PLOT
CHARACTER
POINT OF VIEW
CONFLICT
OTHER TERMS
100

TThis is the most intense part of the story

What is the climax?

100

This character is one dimensional.  They lack much depth or detail about them.

What is a flat character?

100

this POV is from the point of an outsider and lacks knowledge of emotion or thought.  They can only write what ANYONE else in the story could see or hear or witness.  

What is third person limited?

100
an example of this conflict would be Mr. Graci trying to sail his boat in the middle of a ferocious storm at sea
What is man vs. nature?
100

this is something that is itself, but also represents something more than itself

What is a symbol?

200

this is the very beginning of the story.  

What is the exposition?

200

this is a character who changes over the course of a story

What is dynamic character?

200

This POV is at type of 3rd person and all knowing

What is omniscient?

200
an example of this would be if Mr. Graci was battling Dr. B in an epic game of "Halo: Reach"
What is man vs. man?
200

This is when reality is the opposite of what you expect as a reader OR when the audience is aware of something of which the characters are completely unaware.

What is irony?

300

this is the ending of the story

What is resolution?

300

this is a character that stays the same in a story

What is static character?

300

He seemed happy, or at least he smiled a great deal more now.  The history and character of Mr. Bilbo Baggins became once again the chief topic of conversation. No one had a more attentive audience than old Ham Gamgee.  He spoke and they listened.  

What is third person limited? 

300
an example of this is if Mr. Graci was struggling to learn to speak German
What is man vs. self?
300

We study how a character looks in facial expressions, body movements and speech as well as the way they think and feel.  

What is external and internal responses? 

400

this is when the story starts settling down, and problems start being resolved

What is the falling action? or denoument?  

400

this is a character that is fully developed and has different sides to their personality

What is a round character?

400

"When we talk about ourselves, our opinions and the things that happen to us, we try and illicit a connection from our audience.  We want them to feel a connection to us, so we allow them in our heads while we think or act."  

What is first person?

400
an example of this would be if Mr. Graci tried to eat an entire Pizza Hut "Big Italy" pizza by himself
What is man vs. self?
400

This may include culture, historical period, geographic location as well as time period & place.   

What is setting?

500

this is the part of the story where the story gets complicated with lots of problems

What is the rising action?

500

We need to understand the reason for the character's actions so we look for these.

What is a character motivations?  

500

"'All the same.  He is a good man, truthful, kind and remarkable in his sphere.' Anna said to herself....'But why do his ears stick out so oddly?  Did he have to have his hair cut?'   Exactly at midnight, when Anna was sitting at her desk finishing a letter, she heard the measured steps of slippered feet outside her door. "

What is 3rd person omniscient?

500
an example of this would be if Mr. Graci was competing against Ludacris in a paintball game
What is man vs. man?
500

This is a type of question in which you MUST use EVIDENCE from the text plus REASONING/ THINKING in order to answer it.   

What is inferencing?