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What’s the Story Wishbone?
Narrative Unit
What Makes A Good Story?
O Interesting Events (plot)OCompelling people, animals,
supernatural beings (characters)
OCool Places (setting)
PlotOThe events that make up a
storyOUsually follows a pattern or
sequence • The events have to be related
in some wayOAiming for emotional response
and/or artistic effect
Freytag’s Pyramid
Five PartsO Exposition• Introduction of characters and
settingO Rising Action• Motives and goals established
O Climax• Turning point of the story• Direct conflict
O Falling Action• Loose ends get tied up
O Resolution (or Denouement)
Important to Remember
ONot all plot “pyramids” look the same
OParts can be shorter or longer
CharactersO “People” in the storyO Two types of characters (generally
speaking)• Flat Characters
O UncomplicatedO Do not change over course of story
• Round CharactersO ComplexO Usually develop and change
CharacterizationO How the author gives the audience
information about the charactersO Direct characterization
• Author literally tells audience what character is likeO Narrator or character
O Indirect Characterization• Author shows audience what
character is like
Indirect characterizationO Speech• What does the character say? How
does the character speak?O Thoughts• What do we learn from the
character’s thoughts and feelings?O Effect• How do other characters feel or
behave in reaction to this character?
Indirect Cont’dO Actions• What does the character do? How
do they behave?O Looks• What does the character look like?
Does it change?
SettingO Place and time in which a story takes
placeO Critical for understanding plot,
characters and conflict