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| conflict | problem of the story or the struggle between two opposing forces; the problem that must be solved |
| rising action | number of events that create suspense and lead toward the climax |
| climax | highest point or turning point of the story |
| falling action | additional events that occur after the climax and lead to the resolution |
| resolution | the final event which completely resolves the conflict |
| man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself | 3 types of conflict |
| question, predict, clarify, summarize, pull it together | 5 active reading strategies |
| characters | people or animals portrayed in the story |
| setting | time and place in which teh action occurs |
| plot | series of happenings; the action, what happens, the main events |
| theme | main idea or underlying meaning; the moral, the lesson, the message about life |
| complicating incident | the first incident which creates a conflict of forces and puts the plot into action; the moment when opposing forces are brought into struggle (protagonist comes into conflict with antagonist |
| novel | long written story dealing with characters, situations and settings that imitate those of real life |
| short story | a shorter written story dealing with the same elements as a novel |
| mood | overall atmosphere of a story (ex. gloomy, romantic) |
| point of view | refers to the narrator (voice of the story) |
| 1st person narrator | character in the story who is personally affected by the plot and setting. (uses pronouns such as I, we, my, our |
| Thrid person limited narrator | tells the story and knows everything about the protagonist or main character |
| third person omniscient narrator | knows what all characters, protagonists (good guys) and antagonists (bad guys), think, feel and do |
