1. Plot Diagram 3 4 2 1 5
Plot- a sequence of events in a literary work

2. Exposition
Exposition- is the setting, characters, background information and introduces basic story situation.
Setting- time and place in which a story, novel, or play takes place

3. 2. Rising Action
The rising action is the series of events that lead to the climax of the story. The conflict of the story is revealed near the beginning of the story.

4. 3. Climax
This is the turning point of the story. Usually the main character comes face to face with a conflict. The main character will change in some way. This is the most intense moment.
The Main Character who
changed is called a
Dynamic character.

5. 4. Falling Action
The events that follows the climax and ultimately leads to the resolution.
The reader can usually guess the outcome of the story.

6. 5. Resolution
The conclusion; all loose ends are tied up.
Either the character defeats the problem, learns to live with the problem, or the problem defeats the character.
Denouncement- the end to the end. All the loose information about the character is tied up.

7. Plot Diagram Climax Development/ Rising Action Falling Action Conflict
Exposition
Resolution
Setting
Characters
Background Information
Basic Story situation
Denouncement

8. Plot Review

9. Conflict

10. Conflict
Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.

11. Types of Conflict

12. Conflict
Conflict is a problem that must be solved; an issue between the protagonist and antagonist forces. It forms the basis of the plot.
Conflicts can be external or internal
External conflict- outside force may be person, group, animal, nature, or a nonhuman obstacle
Internal conflict- takes place in a character’s mind

13. Types of External Conflict
Character vs Character
Character vs Nature
Character vs Society
Character vs Fate

14. External Conflict
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17. 7 Types of Conflict

18. Type of Internal Conflict
Character vs. Self

19. Internal: Kronk’s Mission

20. Any questions?

21. Character Traits
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22. Character Development by Author
Characterization- is the act of creating and developing a character.
Direct Characterization- the writer states the characteristics. (exact details)
-Physical & Personality traits
Indirect Characterization- the writer allows you to draw your own conclusion based on the information presented by the author.
(Inferencing)

23. Six Ways to Revealing Characterization:
1. State directly what the character is like.
Reader becomes familiar with the character by thoughts and feelings.
Let the reader hear the character speak (dialogue).
Show how the character acts.
Describe the appearance of the character.
What the other characters reveal about characters.

24. Examples of Characterization

25. Any questions?

26. Point of View

27. Point of View

28. Point of View
Point of View the perspective or vantage point from which the story is told.
First Person a character from the story is telling the story; uses the pronouns “I, me, my myself, we, us, mine, our”
Limited -Third Person an outside narrator is telling the story; uses the pronouns he, she, they, them, their, his, hers, it, its, him.

29. *Omniscient Third Person- the narrator is not a character in the story, but views the events of the story through the eyes of more than one character. *omniscient- all knowing

30. Point of View Review

31. Other Fiction Terms
Flashback- a scene that breaks the normal time order of a plot to show a past event.
Foreshadowing- hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
*Ex: bad weather; overhearing someone’s conversation
Theme- the central idea of a literary work; usually expressed as a generalization about life.
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32. Mood- the feeling created in the reader by a literary work
Mood- the feeling created in the reader by a literary work. Writers use five different ways to create mood.
1. images
2. dialogue
3. descriptions
4. characterization
5. plot events
Tone- how a writer discusses feelings towards a specific subject (Ex: respectful). Tone is reflected in word choice.
Irony- is a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens.