story elements

Setting

Where? When? -place, location, time period, seasons

Characters

-people/figures in the story

Protagonist

Main character

Antagonist

Opposing force

Conflict

Problem in the story

Internal conflict

Something that goes on in your mind

External conflict

Something that affects you but you have no control over

Plot

The sequence of events in the story

Parts of a plot

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Exposition

The intro to the characters, setting, and any other information that is important to us throughout the story

Rising action

Conflict is introduced and tension is being built

Climax

The turning point or the most intense part of the story

Falling action

The tension is decreasing and the conflict is starting to resolve

Resolution

The conclusion of the story and the conflict is resolved

Theme

The message or lesson in the story (universal)