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Writing Fiction
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1.Plot2.Character3.Setting4.Point of View5.Style
The 5 Elements of Fiction
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The 5 Elements of Fiction
1.Plot –2.Character3.Setting4.Point of
View5.Style
the major events that move the action in the narrative, usually in cause-effect relation.
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The 5 Elements of Fiction
1.Plot2.Character
–3.Setting4.Point of
View5.Style
Person/people the story follows. Distinguish between flat and round characters.
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The 5 Elements of Fiction
1.Plot2.Character 3.Setting
–4.Point of
View5.Style
Combo. Of place, historical time, culture, etc. that provides the general background for the characters and plot.
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The 5 Elements of Fiction
1.Plot2.Character 3.Setting4.Point of View
–5.Style
First, second, or third person. Third comes in limited and omniscient.
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The 5 Elements of Fiction
Author’s choice of diction (word choice), syntax (arrangement of words), & more.
1.Plot2.Character 3.Setting4.Point of View5.Style
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Plot
• Kurt Vonnegut’s Shapes of Stories
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Character
• Flat Characters –• Round
Characters
Two-dimensional characters that are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work.
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Character
Complex characters who are complex and undergo development, sometimes to the surprise of the reader.
• Flat Characters• Round
Characters –
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Character
• How to create round characters• Speech (dialect, accent, etc.)• Thoughts• Actions• Physical Appearance• Effect on other characters
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Setting
• Historical Time• Geographic Location• Culture
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Point of View
• First
• Second
• Third person (limited and omniscient)
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Style
• Tone• Diction (word choice)• Syntax• Sentence
All of this creates the author’s VOICE
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StyleStyle
The importance of body language:• Eye contact• Posture• Facial expressions• Proximity to others• Hands/Arms/Legs movement
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Style
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Writing Activity
Write a conversation in which none of the characters are
speaking (i.e. NO DIALOGUE), focusing on their body
language.
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