Time and place/when and where:
plot
setting
climax
Who is in the story/ Actors in the story
characters
character traits
characterization
The problem in the story:
plot
setting
conflict
The most intesense part of the story; the point of highest dramatic tension in the action
conflict
resolution
climax or turning point
How the problem was solved
Rising action
Resolution
Plot
The main character
Antagonist
Protagonist
Narrator
Character or force against the protagonist
secondary character
Climax
antagonist
Qualities that describe the character
character traits
secondary characters
antagonist
Falling action
It comes before the climax- events leading to the climax
It comes after the climax- events leading to the resolution
It introduces the setting, characters and situation.
Foreshadowing means
the author presents the characters by description and through their actions, speech (what they say), and thoughts.
the story goes back in time to recount events that happened before to the story’s primary sequence of events;
this helps us understand the story
an author gives us hints about the plot to come later in the story; as we read we can make predictions
In a story the setting,situation, and characters are introduced:
plot
exposition
climax
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” is probably—
Narrative
Expository
Narrative
Expository
The author of “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” probably wrote the story to—
provide information
entertain us
persuade
3. The selection “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” is most likely organized according to the—
narrative plot structure
cause-and-effect structure
Problem Solution
How the problem is resolved:
Climax
Exposition
Resolution