parts of a story
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Parts of a Story. Protagonist. The main character The story follows his/her life. Antagonist. The person or thing that makes problems for the protagonist Examples: prejudice, anger, . Alma – short film. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tECaYQ1AzkM. Parts of a Plot. Exposition - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Parts of a Story
Protagonist The main character
› The story follows his/her life
Antagonist The person or thing that makes
problems for the protagonist› Examples: prejudice, anger,
Alma – short filmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tECaYQ1AzkM
Parts of a Plot
1. Exposition• Setting and characters are
introduced• Protagonist’s life is described
Parts of a Plot
2. Inciting incident• Something happens to change
the protagonist’s life
Parts of a Plot3. Rising Action• Conflicts develop
Conflict Fight or struggle between two things
› Something keeps the protagonist from living his normal, happy life
Parts of a Plot4. Climax
• Conflict is highest• Excitement is highest
Parts of a Plot5. Falling Action
• The protagonist or
the antagonist wins
the conflict
• The conflict fades
Parts of a Plot
6. Resolution• Life continues, but
probably in a new way
• What will the characters’ lives be like from now on?
ThemeThe lesson within a story about life.
Possible themes:
Slavery is wrong All people have feelings and desires We should have sympathy, not bitterness,
toward others
Types of conflict:
EXTERNAL conflict The protagonist struggles with
something around him
External Conflicts
Character vs Nature
Character vs Society
Character vs Character
Character vs. Character ConflictThis type of conflict finds the main character in
conflict with another character, human or not human.
“Cinderella’s mother-in-law began to show herself in her true colors. She employed Cinderella in meanest work of the house: she scoured the dishes, tables, etc., and kept the whole house clean; she lay upon a wretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine rooms, upon beds of the very newest fashion. When she had done her work she used to go into the chimney-corner and sit down among cinders and ashes, which made her commonly be called a cinder maid; but the youngest, who was not so rude and uncivil as the eldest, called her Cinderella.”
Plot: Character vs. Nature Conflict
This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist.
“The whole top of the chimney was on fire… The fire was roaring in the wind and licking toward the helpless roof…
Laura didn’t know what to do.”Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Plot: Character vs. Society Conflict
This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, etc.
“The prisoners undid their coats and held them open… What did they hope to find on prisoners in the morning?
The Captian kicked up a fuss. ‘You’ve got no right to strip people in the cold. You don’t know Article nine of the Criminal Code!’
They had the right, and they knew the code.Volkovey looked as black as a thundercloud and
snapped at him”‘Ten days’ solitary!’”
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
INTERNAL conflict The protagonist struggles with
something inside himself Examples:
› A dilemma› Angry feelings› Overpowering memories
Character vs. Self ConflictIn this type of conflict, the main character experiences
some kind of inner conflict.
“Perhaps it’s still unclear how I ended up in there… I’d never seen that doctor before, but he decided to put me away after only fifteen minutes. What about me was so deranged that in less than half an hour a doctor would pack me off to the nuthouse? I wasn’t a danger to society. Was I a danger to myself? The fifty aspirin… they were metaphorical. I wanted to get rid of a certain aspect of my character.”
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaLvcM-u4ns
the matrix subway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DfztIIqbTI&feature=related
Spiderman – Great Responsibility
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF19L00KbAI
elephant man - famous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-w9C-IYivg
Soul Surfer - attack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPWG5P-inqg
Dark Night - machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpHEcDSYtiA
The Outsiders - rumble