Elements of a StoryPlot is the organized pattern or sequence

of events that make up a story.

Diagram of PlotDiagram of Plot

Setting, characters,

Introduction/ Exposition

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Climax

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Resolution

Putting It All Together

1. Exposition

2. Rising Action

3. Climax

4. Falling Action

5. Resolution

Beginning of Story

Middle of Story

End of Story

SettingSettingSettingSetting

Details that describe setting:Details that describe setting: SceneryScenery CustomsCustoms TransportationTransportation ClothingClothing DialectsDialects WeatherWeather Time of day/yearTime of day/year

Time and place or where Time and place or where the action occursthe action occurs

The Functions of The Functions of a Settinga Setting

To create a mood To show a reader a

different way of lifeTo make action seem

more realistic To increase the

conflict or struggleTo symbolize an idea

CharactersThe person, animals, and things in the story

•Dynamic under goes

important changes

•Static-remains the same throughout the story

Characters• Protagonist and antagonist

• The protagonist - the main character; the one with whom the reader identifies.

• The antagonist is the force in opposition of the protagonist

ConflictConflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.

Internal –character is facing a conflict within him/herself

External-outside factor

Types of External Conflict

Character vs Nature

Character vs Society

Character vs Character

Point of View

• First Person Point of View- uses the pronouns “I” and “me”. Narrator is in the story

• Third Person Point of View- an outside narrator is telling the story; uses the pronouns “he”, “she”, “they”

Types of Third-Person Point of View

• Third-Person Limited• The narrator knows the

thoughts and feelings of only ONE character in a story.

• Third-Person Omniscient• The narrator knows the

thoughts and feeling of ALL the characters in a story.

• Objective Point of View-

• The narrator does not reveal anyone one character’s thoughts/feeling

Literary Terms

• Mood is the feeling that the author tries to convey throughout the story.

• Tone-expresses the write/author’s attitude toward his/her subject

• Imagery- words and phrase that appeal to the five senses . Feel –sight-smell-taste-sound

• Irony- when one thing is expected to happen but something else happens

Special Techniques used in a Special Techniques used in a Story Story

Suspense- excitement, tension, curiosityForeshadowing- hint or clue about what will

happen in storyFlashback- interrupts the normal sequence of

events to tell about something that happened in the past

Symbolism – use of specific objects or images to represent ideas

Personification – when you make a thing, idea or animal do something only humans doSimile –using like or as to compare two thingsMetaphor –a comparison not using like or as

ThemeTheme theme is the message about life that the

write shares with the readerTheme-moral-message-lesson

What is this story telling me about how life works, or how people behave?

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