Unit 1 Test
Review
Narrative
Narratives are stories and there are five story elements:
Setting is all about “when” and “where. ” Location, time of day and
weather are all part of a story's setting.
Plot is the term for the events that take place in a story and how they
relate to each other. When we summarize a story we're usually describing
its plot.
A character is simply somebody in a story. Everyone who appears in the
story is a character! The main character is the most important character in
a story.
Narrative
A conflict is a problem in a story. There are the things that the
main character wants or needs to do, and then there are the
things that get in the way of what he or she wants to do.
The theme of a story is an author's message about the world.
A theme goes beyond the specific details of one story and is
about a universal topic, such as friendship, freedom or
loneliness.
Theme
A theme is the big idea in a story.
It's the message about people or the world that the author is trying to get
across.
For example, a theme about the topic of relationships could be
“relationships teach you important lessons.
Stories that come from different parts of the world, cultures, or time
periods can have the same theme.
In most stories, you have to analyze the characters' traits and the events of
the plot to infer the theme.
Central/Main Idea
The main idea is what the story is mostly about, or a quick
summary of what happened.
Almost everything that you read will have a subject, main idea,
and details.
Details support the main idea. They often include descriptions
of places, people, or things.
Conflict
In literature and film, conflict is the struggle or problem a character must
overcome.
Conflict is used to drive and direct the plot of a story. The point of the plot
is to resolve the conflict. As the conflict grows, the tension and drama
build. Conflict creates all the actions in a story.
Character vs. character In this type of external conflict, one character
struggles, fights, or has a problem with another character.
Character vs. nature is when a character struggles against the forces of
the natural world. Natural forces include weather, climate, environment,
wild animals, disease, and other elements the character cannot control.
Conflict
Character vs. society is another type of external conflict. A character
stands against the dominant religion, morals, culture, rules, or beliefs of the
people around him or her.
Internal conflict, also known as character vs. self, occurs inside a
character's mind.
An external conflict is a problem that comes from the world around
the character.
Plot
The very beginning of a story is called the introduction or exposition, this
is the part of the story where we are introduced to the main conflict or
main problem.
The conflict usually takes place during all three phases—rising action,
climax, and falling action.
The rising action is in the middle of the story when the main character
faces problems and may attempt to find solutions. During this phase of
the story, there's a building of interest or suspense, and the reader
wonders, “What's going to happen next?”
Plot
The climax is the story's turning point. During the climax, the main
character often faces a final challenge or conflict. It might lead the
character or their situation to change in some way.
Falling action occurs towards the end of the story when the tension
decreases. Often during the falling action phase, conflicts may be resolved
and everything in the story begins to settle down.
The conclusion is how the story ends. The conflict has been resolved or
ended, and loose ends of the story are wrapped up.
Point of View
Point of view is who tells the story, or the “voice” that the story is told.
It's the place from which a narrator sees and understands what is
happening.
In the first person point of view, the narrator is telling a story and is a
character in the story. First-person narration often uses the pronoun “I”.
In the second person point of view, the narrator is not a character in the
story — but "you” are. Second person often uses the pronoun "you".
Speeches and instruction manuals are often written in the second
person.
Point of View
In the third person point of view, the narrator is not a character in the
story and exists completely outside of the story. All characters are
described as "he,” "she” or "it.
There are three different types of third-person point of view:
Objective: From this point of view, the narrator isn't a part of the story.
Limited: Here, the narrator focuses his attention on one character.
Omniscient: From this point of view, the narrator is all-knowing.