PowerPoint Presentation Elements and Structure of Fiction

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Elements

• Setting
• Character
• Conflict
• Point of View
• Theme

You can read more about the elements at this
website http//www.learner.org/exhibits/literatu
re/read/plot1.html
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Setting

• The time and place in which a story occurs.

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Character

• The people, places, or things that are actors
  in the story.
• What is an actor?

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Conflict

• The problem or struggle
• Triggers action
• Types of Conflict
• Person vs. Person
• Person vs. Society
• Person vs. Self
• Person vs. Nature
• Person vs. Fate (God)

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Point of View

• The vantage point from which the story is told
• Types of Point of View
• First Person Narrative
• Third Person Narrative
• Omniscient
• Limited Omniscient

When we read a story, whos eyes are we looking
through?
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Theme

• The statement, insight, or idea about life
• The theme gives the story meaning
• The statement is from the perspective of the
  writer

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Structure of Fiction

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution

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Exposition

• The background information
• The situation surrounding the story
• Included in the Exposition
• Basic situations
• Conflict(s)
• Setting
• Main characters

What part of a story contains the map that helps
us enter into the specific moment in time?
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Rising Action

• The series of struggles
• The struggles build toward a climax in the story
• Included in the Rising Action
• Actions/ Events that intensify the conflict

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Climax

• The most intense moment in the story
• The moment reveals how the plot will turn out

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Falling Action

• The part of the story that works out the decision
  made in the climax

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Resolution

• The problem is solved
• It brings the story to a satisfactory end
• What is a satisfactory end?

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Now It Is Your Turn

• You now will write your own fictional story. The
  story will be one to two pages in length. In
  your story, remember to include the elements and
  structures of fiction.
• You are free to create your own setting,
  characters, and events. But if you need some
  help getting started refer to the chart below for
  some ideas.
• You can look online at the website for some
  additional tips for writing fictional pieces.
  http//www.thewritesource.com/models.htminc