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person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work; the subject to whom the action of a story happens
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Traits/The qualities – physical, emotional, and intellectual – that an author assigns to a character.
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Characterization/When an author specifically tells you what a character looks like, how they feel, or other detail that helps the reader imagine the character.
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Characterization/When an author asks the reader to image what a character looks like, how they feel, or other detail through the way they write the character’s speech, actions, thoughts, etc. STEAL
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/An acronym for indirect characterization. Stands for Speech, Thoughts, Effect on Others, Actions, and Looks.
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series of events that happen in a text. Plot at its most basic level is the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
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Mountain/A diagram that details the parts of a story’s plot.
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introduction of a story. Explains the background that the reader needs to know to comprehend the story. Introduces characters, setting, and conflict.
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actions/The events of a story from the exposition to the climax. Builds up to the climactic moment (turning point) in a story.
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point when the tension or action reaches its highest point and there is a turning point or a moment of realization and things begin to change.
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actions/The events of a story after the climax and before the end/resolution. How things are resolved in the story.
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time, and mood of a story
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feeling of a story: eerie, spooky, celebratory, etc.
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broad idea, message, or moral of a story.
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struggle between characters or forces in a story. Conflict creates tension and moves the plot forward. There are six main types of conflict:
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vs. character; character vs. self; character vs. environment; character vs. society; character vs. technology; and character vs. supernatural
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Purpose/Why an author writes a particular story. Three reasons: persuade, inform, and entertain.
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of view/The perspective of the narrator who is telling the story.
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story that is made up from someone’s imagination.
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true story that uses real-life characters, setting, and events.
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category of story, i.e. historical fiction, science fiction, romance, realistic fiction, action/adventure, etc.
