Elements of a Narrative
Understanding a short story
Minor
Main/Major
Characters
Antagonist
Protagonist
Characters are any person or personality, such as an animal, person, or other being in a literary work.
Static
Dynamic
Characterization & Character Traits
Point of View
Setting
Point of view is the perspective from which the story is told.
The setting is the time and place of the story.
+ tHIRD
+ sECOND
+ fIRST
Conflict
Internal
External
All narratives are driven by a conflict, or struggle between opposing forces.
There are several different types of conflicts that may be in a story.
Plot
Plot is the related sequence of events in a story. Each event in the plot moves the story forward.
A plot of a story is broken up into five main parts.
5 Parts of Plot
Theme
Themes are the central messages, or lessons about life, that the author wants you to take away from the text. The themes of a story are important because they are what you learn from reading a text.
Determining Theme
Elements of a Narrative
MS: Middle School
Created on November 29, 2023
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Elements of a Narrative
Understanding a short story
Minor
Main/Major
Characters
Antagonist
Protagonist
Characters are any person or personality, such as an animal, person, or other being in a literary work.
Static
Dynamic
Characterization & Character Traits
Point of View
Setting
Point of view is the perspective from which the story is told.
The setting is the time and place of the story.
+ tHIRD
+ sECOND
+ fIRST
Conflict
Internal
External
All narratives are driven by a conflict, or struggle between opposing forces. There are several different types of conflicts that may be in a story.
Plot
Plot is the related sequence of events in a story. Each event in the plot moves the story forward. A plot of a story is broken up into five main parts.
5 Parts of Plot
Theme
Themes are the central messages, or lessons about life, that the author wants you to take away from the text. The themes of a story are important because they are what you learn from reading a text.
Determining Theme