Elements of a Story for Educational Purposes

This ppt contains all the elements a story has.

1. Elements of a story Notes

2. Notes 1: Elements of story : Setting, Mood, Tone, Characters, Plot, Conflict, Resolution, Point of View, and Theme/Moral Settings: Definition: The time and place a story takes place in. Details: Furniture, scenery, customs, transportation, etc. Functions: To create a mood Show reader a different perspective To make action realistic To be the origination of a conflict To symbolize an idea Mood Definition: The feeling(s) the author tries to convey throughout their story Tone Definition: Attitude of the author to the subject and the audience of the text TONE AND MOOD ARE NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY; THEY ARE WAY DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER

3. Notes 2: Characters: Definition: The people, animals, or things participating in a story; Can be classified as Major or Minor. Major: Protagonist: Main character (Not necessarily good) Antagonist: Opposite of the Protagonist; Not necessarily evil nor good, but opposes the protagonist in a significant way. Minor: Mostly Static Foil: A character with opposite traits meant to bring out a positive or negative influence. Many times, the Antagonist is the foil for the Protagonist. Stock: Stereotypical characters, such as mad scientist, boy genius, faithful sidekick, etc. Dynamic: Characters go through some sort of change and show character development throughout the story. Static: Characters who remain the same throughout the course of the story Round: Fully-developed, realistic, complex, and personalized characters Flat: Not well developed, used in only a part of the story. Major Characters: Have plots/subplots, are given viewpoints, and have gotten time for their character to get cultivated. Minor Characters: Don’t have a goal/no change, no purpose in plot

4. Notes 3: Plot Definition: Organized pattern or sequence of a story/ main idea Parts: Exposition: Occurs at beginning; introduction to characters, setting, problem, etc. Inciting Incident: Occurs after exposition; Event that sets the main character on a journey that will keep them busy throughout the narrative. Rising Action: Part where the conflicts develop; climax and suspense occurs. Climax: Turning part of the story; characters meets problem and changes in some way; intense moment Falling Action: Action that leads to resolution and follows the climax. Resolution: Character finds the solution to the problem and executes it. Denouement: At the very end of the story; answers all questions. Techniques in story: Suspense, Foreshadowing, Flashback, Symbolism, Personification, Surprise Ending Conflict Defenition : A problem that must be solved between two parties in the story

5. Notes 4: Types of External Conflict: Character vs Character: two or more characters pitted against each other Character vs Nature: Resistance from natural forces, like wind Character vs Society: People rebelling against their society’s laws and regulations Character vs Fate: Struggle with fate/will Types of Internal Conflict: Character vs Self: Main character’s inner doubts, or their own dilemma. Point of View First Person Point of View: A character from the story is telling it (Uses I, we, etc.) Second Person Point of View: Often used for giving feedback, directions, etc. (Uses you, your, etc.) Third Person Point of View: Outside narrator tells the story (Uses he, she, they, etc.) Limited: Narrator only knows 1 character’s feelings Objective: Narrator knows no ones feelings Omniscient: Narrator know everyone’s feelings

6. Notes 5: Theme: Definition: Central, universal truth, big idea, or main idea of a literary work Moral: Definition: Lesson learned from a story; explains how you should behave in life