ENGLISH TERM EXAMS

Character

The characters in the story that includes antagonist and protagonist

Setting

Time and Place of the story

Conflict

The main problem of the story

Man vs Man

Character fights another character

Character vs Self

Character fights herself through emotions or thoughts

Man vs Society

Character fights against society/society issues

Man vs Nature

Man fights against nature

Plot

The sequence of events in a story

Exposition

The beginning of the story where characters and place is introduced

Rising Action

The problem has been revealed or been giving hints

Climax

The problem comes fully face-to face with the protagonist. Most exciting part of the story

Falling Action

The conflict starts being resolved

Resolution

The problem has been fully solved or NOT, shows the life after the story

Theme

The overall message that the book displays. “What’s it mainly about”

Thematic Concept

One word that captures the theme of the story

Thematic Statement

A sentence that’s more specific of the overall theme or idea

Types of Setting

Physical, Contextual, Historical, Cultural, or Imagined

Physical Setting

The actual place where the story takes place

Contextual Setting

The situation the character is in based on the descriptions and experiences they are facing and how it affects them

Historical Setting

An event in the story that heavily affects society

Cultural Setting

The cultures and practices they practice based off the setting

Imagined Setting

A setting that is fully made-up or does not exist on earth

Utopia Society

A perfect society with no flaws

Dystopian Society

Reality problems are further exaggerated to make the situation worse

Moral

The lesson you have learned from the story. Always “must”, “should”, or suggest action

Dehumanization

Humans are not treated like humans but rather objects and don’t have the characteristics that make up a human

Enforced Conformity

People are forced to be the exact same, destroying uniqueness and diversity. They are required to follow rules or laws

Surveillance and Control

Humans are constantly being monitored no matter where and what time it is.

Illusion of a Perfect Society

Humans are manipulated or brainwashed into believing society is okay and there are no problems

Suppression of Individual Thought

People are not allowed to create opinions or express themselves. Whatever the highest officials tell you is the truth, and what you say is no longer valid

Totalitarian Rule

A single person or group controls the entire world without needing other opinions to create decisions

Sequence of Desist

It often starts with totalitarian rule setting strict laws (enforced conformity) and is often watched closely (surveillance). People will rebel and use their individual thoughts against it but because of punishments will stop.