Elements of Fiction First Nine Weeks Setting the
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Elements of Fiction First Nine Weeks
Setting- the time and place • Integral- settings are key to a story, it affects the plot • Background- settings are simply a backdrop for the action
-Character • Traits- personal qualities of a character Example: friendly, suspicious, selfish, rude depressed. Developed through a character’s speech, actions, or thoughts Main Characters- these characters play a major role in the story • Protagonist- The main character in a story, around whom the events of the story’s plot revolve. • Antagonist- A character or group of characters that represent opposition to the main character of a story Minor Characters- these characters play a small role in the story
Plot- What happens in the story, the nuts and bolts • Five Parts of plot 1. Introduction- The Beginning, Characters, Setting & Problem laid out • 2. Rising Action- Complications arise with the problem, The Plot Thickens! • 3. Climax- Highest point of interest/suspense, a. k. a. the Turning Point, the outcome is decided 4. Falling Actions- events that follow the climax and end in resolution • • 5. Resolution- The ending, loose ends are tied up, everything comes together • • Elements of Fiction A – Characters – who is in the story B – Setting – where and when the story takes place C –Conflict – problem D – Rising Action – story gets better (most of plot fits here) E – Climax – Highest point of interest in the story F – Falling Action – events that follow the climax and end in resolution G – Resolution – solution to the problem
Plot Continued • Conflict- The problem, there are four different types, a story may have more than one. – – 1. Character v. Character – External Conflict 2. Character v. Nature – External Conflict 3. Character v. Society – External Conflict 4. Character v. Self – Internal Conflict
Style- How the author writes, the techniques they use to write • Foreshadowing- A hint to the future, a change in setting • Flashback- A brief return to the past, a change in setting Point of View (POV)- Who is telling the story, three different types • First Person- Told by someone IN the story, uses “I” and “me” • Third Person Limited- Told by a narrator, OUTSIDE the story, the narrator only knows thoughts of one character, uses the pronouns “he”, “she”, and “they” Third Person Omniscient- Told by a • Suspense- A feeling of tension the author creates • narrator OUTSIDE the story, the narrator knows what all characters are thinking, narrator is all knowing (om=all), uses the pronouns “he”, “she”, or “they”
Theme • The message about life that author is trying to express (moral) it is a statement • complete thought, not one word! “Love” is a message, but “love heals all wounds” is a theme
Authors Purpose • An author writes for many reasons. An author may give you facts or true information about a subject. Some authors write fiction stories or stories that are not true. They write these stories to entertain you. Other authors may write to persuade or to try to get you to do something.
