Elements

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Elements of Fiction
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Setting

• There are 2 elements of setting
• Time-be specific as possible. If it is not
  stated, use the clues in the story to decide.
  Sometimes it may just be past, present, or
  future. It is not a season.
• Place-be specific as possible. It cannot be a
  building unless the entire story took place in
  it.

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Characters

• Main or major character- central character who
  the reader identifies with-usually only one. Also
  called the protagonist.
• Minor characters- help move the story along. They
  are involved in the plot, but they are not in the
  story all of the time.

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Types of Minor Characters
Antagonist-Against the main character Example-the
witch in The Wizard of Oz Round Character-fully
developed, they have flaws and can change Static
Character-stay the same throughout Example-Glenda
the good witch Flat Character-one
dimensional Example-Auntie Em
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Exposition

• The exposition is the beginning of a story where
  the characters, setting, and beginning plot are
  introduced.
• Think of an exposition as the first five minutes
  of a TV show before the first commercial break or
  the theme song.

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Complication/Conflicts

• The conflicts are the problems in a story.
• All of the conflicts together make the
  Complication or Rising Action.
• Conflictproblem

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Climax

• The climax of the story is where the highest
  point of action takes place.
• It is the part where the reader isnt sure what
  will happen next.
• It is toward the end of the story.

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Resolution

• The resolution is the part of the story where all
  of the problems are resolved. It is the
  unraveling of the climax. It is at the end of the
  story.

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Theme

• The theme of a story is the main message that an
  author is trying to send to a reader. They dont
  usually come out and say what the theme is. It is
  similar to the moral of the story or the lesson
  you should learn from reading the story.