Story Elements
Character
Plot
Theme/Conflict
The Treasure of Lemon Brown
100
This is whose eyes we see the story
What is point of view
100
Characters that learn lessons or change during the story
What is dynamic
100
First step in plot analysis which introduces the characters, setting, problem and sets the tone/mood
What is exposition
100
Its the message the author wants the reader to go away with
What is theme
100
Sweet Lemon Brown hurled himself down the stairs and Greg howled to scare the 'thugs'.
What is the climax
200
The “what happened” in the story, or the sequence of events
What is the plot
200
Characters that remain the same throughout the story
What is static
200
The resolution of a story falls after this part of the plot analysis
What is falling action
200
It's the type of conflict that is man v man, man v nature and man v society
What is external
200
This is how Greg felt about his father at the beginning of the story.
He felt his father was mean and unreasonable because he wouldn't let him play basketball with the Scorpians.
300
When the narrator is a character in the story and uses “I” or “we”
What is first person point of view
300
Conversation between characters
What is dialogue
300
This is the point in the story with the highest level of interest-most exciting
What is climax
300
Its the type of conflict when John has to battle the fast flowing river
What is man vs nature
300
The point of view used in The Treasure of Lemon Brown
What is third person limited
400
The feeling the reader gets from the writer’s words
What is mood
400
This is the main character in the story-usually the good guy
What is protagonist
400
This is where all loose ends are usually tied up
What is resolution
400
its the conflict that is man vs himself
What is internal
400
This is the setting of The Treasure of Lemon Brown.
What is Harlem, New York during the early 1900's.
500
Manner of speaking based on region, culture, age or time period
What is dialect
500
This is the character opposing the main character-usually the "bad guy"
What is the antagonist
500
These five things make up the plot
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
500
The type of conflict where John tries to decide whether he should run into the woods
What is man vs himself
500
How Greg felt about his father after meeting Lemon Brown in the abandoned house.
He felt appreciation for a father that would care enought to make hard decisions and stick to them.