Character and Genre
The Plot Diagram
Reading and Analysis
Rhetorical Appeals
100
This is the name for the main character or central figure who readers usually follow
What is a protagonist?
100
This is the beginning of the story where characters and the setting are first introduced
What is the exposition?
100
This is the primary message or the most important point an author wants to convey to the reader
What is the main idea?
100
This is the verb for when someone is trying to convince another person to believe them or agree with them.
What is to persuade?
200
This force or character opposes and fights against the protagonist
What is the antagonist?
200
This is the end of the story where the plot is concluded
What is the resolution?
200
When analyzing a text, these are the positive benefits or "pros" of a subject
What is advantages?
200
This appeal aims for the reader's heart by using feelings like fear, sadness, or joy
What is pathos?
300
This broad genre of writing is based on facts, real events, and real people
What is non-fiction?
300
This stage is where the main character faces a series of conflicts that build tension
What is rising action?
300
This skill involves identifying why something happened and what occurred as a result
What is cause and effect?
300
This appeal builds trust by using experts, famous people, or reliable organizations
What is ethos?
400
This subgenre of fiction asks "What if?" and explores worlds different from our current reality
What is speculative fiction?
400
These are the events that lead to the end of the story after the most exciting part has passed
What is falling action?
400
Words like "however," "instead," and "though" are used to signal these between two subjects
What are differences?
400
This appeal uses facts, scientific research, and statistics to prove a point
What is logos?
500
This subgenre explores a terrible society where life and culture are unfair, acting as the opposite of a utopia
What is dystopian fiction?
500
Often called the turning point, this is the most exciting part of the story where we learn the final outcome
What is the climax?
500
Words like "like," "and," and "too" are used to signal these when comparing two subjects
What are similarities?
500
What is the specific group of people a writer, speaker or creator has a message for?
What is the intended audience?