1. Part One: Plot and Structure Character Setting Elements of Fiction

2. Plot and Structure Plot Arrangement of events that make up a story Boy Meets Girl Boy Falls in Love with Girl Boy Marries Girl Boy Becomes a Father

3. Conflict Struggle between two opposing forces Exposition Background information; helps us make sense of what is going on (details on character, setting, etc. Complications crisis; moments of tension Climax Turning point Resolution/Denouement Complications are sorted out

4. Turning Point/Climax Falling Action Complication (s) Resolution Exposition

5. Other notes on Plot All elements occur, but not necessarily in order Sequence of events Linear Non-Linear Tempo The speed at which events are revealed; works with the subjective aspect of reading fiction Structure The way in which these events are ordered and designed

6. Character Inseparable from plot What happened? Who did it happen to? Protagonist Major character Dynamic (go through some kind of change) Antagonist Causes conflict for protagonist Can be dynamic as well Minor characters Illuminate/support the main characters Static (remain the same from beginning to end)

7. Character Characterization The means by which authors present and reveal information about characters Narrative description Judgment (through both narrator and other characters) Surface details Character consciousness Character actions Character speech

8. Setting Place or location of a story’s action Rarely is it ever “simply” a backdrop Not just for physical background; setting can also indicate details about character Symbolism (ex: a small cramped room may indicate that a character feels trapped) Revealed primarily in narrative description