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| Conflict | the struggles, problem, and/or obstacles in the plot that the characters must overcome |
| Plot Diagram | The visual representation of a plot. |
| Exposition | Occurs at the beginning of a story. Characters and setting are introduced. |
| Setting | Includes a time period, place, and environment |
| Characters | People, animals, and/or things in the story. |
| Antagonist | The character who is in conflict with the protagonist in some way; the "bad guy" |
| Protagonist | The main character in the story who is faced with a conflict. |
| External conflict definition | A character struggles with an outside force which may be another character or society as a whole or a natural force. |
| Internal conflict definition | Takes place within a character's own mind. |
| Rising action | Develops the conflicts/complications. Events leading to the Climax |
| Climax | The turning point of the story: main character comes face to face with a major conflict, main character will change in some way, main problem will be solved in one way or another. |
| Falling action | All loose ends of the plot are tied up. The events that lead to the resolution |
| Resolution | The story comes to a reasonable ending. |
| Point of view | the position from which a narrator sees and understands what is happening |
| First person | point of view involves the use of either of the two pronouns "I" and "we". |
| Third person | point of view uses pronouns like "he", "she", "it", "they" or a name. |
| Third Person Limited | This is where the narrator is not a character in the story and talks about the characters. The narrator has a limited perspective and can only read one character's mind, feelings, and motive |
| Third Person Objective | The narrator remains a detached observer, telling only the story's action and dialogue |
| Third person omniscient | This is where the narrator is not a character in the story and is "all-knowing" . This type of narrator can read every character's feelings, motives, and thoughts. |
