Plot
The highest point of action, when the conflict is most dramatic and tense, is called
the climax
A character that the reader (or viewer) knows a lot of details about is considered this
round
The two main aspects of setting
Where and When (Place and Time)
The three types of Point of View
1st person, 2nd Person, and 3rd person
The four main categories of conflict
Character-vs-character
Character-vs-nature
Character-vs-Society
Character-vs-self
The beginning of a story, when characters and setting are being introduced
Exposition
A character that not much is known about. The author may rely on stereotypes rather than give details.
a Flat character
The setting of Rikki Tikki Tavi
In the garden of a bungalow in India. Time wise - sometime in the past when bathtubs were drained bu sluices, and India was still a British territory
The point of view which uses "me, myself, I"
1st Person
Character-vs-self
The end of the story
Resolution
A character who changes in the process of the story (Think of Aladdin - he starts out as a petty thief, then becomes a dishonest fake prince, but ends up as a true hero)
Dynamic character
Setting of "All Summer in a Day"
on the planet Venus, in the future
The point of view that uses "He, she, they, them"
Third Person
The type of conflict in Rikki Tikki Tavi
character-vs-character
The part of the story that wraps up loose ends and leads to the resolution
falling action
A character that does not change (Think of Han Solo - who is snarky, brave, confident, and skilled throughout all the movies)
a static character
Setting of "Seventh Grade"
A Middle School in contemporary times (around now)
The point of view that uses "You, yours"
2nd person
Which of the three short stories that we read is character-vs-society?
All Summer in a Day (this is a tough one - but it is basically Margot facing off the "society" of her classroom which is filled with children who don't remember the sun; whereas she came from a different society)
The exposure of a character's goals and obstacles that are part of leading up to the climax
Rising action
The two main ways an author can inform the reader about character
Direct or Indirect
Of the three short stories we read, which had the longest ELAPSED TIME, and which story had the shortest?
Rikki Tikki Tavi (took place over several days) was the longest. All Summer in A Day was the shortest (an hour or two).
(Seventh Grade took place within a school day - 6 hours or so)
Third person point of view has Three sub-categories. Name and explain each one.
Omniscient - the author reveals the thoughts and feelings of many characters
Limited - the author reveals the thoughts and feelings of just one character
Objective - the author does not reveal the thoughts and feelings of any character
In Seventh Grade, Victor tries to find a way to attract his crush Teresa. What category of conflict does this fall into?
Character-vs-self