Elements of a Novel Plot The story of the novel Characters The people in the story Theme The message of the novel Style The way the story is told Setting The place & time of the story

The plot has three main parts. Orientation The introduction of the main characters and the setting Complication A difficulty or problem that arises for one or more of the characters Resolution The way in which the difficulty or problem is overcome (usually occurs towards the end of the novel, and often in a dramatic or exciting way).

SETTING Where and when the story takes place Ancient civilisation or foreign land Planet in space in the next century Your own city or town Happening right now Can change as the story unfolds Time travel across centuries Travelling to other countries

Orientation: We meet Lockie and his family How is Lockie feeling? New town/ new school Beginning High School Making enemies Complication: What do you think will happen next?

Information on character Personality Appearance Thoughts, ideas and feelings Use of language LockieVicki

She had brown, shoulder length hair, and green eyes. Being a young, single mother had made her strong and determined, but not hard. Her husky, melodious voice was often filled with humour and always expressive. She had moved around a lot, as she raised her daughter and, as well as adding to her strength of character, this had broadened her experiences, making her interesting and fun to be with. She had brown, shoulder length hair, and green eyes. Being a young, single mother had made her strong and determined, but not hard. Her husky, melodious voice was often filled with humour and always expressive. She had moved around a lot, as she raised her daughter and, as well as adding to her strength of character, this had broadened her experiences, making her interesting and fun to be with.

Create you own character, by filling out the web yourself. Perhaps you may like to think about someone you know, or combine the traits of people you know to make up your character. Create you own character, by filling out the web yourself. Perhaps you may like to think about someone you know, or combine the traits of people you know to make up your character.

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 Use of first person (‘I’) creates a sense of being there in the reader  Dialogue makes the story move more quickly  Use of the second person (‘you’) makes us feel as if the characters are talking to us  Description slows the story down, but gives it colour & life

 A scene in which two teenagers are fighting  A scene in which a teenager is called into the principal’s office for fighting Choose whether to write the scene in the first, second or third person. Use the kind of language (slang, colloquial, formal) that the characters would use. Use dialogue and description to provide a ‘picture’ for the reader.