1. Reading Vocabulary

2. Reading Vocabulary Conflict

3. The problem in the story, the plot actions or problems that the characters encounter.

4. Character

5. A person in the story.

6. Protagonist

7. The central character of the story.

8. Antagonist

9. The bad guy, the character that is creating the conflict.

10. Secondary Characters

11. The extra characters that help move the story along.

12. Climax

13. The most exciting event, usually built up from the preceding event. The highest point of action in a story.

14. Rising Action

15. Middle part of the story where things happen.

16. Falling Action

17. Follows the climax.

18. Conflict Resolution/Conclusion

19. The end of the story and the resolution of the conflicts.

20. Resolution

21. The ending of the story.

22. Dialogue

23. Characters talking to each other.

24. Characterization

25. Author describes the character.

26. Mood

27. The feeling the reader gets.

28. Setting

29. The time and place of a story.

30. Tone

31. The author’s attitude about a part of a story.

32. Point of View

33. The angle which the story is told.

34. First Person Point of View

35. The story is written as though the main character is telling it; I is used throughout the story.

36. Third-person point of view

37. The story is written from a storyteller’s perspective.