Plot Diagram
Point of View
Theme/Inference
Setting/Inference
Character Traits
100
The turning point/exciting point of a story
What is the CLIMAX
100
The main character is telling the story about themselves
What is FIRST PERSON point of view
100
The use of the American flag in a story would create this overall theme.
What is PATRIOTISM
100
The time and place of a story
What is SETTING
100
This type of character never grows, learns or changes and is usally the character that causes conflict
What is STATIC
200
Where characters and setting are introduced
What is the EXPOSITION
200
The term for the perspective in which a story is told
What is POINT OF VIEW
200
Making logical assumptions about something the author leaves unstated
What is INFERING (inferences)
200
The Civil War tells us the _______ time period in which the story is being told
What is HISTORICAL
200
This type of character learns, grows and changes in the story and is usually our main character
What is DYNAMIC
300
Where the main conflict of the story is resolved
What is the FALLING ACTION
300
When the story is told by a narrator NOT in the story
What is THIRD PERSON point of view
300
The central idea or message in a literary work
What is THEME
300
True or False: Mood helps us identify character traits
What is FALSE. Mood helps us feel something about where the story is set
300
This type of character has only one character trait and is usually a minor character in the story
What is FLAT
400
The satisfactory ending of a story
What is the RESOLUTION
400
The pronouns that help us identify first person point of view
What are I, ME, MY
400
True or False: There is usually only one correct theme
What is FALSE, there can be MANY different themes
400
Educated guesses from details in the story
What are INFERENCES
400
This kind of character has many character traits just like we have in real life
What is ROUND
500
Where the main conflict of the story is introduced
What is the RISING ACTION
500
The pronouns that help us identify third person point of view
What are HE, SHE, THEY
500
True or False: A theme will always be directly stated in a story
What is FALSE. Some themes will be directly stated, but sometimes you have to infer one from the details given...they are IMPLIED
500
The details in the setting help establish this
What is MOOD
500
This is the term used to describe how a character looks, acts, thinks and feels
What is CHARACTER TRAIT