STORY ELEMENT NOTES SETTING The time and place

SETTING • The time and place of a story, a poem, or a play.

Examples of SETTING PLACE: Boston planet Mars forest under a cherry tree, back seat

Examples of SETTING TIME: Tuesday After school 1945 summer after winter’s first snow April

CHARACTER A person or an animal in a story, play, or other literary work.

CHARACTERIZATION The way in which a writer reveals the personality of a character. A

PLOT The series of related events that make up a story. Plot tells “what

PARTS OF PLOT INTRODUCTION: describes the setting, tells who the characters are, and what

CONFLICT A struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces. Conflict can be:

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STORY ELEMENT NOTES

SETTING • The time and place of a story, a poem, or a play. • Setting can help create mood or atmosphere. • Setting can affect the events of the plot. • In some stories, the CONFLICT is provided by the setting.

Examples of SETTING PLACE: Boston planet Mars forest under a cherry tree, back seat of a car on a family vacation Italy

Examples of SETTING TIME: Tuesday After school 1945 summer after winter’s first snow April midnight in the future

CHARACTER A person or an animal in a story, play, or other literary work. Characters can be humans, animals, fantasy creatures, gods or heroes, etc. Most stories have only 1 or 2 main characters but can have several minor characters

CHARACTERIZATION The way in which a writer reveals the personality of a character. A writer reveals character in six ways: 1) describing how the character looks and dresses (physical appearance) 2) by letting the reader hear the character speak 3) by showing the reader how the character acts 4) by letting the reader know the character’s inner thoughts and feelings 5) by revealing what other people in the story think or say ABOUT the character 6) by telling the reader directly what the character’s personality is like (cruel, kind, sneaky, brave, etc. )

PLOT The series of related events that make up a story. Plot tells “what happens” in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem.

PARTS OF PLOT INTRODUCTION: describes the setting, tells who the characters are, and what the conflict or problem is. COMPLICATIONS: arise as the character(s) take steps to resolve the conflict CLIMAX: the time in the story when the conflict is decided (good or bad); often the most exciting moment in the story RESOLUTION: the conclusion of the story; problems are solved; story ends

CONFLICT A struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces. Conflict can be: § Internal - opposing desires or emotions within a person § External- struggle between a character and an outside force (another character, nature, etc. )