Actors
Characters are the ______ in a narrative.
Characterization
________________ is the process through which a writer develops a character.
Protagonist
Main character
Antagonist
Goes against the main character, the enemy.
Static character
Stays the same throughout the story from beginning to end.
Dynamic Character
Change and learn something that changes how they think or who they are.
Setting
The time and place of the story.
Setting
For some stories this may be very important and for others not.
Plot
The sequence of events in a story.
Initiating Event
Starts off the event in a story.
Exposition of Introduction
(Plot) The beginning of a story when the setting and characters are revealed.
Rising Action
(Plot) This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict of the story is revealed.
Climax
(Plot) This is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story.
Falling Action
The events and complications begin to resolve themselves.
Resolution
This is the final outcome or the untangling of events in the story.
Theme
The underlying message of the author.
Theme
What the author wants you to learn from the story.
Foreshadowing
The use of clues to hint at coming events in the story.
Foreshadowing
Used to create suspense and anticipation about what will happen as the story unfolds.
Conflict
It's not always about arguments; it is anything that happens that goes against the main character.
External Conflict
Person vs. Person
External Conflict
Person vs. Nature
External Conflict
Person vs. society
Internal Conflict
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Person
The main character struggles against other people.
Person vs. Nature
Struggles against forces out of their control.
Person vs. Society
Struggles against ideas, practices, or customs of other people.
Person vs. Self
The character is struggling within him/herself, ideas, morals, values, etc.