1. Story Chart Notes 1. Title – name of the piece of literature. Underline or italicize novels; use quotations for short stories and poems.

2. Story Chart Notes 2. Author – name of person who wrote the piece – capitalize the first and last name = proper noun.

3. Story Chart Notes 3. Illustrator – name of person who drew the pictures. Check photo/illustrator credits in the back of your book. Capitalize the first and last name = proper noun.

4. Story Chart Notes 4. Major Characters – list all of the characters that play a central role in the story. (Proper noun, so capitalize)

5. Story Chart Notes 5. Minor Characters – list at least one character that is only part of the story, or doesn’t play a central role in the story (proper noun).

6. Story Chart Notes 6. Protagonist – list the hero/heroin of the story (the good guy). 7. Antagonist – list the bad guy or oppositional force in the story (proper noun).

7. Story Chart Notes 8. Setting – list the time (approximate year) and the place in which the story is set.

8. Story Chart Notes 9. Internal or External conflict – explain in one sentence or two about the problem in the story. Is it internal (a struggle within the character) or is it external (a struggle with something outside the body)?

9. Story Chart Notes 10. List the type of conflict – (person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. environment, person vs. technology) and explain it.

10. Story Chart Notes 11. Resolution/Denouement – how does the conflict in the story get solved?

11. Story Chart Notes 12. Point of view – you have four choices: 1 st person –a character from the story tells the story; 2 nd person-directions are being given to another person (pronoun “you” is used) 3 rd person limited – an outside narrator tells the story, but can only report what he or she sees or hears

12. Story Chart Notes 3 rd person omniscient a God like outside narrator tells the story and reports what he or she can hear, see, and also knows what is going on inside all the character’s minds. Can hear thoughts and feelings.

13. Story Chart Notes 13. How does the author reveal the characters? Give specific examples. A. By what others say about him B. Dialogue (what the character says) C. How the character acts D. How the character dresses.

14. Story Chart 14. Genre: Nonfiction, Fiction, Short Story, Poetry, etc.

15. Story Chart Notes 15. Author’s Purpose – to inform, express, entertain, or persuade 16. Fact – list one fact that can be proven from the story.

16. Story Chart Notes 17. Opinion – create an opinion from what you have read (not “I liked the story, or I didn’t like the story.)