Vocabulary Week 1 Narrative Protagonist Antagonist Conflict Resolution

Vocabulary Week 1: Narrative Protagonist Antagonist Conflict Resolution Characterization Perspective Climax Integrate Incorporate

narrative (n) A narrative is a story. I just finished reading The Hounds of the Baskervilles and it is the greatest narrative of all time.

protagonist (n) A protagonist is the main character of a story. The protagonist in The Hunger Games is Katniss Everdeen.

antagonist (n) An antagonist is the rival to the main character. The main antagonist in the Batman comic books is The Joker.

conflict (n) A conflict is a problem or issue in a story. The biggest conflict in Shiloh is between Marty and Judd because Marty wants to keep Shiloh even though Shiloh is not his dog.

resolution (n) A resolution is how the problem is solved. The resolution to Shiloh is Marty taking ownership of Shiloh after impressing Judd with his hard work.

characterization (n) Characterization makes up all the parts of a character. How they look, act, think, etc. A character’s personality. It is easy to identify the characterization for Patrick Star. He is tall, pink, and a complete doofus.

perspective (n) The perspective of a novel is through whose eyes the story is told. The point of view a narrative. War Horse is told from a horse’s perspective.

climax (n) A climax is the most important event in a story. The climax of The Hunger Games is when Katniss and Peeta are about to eat nightlock rather than fight each other.

integrate (v) If you integrate something, you combine it with other things to form a complete whole. When writing a research report, it is important to integrate information from several sources. report

incorporate (v) If you incorporate something, you add or include it. In a discussion, it is important to incorporate quieter members of a group by asking them questions.