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Elements of a Story Climax: Mood: Falling Action Setting: High point of action Mood: Overall feeling / atmosphere of story Falling Action Setting: Time and place of the story Rising Action Resolution: Conflict resolved Plot: What happens and why Conflict: Conflict between characters / forces Internal: Self vs Self External: Character vs Nature Character vs Character Theme: What the story says about the nature of people; the “moral” Characters: The who of the story Protagonist: main character; “hero” Antagonist: character in conflict with protagonist First person: Narrator is “I” Third person omniscient: Author lets the reader into the main character’s mind Third person limited: Author knows only the actions of the characters Point of View: The vantage point from which the story is told

Elements of a Story Climax: Mood: Setting: Resolution: Plot: Conflict: Internal: External: Theme: Characters: Protagonist: Antagonist: First person: Third person omniscient: Third person limited: Point of View:

Title:_____________________ Author:___________________ Name: _______________ Date: _______________ Mood: Setting: Time: Place: Climax: Resolution: Conflict: Characters: Protagonist: Antagonist: Theme: Point of View:

“The Last Dog” by Katherine Paterson (Literature ~ pg 42) Name: _______________ Date: _______________ Setting: This story does a __________ job conveying setting; for example: _________________________ _________________________ Mood: This story does a __________ job conveying mood; for example: _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ Climax: This story does a __________ job conveying climax; for example: ____________________________ _______________________ Conflict: This story does a __________ job conveying conflict; for example: _______________________________ _______________________________ Resolution: This story does a __________ job conveying resolution; for example: __________________________ __________________________ Characters: This story does a __________ job conveying characters; for example: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Theme: This story does a __________ job conveying theme; for example: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Title: ______________________________ Author: _________________________________ Name: _______________ Date: _______________ Setting: This story does a __________ job conveying setting; for example: _________________________ _________________________ Mood: This story does a __________ job conveying mood; for example: _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ Climax: This story does a __________ job conveying climax; for example: ____________________________ _______________________ Conflict: This story does a __________ job conveying conflict; for example: _______________________________ _______________________________ Resolution: This story does a __________ job conveying resolution; for example: __________________________ __________________________ Characters: This story does a __________ job conveying characters; for example: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Theme: This story does a __________ job conveying theme; for example: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________