 Story from an author’s imagination.  May be based on real-life events  Or totally made up Opposite of Nonfiction

Genres: -types of writing within fiction  Stories  Novels  Poetry  Drama Just to name a few

These five elements work together to tell the story:  Setting  Plot  Conflict  Character  Theme

 Where and when the story takes place  Be as specific as possible! Examples:  Bloomsburg, 1975  An apartment at dinnertime.

 The story’s action  What happens in the story

 The problem in the story  Motivates the plot and moves the story forward.

 People, animals or other figures in the story who perform the action

The author’s main message or the overall meaning of the story.  Stories can (and usually do!) have more than one theme.  They are the Central Ideas that run throughout the story

 The story’s action  What happens in the story Five parts: Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution The beginning of the story. Introduces the characters, setting and main conflict of the story. The conflict is growing. This part is full of suspense and action and the plot moves forward. The most exciting point of the story aka- “the turning point. ” Something changes in the story to allow the conflict to eventually be resolved.

 The story’s action  What happens in the story Five parts: Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution The events are winding down. The conflict is on its way to being solved. All loose ends are tied up. The conflict is completely solved and the story is ending.

People or other things who perform the action of a story. 2 types: Dynamic- the character changes or grows over the course of the story Static- the character stays the same from beginning to end with little growth.

how an author informs the reader about the character’s attitudes, beliefs, appearance and personalities

Methods of Characterization: Direct 1. Direct statement- the author tells the reader through a narrator. (Dylan was always optimistic.)

Indirect 2. Character’s Words and Actions- the author gives the reader clues based on what the character says and does in the story (Throughout the whole story Dylan always finds the positive in every situation.) 3. Other character’s words and actions- the author gives the reader clues in what other characters say and do and how they react to the character. (Nick found Dylan to be very annoying because he always found the positive in every situation.)

 The problem in the story  Motivates the plot and moves the story forward.  Usually appears in the exposition  Reaches its highest “boiling point” at the climax  Is resolved during the resolution

2 types:  Internal  External

 Internal:  Goes on inside a character’s head  Usually involves a decision  Written as “Man vs. Self”

 External- outside of a character 3 types: Man vs. Man- two or more characters opposed Man vs. Nature- character is against forces of nature (ex: survival stories) Man vs. Society- character is against rules of the civilization/society (ex: rags to riches story)