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Plot
& Plot
Plot & Conflict
Types of Conflict
Point of View
100

What is the visual representation of a plot called?

The Plot Diagram
100

What includes the place, time period, and any other background information?

The Setting
100

What are the people, animals, and/or things in the story called?

The Characters

100

What is a struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces called?

A Conflict

100

This is the position from which a narrator sees and understands what is happening. 

The Point of View 

200
What occurs at the beginning of a story? It introduces the characters and setting. 

The Exposition 

200
What is the hero in the story who is faced with conflict called?

The Protagonist 

200

The part of the plot where the story comes to a reasonable ending. 

The Resolution

200

A type of conflict that takes places within a character's own mind.

An Internal Conflict

200

This point of view is where the narrator is not a character in the story and is "all-knowing." This type of narrator can read every character's feelings, motives, and thoughts.

3rd Person Omniscient

300
The part of the plot that conflicts and complications develop in. 

The Rising Action

300

This is the turning point of the story. Where the main character comes face to face with a major conflict, main character will change in some way, and main problem will be solved in one way or another.

The Climax

300

This is the part of plot where all loose ends are tied up. The conflicts and climax are take care of. 

The Falling Action

300
What is it called when a character struggles with an outside force which may be another character or society as a whole or a natural force?

An External Conflict 

300

This point of view involves the use of either of the two pronouns "I" and "we."

First Person Point of View

400

The character who is in conflict with the protagonist in some way; the "bad guy."

The Antagonist 

400

When the character stays the same throughout the story. 

A Static Character
400

A type of conflict where a character faces a challenge in the natural environment.


Character vs. Nature

400

A type of conflict in which a character has problem with another character

Character vs. Character

400

This point of view uses pronouns like "he", "she", "it", "they" or a name. 

Third Person Point of View

500

When the character changes in some way throughout the story.

A Dynamic Character

500

This is an event that kicks off the action in story.

The Inciting Incident 

500

A type of conflict where a character faces a problem in his/her own head.

Character vs. Self

500

A type of conflict where a character faces some unfairness in his/her community.

Character vs. Society 

500

This point of view is where the narrator is not a character in the story and talks about the characters. The narrator has a limited perspective and can only read one character's mind, feelings, and motive

3rd Person Limited