Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
1.How do the characters' (Who are the main characters in a fiction story? How are
motivations and the events in the story triggered by the character’s
behaviors influence motivations? How do the character’s actions affect the
events and resolution of development of the story? How might character traits
the conflict? influence resolution of the conflict between characters or
within his or her self?)
3. How does linear plot (What are the five stages of plot development? How do we
development compare to identify plot elements? What does “linear” mean? What does
non-linear plot “non” linear suggest?)
development?
Exposition can be defined as _the beginning of the story with
characters and setting
S.N.O.T.S. ________________________________________________
Linear plot- when the
story’s events are told in
sequential order Rising Action can be defined as _the event that causes the
conflict/problem ______________________
Non-linear- when the _________________________________________________.
story’s events are told
out of order with a
flashback or (add note) *Conflict can be defined as the problem in the
foreshadowing story.
Plot Elements- Climax can be defined as _the highest peak of intensity for
the story; something changes with the character(s) or a key
Exposition
Rising Action>>>>>Conflict
event in the story ___________________________
_________________________________________________.
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Falling Action can be described as _the events that settle
down the climax and lead to the resolution
____________________
_________________________________________________.
4. How are themes (What is theme? What do a character’s actions tell the
developed through the reader? What do key events suggest about the storyline?
interaction of characters What does the author’s craft (style of writing such as
and the plot? organization and literary techniques) tell us about the
author’s intended message?
S.N.O.T.S.
Readers can infer a Theme is ___the message the author intended for the
theme based on the reader to “take away” from story
character’s actions or __________________________________.
through the events of the
story.
Theme can be inferred through the character’s
Themes are always a _motivations or story’s events________________
“universal idea” that because the author teachers us a real-life lesson this way.
anyone reading the story _____________________
can conclude. ______________________________________________.