow one character?
Format
What type of writing is it? (essay, email, brochure,letter, etc)
Rising Action
What builds tension leading up to the Climax?
Framed Narrative
What is a story within a story?
Unreliable narrator
What is a storyteller whose credibility is biased, distorted or inaccurate?
Third Person Omniscient
What is a narrative using an all-knowing access to thoughts, feelings and actions of all characters?
Topic
What are you writing about?
Climax
What is the moment of greatest emotional impact?
Dual/Multiple narrators
What is more than one narrator telling the story?
Unconventional narrator
What are stories narrated by animals, inanimate objects, or deceased characters?
Pont of View
What is the perspective, or angle, from which a story is told?
Lexical choice
What types of words will you use in your writing?