1. STORY ELEMENTS MS. DAVIS

2. Setting  LOCATION AND TIME IN WHICH THE STORY TAKES PLACE (FOUND IN THE INTRODUCTION OF THE STORY)

3. PLOT triangle

4. Exposition  Beginning of the story; meet the characters, setting is presented

5. Rising Action  Conflict begins; this event begins the action in the story- leads to the climax  Major events that lead up to the climax

6. Climax  Problem becomes most intense  The most exciting part of the story  The point in the story where you find out how the conflict of the plot will be resolved.

7. Falling Action  Major events after the conflict  Actions leading to the end of the story

8. Resolution  Ending of the story  Loose ends are tied up

9. Tone  The writer’s attitude toward his or her subject.

10. Point of View  The angle from which a story is told

11. Dialogue  When two or more characters have a conversation in a story

12. Theme  The message about life or human nature that is “hidden” in the story

13. Conflicts  Person vs Person  Person vs Self  Person vs Society  Person vs Nature

14. CHARACTERS  PROTAGONIST  ANTAGONIST  ROUND  DYNAMIC  FLAT  STATIC

15. PROTAGONIST  Main Character; usually the “good guy” but not always

16. ANTAGONIST  The character in conflict with the protagonist; usually the bad guy

17. Round Character  They can recognize, change and adapt to situations. They are complex.

18. Dynamic  A character who changes (develops) during the story, usually a result of resolving a central conflict or facing a major crisis

19. FLAT  A character with one personality. Usually can be summed up in one sentence

20. Static  A character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop.