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Story Elements Becoming a reader and writer of narrative literatureBecoming a reader and writer of narrative literature

Setting The when and where of your story The when and where of your story In other words, the time and place In other words, the time and place

Time Time of day Time of day Time of year Time of year Time in longer terms: Time in longer terms: Past Past Present Present Future Future

Place Geographic location Geographic location Geography Geography Terrain Terrain Vegetation Vegetation Animals Animals Weather Weather Man-made geography Man-made geography Interiors/exteriors of buildings Interiors/exteriors of buildings Man-made objects Man-made objects Culture Culture Rules Rules Norms Norms Lifestyle Lifestyle

Mood/Atmosphere Weather Weather Temperature Temperature Lighting Lighting Descriptive words Descriptive words Adjectives Adjectives Figurative language Figurative language Sensory language Sensory language

Characterization Direct Direct Explain exactly what the character is like. Reader does not have to infer. Explain exactly what the character is like. Reader does not have to infer. Indirect Indirect Author uses clues to indirectly characterize the character. Reader needs to infer based on the description. Author uses clues to indirectly characterize the character. Reader needs to infer based on the description. Speech Speech Thoughts Thoughts Effect Effect Actions Actions Looks Looks

Flat/Round Characters Flat Flat Do not have a deep personality Do not have a deep personality Predictable Predictable Always characterized in the same way Always characterized in the same way Round Round Has a deep personality Has a deep personality Sometimes unpredictable Sometimes unpredictable Characterized in different ways Characterized in different ways

Dynamic/Static Characters Static Static Stays the same throughout the story Stays the same throughout the story Doesn’t change or come to any insights Doesn’t change or come to any insights Dynamic Dynamic Changes throughout the story Changes throughout the story Comes to new insights and ideas about themselves and the world Comes to new insights and ideas about themselves and the world

Confict Drives action in the plot Drives action in the plot External and internal conflicts External and internal conflicts External External Character vs. Nature Character vs. Nature Character vs. Character Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Society Character vs. Technology Character vs. Technology Character vs. Supernatural Character vs. Supernatural Internal Internal Character vs. him/herself Character vs. him/herself

Style Tone Tone Mood/atmosphere Mood/atmosphere Sentence structure and fluency Sentence structure and fluency Word choice Word choice Adjectives, nouns, verbs Adjectives, nouns, verbs Sensory language Sensory language Figurative language Figurative language Voice Voice