Plot Development
Tools and Strategies
Perspectives in Writing
Charachter Development
Covabulary/Pro v. Ant
100
sets the scene, introduces the main character, provides background information
What is Exposition
100
a scene re-lived
What is flashback
100
all-knowing; seeing into all the characters; omniscient; seeing into one major character; seeing into one minor character; objective (not seeing into any characters)
What is 3rd person
100
the central character
What is protagonist
100
word choice
What is diction
200
denouement
What is the conclusion
200
diction, sentence style, voice (formal or casual, distant or intimate, passionate or restrained), amount of irony
What is style
200
a narrator tells the story - it can be a major character or a minor character
What is 1st person
200
opposes the protagonist
What is antagonist
200
the speaker's meaning if far from the usual meaning of the words
What is Irony
300
the moment of greatest tension
What is Climax
300
hints of what's to come
What is foreshadowing
300
The person used by the speaker in referring to one or ones to whom he or she is referring; In English, the pronoun "You" is used.
What is 2nd person
300
why a character does what he or she does
What is Motivation
400
moment of high tension
What is crisis
400
the protagonist is involved in a conflict
What is dramatic situation
400
a new conflict
What is complication
400
time and place
What is setting
400
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
What is protagonist Shredder Antagonist
500
beginning in the middle of things
What is "in media res"
500
whatever idea or insight the entire story reveals
What is theme
500
a procession of thoughts passing through the mind
What is stream of consciousness
500
a character experiencing a moment of maturity
What is story of initiation
500
Bob Ewell
What is Antagonist Pro Atticus Finch