Story Elements

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Story Elements

• Identify Story Elements
• Define Story Elements
• Apply Story Maps

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Story Elements

• 1) Conflict
• 2) Rising Action
• 3) Climax
• 4) Falling Action
• 5) Resolution
• 6) Major Characters
• 7) Setting

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Story Map

• A story map is an outline of the plot (structure)
  of the story.
• Is usually a graphic organizer
• May be done in outline form
• Helps to organize the stories elements

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Conflict

• The conflict is the problem in the story
• Types of Conflict
• Person VS. Person
• Person VS. Nature
• Person VS. Self
• Person VS. Society
• There may be more then one type of conflict in a
  story, but one conflict is generally the MAIN
  conflict

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Rising Action

• The rising action is the important events that
  lead to the climax.
• May be any number of events
• Depends on the story length
• Must be related to conflict
• Either builds on conflict or adds new information

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Climax

• The climax is the turn in the story also known
  as the most intense moment
• Where the conflict causes the story to change
• Is not necessarily in the middle of the
  storymay be closer to the end

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Falling Action

• The falling action are important events leading
  to the resolution
• May only be a couple of events
• Must be related to the conflict
• Either builds on, relieves(helps solve), or adds
  new information

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Resolution

• The resolution is how the conflict in the story
  is solved.
• Make sure that you are addressing the conflict.
• How does this problem end
• the conflict may not be fixed 100

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Major Characters

• Major characters are people who play a large part
  in the story
• Name the character
• What part does the character play
• Important and Necessary Information

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Setting

• The setting is the place and time of the story.
• May include dates, specific locations, general
  locations, or other important clues to the place

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Now Lets Read!!

• Lets read the story Supriyas Bowl
• Do you think you could find the story elements in
  a story as you read?
• Lets complete the back side of your notes by
  using Supriyas Bowl as a Story Map

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Person VS. Person

• Where two people are clashing
• Examples
• Harry Potter Harry vs. ???

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Person VS. Nature

• Where a person/people are battling against nature
  (e.g. weather, crops, survival outdoors)
• Example
• The Dragons Pearl villagers vs. drought

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Person VS. Self

• Where a person has a problem they must find a
  solution to on their own. Usually an internal
  problem.
• Example

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Person VS. Society

• Where a person (group of people) dont agree, or
  want to do, what everyone else is doing.
• Sometimes character choose to go along with
  society, but know it is not the right thing to
  do.
• Example

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Exposition

• Background information on the characters or
  setting.
• Found at the beginning of the story
• May even be found before the conflict

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Pro/Antagonists

• Protagonist- the good character, the person you
  are for
• Remember PRO is good
• Antagonist- the bad character, a person you
  want to see defeated
• Remember ANTI is bad/against