Basic Elements of a Traditional Story Property of Mr. Cleon M. McLean Department of English Ontario High School.

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Basic Elements of a Traditional Story Property of Mr. Cleon M. McLean Department of English Ontario High School

Diagram of a Traditional Story’s Plot Exposition (Rising Action) Setting & characters conflict & themes Climax (Falling Action ) Ending/Resolution/denoue ment

To be ENTERTAINEDTo be ENLIGHTENED Primary Purposes for Reading

Plot Definition: The sequence (order) of events in the story

Setting Definition: the place, time, climate, political, and social environments in which the story takes place.

Characters  Main: central character in the story  Secondary: This character helps the reader understand the story in a fuller manner. Hypothetically speaking, some stories can take place without a secondary character.  Protagonist: The “good” character  Antagonist: The “bad” character

Characters, continued  Dynamic character:--this person CHANGES in the story NOT  Static character:--this person does NOT change in the story  Characterization—this is how a character is described, either implied or stated

Point-of-View Definition: The perspective from which the story is told Types of Point-of-View:- 1. First-person point of view: This is when a character tells the story. The reader will know this when “I” is used in the story. 2.Third-person point of view: This is when the author tells the story. The reader will know this when “he” or “she” or “they” is used to refer to the character(s)

Point of View, continued  Third person limited omniscient:-this is when the author only knows about the thoughts and feelings of ONE or NONE of the characters  Third person omniscient:-this is when the author knows about the thoughts and feelings of ALL the characters omniscient means “all-knowing”

Conflict Definition: A main problem in the story between two sides or forces in the story Examples of conflicts: 1.Man against (versus) man 2.Man against (versus) fate 3.Man against (versus) society 4.Man against (versus) nature 5.Man against (versus) himself

Conflict, continued Internal Conflict 1.man versus himself External Conflicts 1.man versus man 2.man versus nature 3.man versus society 4.man versus fate

Theme  Definition: The subject or main idea on which the author writes the story. The theme typically has the moral of the story.  Examples of themes: love, hate, revenge, romance, friendship, nature, greed, rebellion, etc.

Tone  Definition: author’s attitude towards the character(s) or the subject/topic of the story  Examples of tone: Serious, bitter, straightforward, comical, sarcastic, mocking, sympathetic, etc.

Bibliography  Title slide:  Purpose for Reading slide: /?page=3&postId= #post_  Characters slide:  Theme slide:  Tone slide:  Plot slide:  Conflict slide 1:  Conflict slide 2:  Point-of-View slide: