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26 Cards in this Set
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Conflict
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The problem that a character must overcome
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External Conflict
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when a character struggles against another character, nature, or society
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Internal conflict
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Character vs his or herself's feelings, beliefs, needs, or choices
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Plot
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The series of events that describe how the conflict progresses
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Exposition
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is the beginning of the story. It introduces the characters, setting, and the basic situation
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Rising Action
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introduces the central conflict. (Conflict builds in intensity)
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Climax
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is the point of greatest intensity
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Falling Action
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consists of everything that happens after climax
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Resolution
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resolves the conflict
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Setting
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Where and when the story takes place
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Mood
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The overall feeling
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Narrator
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Who is telling the story
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Theme
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The overall message the author is trying to get across
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Point of View
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The perspective in which the story is told
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First Person Point of View
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Is the Perspective of a character in the story
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Third Person Point Of View
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is the perspective of a narrator outside the action of the story
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Fiction
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tells an imaginary narrative
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Short Stories
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brief works of fiction, focus on one main plot structured around one main conflict, can be read in one sitting
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Novels
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are longer works of fiction, may contain subplots, or related stories
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Historical Fiction
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is a literature that draws in a part on real life and events to tell invented stories
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Nonfiction
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tells a story about real characters and events
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Biographies
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tell the story of someone’s life and are told from the perspective of another writer
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Autobiographies
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tell the story of the author’s life and reflect the writer’s thoughts and feelings about events
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Letters
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written forms of communication between people, share information, thoughts, feelings, can be primary sources
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Essay
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are brief written works about specific topic, their purpose might be to explain, persuade, or inform
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Author's Purpose
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the author’s reason for writing (inform, entertain, persuade, and reflect)
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