| A | B |
|---|
| conflict | the problem in the story |
| climax | the high point in the story |
| antagonist | the person or thing that is causing a problem for the main character |
| protagonist | main character in the story |
| rising action | sequence of events leading up to the climax |
| falling action | sequence of events after the climax |
| resolution | the story's ending |
| exposition | 1. setting 2. character development 3. basic plot of story |
| theme | lesson learned in the story |
| plot | storyline |
| plot diagram | graphic organizer to show the plot of a story |
| chronlogical order | events occuring in "time" order |
| prediction | guess |
| mnemonics | memory strategy to help remember huge amounts of information |
| genre | classification of books |
| setting | time and place |
| visualize | create a picutre in your head |
| symbolism | use of symbols to represent something else |
