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ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVES (STORIES) Language Arts 6____

Name:____________________
Date:_____________________
GENRE
Genre: ___________________
_________________________

What genre is “The


Breadwinner”?
__________________
THE ELEMENTS OF A STORY
1. Character – ________________________________

Protagonist Antagonist
The _____________________ The character who fights or _________
in a story (the good guy or the
hero). _______________________________
(e.g. the villain)
TYPES OF CHARACTERS
Flat Round
Flat characters can be summed Round characters are complex
up with __________________ _________________________.
_________________________. This makes them
more________.
THE ELEMENTS OF A STORY
2. Setting – ___________________where the story occurs.
- The setting helps ______________________________of
the story.
3. CONFLICT
Conflict – ___________________________________________________________________
There are ___________________ basic types:
A) Person versus Person – the character is _________________________
___________________________________________________________.

B) _______________________ (or nature) – the character is in conflict with some natural force.

C) Person versus Self – _______________________________________


Also Person vs. Society and Person vs. Supernatural

D) Person versus Society – the character is __________________


(a community, the legal system, etc.)
THE ELEMENTS OF A STORY
4. Plot – the chain of _______________ in a story.
A) Beginning (or exposition) – the beginning of the story which gives background information.
________________________________________ are introduced
_________________________________________ is established (time and place)
Background Information – events that have occurred prior to the opening of the story.
Mood or atmosphere – the ________________________________________ created inside the reader. Mood is created
by descriptive words, imagery and dialogue.
B) Problem (or initial incident) – the problem or conflict that _______________________must solve.
C) Middle (or rising action) – tension builds up as complications occur, and characters encounter challenges
or obstacles.
D) Climax – ___________________________________________________________________
E) Solution (or falling action) – ____________________________________________________. The
fate of the characters is revealed.
F) Conclusion – loose ends are tied up. Not all stories have a conclusion.
PLOT DIAGRAM
THE ELEMENTS OF A STORY
5. Point of View – the way the author chooses to ____________
the story.
A) Omniscient Narrator – the narrator is like God, seeing and knowing all.
The story is written in the ___________________________. (Eg. He saw a
shark. Everyone else thought it was only a dolphin. Julia saw a kitten in the
garden.)
B)_____________________Narrator – the narrator is a character in the story.
The story is written in first person pronoun. (Eg. I went to the beach, and I saw
a shark.)
C) Second Person Narrator – rarely used. (Eg. You go down the hall. You hear
a noise).
THE ELEMENTS OF A STORY
6. _______ – the intended message or ______________________
of a story.
- It is the author’s comment about human nature or life.
- It is not the same as:
Cliché – overused expression (The early bird gets the worm.)
Proverb – well-known short sayings (Actions speak louder than words.)
Moral – lesson of a story (Slow and steady wins the race for the Tortoise and the Hare.)
AMONG THE HIDDEN – FINAL ASSIGNMENT
Your final assignment will be to create a foldable to illustrate and describe six
different parts of our novel.
Here are the categories you must include:
1. Title and Author
2. Setting
3. Main Characters
4. Conflict
5. Rating with support
6. What’s Next? Favourite Scene? Summary? (YOUR CHOICE )

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