The Elements of Fiction: The Elements of Fiction: A General IntroductionA General Introduction

Ms. Amanda Lee7th Grade Language Arts

Cedar Ridge Middle School

CharactersCharacters

A textual representation of a human being (or creature)

Protagonist- the main Protagonist- the main charactercharacter

Antagonist- the person Antagonist- the person opposing the main opposing the main charactercharacter

PlotThe series of events that give a story its

meaning and effectIt's the story about a lazy, irreverent slacker panda, named Po, who is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around...which doesn't exactly come in handy while working every day in his family's noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po's dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols, the legendary Furious Five -- Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey -- under the leadership of their guru, Master Shifu. But before they know it, the vengeful and treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung is headed their way, and it's up to Po to defend everyone from the oncoming threat. Can he turn his dreams of becoming a Kung Fu master into reality? Po puts his heart - and his girth - into the task, and the unlikely hero ultimately finds that his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest strengths.

ConflictConflict

Opposition between forces in a storyOpposition between forces in a story

MoodMood

Created atmosphere by an authorCreated atmosphere by an author

It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents, except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.

SettingSetting

A storyA story’’s time and places time and place

Jacob Have I Loved Jacob Have I Loved was was set on Rass Island in the set on Rass Island in the 1940s.1940s.

ThemeTheme

The meaning or concept we are left with after The meaning or concept we are left with after reading a story. The main idea.reading a story. The main idea.

How can you figure out a

story’s theme?

Ask yourself, “What is the author

suggesting is true about human

nature and/or life?”

Fact- something that Fact- something that can be verified and can be verified and

backed up with backed up with evidenceevidence

Opinion- based on a Opinion- based on a belief or view; not belief or view; not

backed up with backed up with evidenceevidence

Hannah Montana is the greatest artist of all time

Miley Cyrus is Hannah Montana

Flashback

The action flashes from the present to the past.

GenreGenreA way to categorize literature.A way to categorize literature.

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