plot

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plot

• The series of events in a story

A wizards parents are killed by the evil Lord
Voldemort. He attends school at Hogwarts where
he must continue to fight evil and protect his
friends. This is the plot of Harry Potter.
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conflict

• The problem in the story

The two coworkers had a conflict that they had
to settle.
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4 types of Conflict

• Man vs. Man

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4 types of Conflict

• Man vs. Nature

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4 types of Conflict

• Man vs. Himself

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4 types of Conflict

• Man vs. Society

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character

• The person or animals involved in the action

Edward is a character in the novel Twilight.
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setting

• Where and when the story takes place

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Foreshadow

• an authors use of hints or clues to suggest
  events which will occur later

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Personification

• Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

The microwave reminded me that my food was ready.
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Flashback

• an interruption in the drama to show an episode
  that happened before that particular time

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Simile

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or
  as.

Life is like a box of chocolates. You never
know what youre gonna get.
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Metaphor

• A comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using
  like or as.

Life is a box of chocolates. You never know
what youre gonna get.
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Allusion

• making reference to past historical events or
  literature

Puss in Boots
Gingerbread Man
Cinderella, Snow White, Fiona, Rapunzel, Sleeping
Beauty
Pinocchio and the Three Blind Mice
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theme

• The big idea behind the story the moral

Dont judge a book by its cover is the theme of
Beauty and the Beast.
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Point of view

• The view from which a story is told

Then I found myself face to face with a
fifteen-foot long crocodile, and I knew I had
gotten myself into a bad situation
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dialogue

• Written conversation between two or more
  characters

How are you?
Im great!
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purpose

• Reason for reading a text

I read my comic books for entertainment
I read the newspaper to gain information

COMIC
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Main idea

• The central or most important idea about a topic
  that a writer or speaker conveys

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Predict

• To make an educated guess

According to my observations and prior
knowledge, I believe this will happen
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visualize

• When the reader forms mental pictures in their
  head

The girl could visualize the character riding the
horse.
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Connect

• When a reader finds similarities between the
  content of a story and his or her own knowledge
  and experience.

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Clarify

• To make clear or easier to understand

The story was very confusing, so I had to read it
again to clarify.
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Evaluate

• To give your opinion

After evaluating Sallys paper, the teacher
decided to give her an A.