PLOT
Exposition
An introduction that gives information about the characters and setting.
Author's Purpose:
What does P I E stand for?
Persuade, inform, entertain
Personification
Giving human qualities to animals or objects
Dialogue
Dialogue is the words characters say. The words appear next to the character's name.
What is the author of a play called?
Playwrite
Rising Action
Events that build suspense, develop the problem/conflict, and lead to the climax.
1st Person Point of View
Key Word:
The story is told by a character. Key Words: I, Me, My, We, Us, Our
Smilie
Compares two different things, using the words "like" or "as"
Evolet was as quiet as a mouse.
Summarize
-sum it up
-give me the short version
-retell key points
A collection of lines in a play spoken by only one character is called a...
Monolouge
Climax
The peak of the conflict, and usually the most exciting part of the story.
Omniscient Point of View (3rd Person)
an omniscient narrator is all-seeing and all-knowing.
Metaphor
Compares two different things.
Example: Roldan is a walking dictionary.
Controlling Idea/Main Idea
The main idea is the central, or most important, idea in a paragraph or passage.
The actions made during a drama or the way that lines are spoken.
Stage Directions
Falling Action
The events that lead up to the solution to the problem/conflict.
3rd Person Point of View
Key Word:
The narrator tells the story looking in from the outside. Key Words: His, Him, He, She, Her, They, Their, Them
Internal and External Response
- Internal
Responses that happen inside the character's mind. Example: emotions, fears, thoughts.
- External
Actions that take place outside the character's mind.
What is conflict?
Conflict is the problem/turning point of the story.
Stage Directions are use to develops three parts of a drama.
Character / Setting / Mood
Resolution
The end of the story that tells how the problem is solved or fixed.
What is setting?
Where and when the story happens.
Imagery
Imagery is language used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader. Imagery includes figurative and metaphorical language to improve the reader's experience through their senses.
What does inference mean?
Text Evidence + Prior Knowledge = New Idea
The two parts of Character Development
Stage Directions & Dialogue