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Plot
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**The order or sequence of events in a story, movie or play.
1. exposition/introduction 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4. Falling Action 5. Resolution |
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exposition/Introduction
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*the beginning of a story that provides background information.
*where characters and setting is revealed |
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Rising Action
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*The section of the story where the conflict is introduced and things start to get increasingly tense. The characters problems become more complicated.
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Falling Action
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*Occurs after the climax when the characters have to decide how ot deal with the consequences of that conflict.
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Resolution/Conclusion
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*The explanation of how the conflicts are resolved or not.
*How the story ends *The final outcome. |
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Conflict
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*major problem or opposition in the story.
***2 types**** *external struggle and internal struggle |
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external struggle
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*a struggle with a force outside of one's self.
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Internal struggle
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*a struggle with one's self, a person must make some decision, overcome plain, quiet their temper, resist urge, etc.
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types of conflict
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*man vs. man
*man vs. society, *man vs. himself *man vs. nature *man vs. circumstances. |
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Theme
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*The main idea of the story
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Setting
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*Time, place and location of a story.
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Recurring Images
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*an object/image that occurs numberous times.
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Symbols
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*an object that represents something else.
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Point of View
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*1st person
2nd person 3rd person limited 3rd person omniscient |
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Dialogue
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*words the characters speak
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Flashbacks
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*the story goes back in time.
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Mood
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*the general feeling one gets when watching the moview
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Characters
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*In a movie, this is the person the actor is playing.
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Static Characters
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*The characters do not change or evolve as a person despite great hardship.
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Dynamic Characters
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*Characters who change in some way throughout a story.
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Protagonist
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*main character in a movie
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Antagonist
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*the person or force opposed to the protagonist.
****the bad guy*** |
