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The beginning of a story, introduces the setting and characters
exposition
the complications of a story that follow the inciting moment
Rising Action
the turning point of a story
climax
the unraveling of a story, follows the turning point
falling action
the end of a story, how everything gets solved
resolution
This is a type of internal conflict
man vs. self
What are the four types of external conflict?
man vs. man, nature, supernatural, society
Shrek fighting Lord Farquad is man vs. ________?
man
The Jews' persecution during the Holocaust is man vs. ______?
society
The movie Alive tells the true story of a Uruguayan rugby team whose aircraft crashes in the Andes and who are forced to do anything they can to survive. This is man vs. _____?
nature
In The Lightening Thief, Percy Jackson has to fight the demi-god Luke, the son of the messenger god Hermes. This is an example of man vs. _____?
supernatural
a character that stays the same
static
a character that changes
dynamic
The reader knows very little about the character
flat
The reader knows a lot about a character.
round
when the writer tell you what a character is like
Direct Characterization
