Short Story Review

Plot & Conflict

100

Type of conflict between a character and an outside force

External

200

Moment of greatest tension

Climax

300

Readers become more interested

Rising action

400

Helps us visualize the parts of a plot

Plotline

500

The reader is given the background information 

Exposition

Theme

100

The reader can take this away from a work of fiction

Message or life lesson

200

Theme is a unifying *blank* 

Idea

300

Pronouns for 1st person

I/me

400

A recurring idea or object in literature

A symbol

500

There is already issues between Margot and the other students, this is an example of what?

Foreshadowing

Character

100

The way the author describes him/her

Direct characterization

200

A character that is well described, we 'know them'

Round Character

300

Archetype or stereotype

Stock character

400

the 'force' trying to prevent the protagonist from success

Antagonist

500

Type of character that has NOT changed by the end of the story

Static character

Setting

100

Someone's room or trees

Immediate surroundings

200

Detailed descriptions will include what?

5 senses

300

Elements of setting

Time, Place, weather and mood

400

Sets the tone and mood

Word choice

500

Peace, tense and eerie are signs of what?

Mood

Paragraph

100

Size and Type of font

14 Times New Roman

200

First sentence including the story and author

Topic sentence

300

To begin, then, next, after that

Transition words

400

What should be included after the title?

Name & Date

500

A clincher

As you can see, In conclusion, clearly or in the end