2.  The main character › The story follows his/her life

3.  The person or thing that makes problems for the protagonist › Examples: prejudice, anger,

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5. 1.Exposition Setting and characters are introduced Protagonist’s life is described

6. 2. Inciting incident Something happens to change the protagonist’s life

7. 3. Rising Action Conflicts develop

8.  Fight or struggle between two things › Something keeps the protagonist from living his normal, happy life

9. 4. Climax Conflict is highest Excitement is highest

10. 5. Falling Action The protagonist or the antagonist wins the conflict The conflict fades

11. 6. Resolution Life continues, but probably in a new way What will the characters’ lives be like from now on?

12. The lesson within a story about life.

13.  Slavery is wrong  All people have feelings and desires  We should have sympathy, not bitterness, toward others

15.  The protagonist struggles with something around him

16. Character vs Nature Character vs Society Character vs Character

17. This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character, human or not human. “Cinderella’s mother-in-law began to show herself in her true colors. She could not bear the good qualities of her pretty stepdaughter, so she employed Cinderella in meanest work of the house: she scoured the dishes, tables, etc., and kept the whole house clean; she lay upon a wretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine rooms, upon beds of the very newest fashion. The poor girl bore all patiently and dared not tell her father, who would have rattled her off; for his wife governed him entirely. When she had done her work she used to go into the chimney-corner and sit down among cinders and ashes, which made her commonly be called a cinder maid; but the youngest, who was not so rude and uncivil as the eldest, called her Cinderella.”

18. This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist. It´s a Truffula Seed. It´s the last one of all! You´re in charge of the last of the Truffula Seeds. And Truffula Trees are what everyone needs. Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care. Give it clean water. And feed it fresh air. Grow a forest. Protect it from axes that hack. Then the Lorax and all of his friends may come back. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

19. This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, etc. “I’m tired of living in a hole,” said Jenny. “Let’s fight for freedom!” cried Bouncer. “We’ll be soldiers! Rough-riding Rowdies! I’ll be the general and commander-in-chief!” The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg

20.  The protagonist struggles with something inside himself  Examples: › A dilemma › Angry feelings › Overpowering memories

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

23. In this type of conflict, the main character experiences some kind of inner conflict. Finally, Sam’s father said, “Go to bed now. But before you go to sleep, Sam, tell yourself the difference between REAL and MOONSHINE.” Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness

24.  NOT a visual or tangible opposition.  a character dealing with his or her own mixed feelings or emotions.