 Setting

 Characters
 Conflict
 Plot
 Point of View
 Tone
 Mood
 Where it takes place
 Characters are the people in
the story.
 Flat

 Round

 Static

 Dynamic
 Are one dimensional. Good guy =Hero
 Have many sides to them
 Good/Bad
 Never change
 Change during the story
 Main character
 Name the four types of characters
 Superman

Flat

Santa
Professor Snape

Types of
Static Round
Characters

Dynamic

Edward, Bella
Fall into one of the three categories…
 Protagonist

 Antagonist

 Foil
 Main character
 Opposition of Protagonist
 Character who provides contrast
to Protagonist
 Sequence of events
 Give Structure
 Exposition

 Rising Action
 Climax

 Falling Action

 Resolution
 Beginning of the story
 “Once upon a time”
 Setsup conflict
 Builds tension
 Turning point
 High Point
 Wrapping up story
 Immediately after climax
 Pointof closure
 Ending
 Where does each
part fit?
 A. Rising Action
 B. Falling Action
 C. Climax
 D. Exposition
 A. Rising Action
 B. Exposition
 C. Climax
 D. Falling Action
 A. Climax
 B. Ending
 C. Beginning
 D. Builds tension
 A. Falling action
 B. Climax
 C. Rising Action
 D. Exposition
 Conflict is more than just a
fight.
 Two humans in confrontation
 Internal conflict, struggle
 Facing the elements or animals
 Going against social norms
 Central concept
 Mystery, Science Fiction, Romance
 Angle the story is being
told from
 As if you are telling a story
 Story told from an observer
 See, Hear
 Sees into the mind of a character
 Told by a person who knows
everything about everyone in
the story.
 Hints or clues on what’s to
come
 Serves two purposes in
a story
 Builds suspense
 Keeps you reading
 Makes narrator more believable
 Contrastbetween what
appears true and what really
is.
 Verbal
 Situational

 Dramatic
 Whatis said vs. what is
meant
 Happening that is opposite of
what’s expected
 Reader knows more than
character
 Author’s attitude toward a subject
 Pessimism
 Optimism
 Bitterness
 Joyful
 Humorous
 Earnestness
* The feeling or climate of a story
 Setting
 Objects
 Details
 Images
 Words

Influence the Mood

 Language that goes beyond
literal meaning
 Direct comparison of two unlike things
 Implied comparison of two
unlike things
The comparison is not announced.

“Like”

“As”
 Exaggerated terms
 “I read it a million times!”
 Words that mimic sounds
 BANG! POW!