Parts+of+a+Story

__Elements of a Story __
 * The following literary elements will be discussed as we study short stories and novels: **
 * __Plot: __ The chain of related events that explains to us what happens in a story
 * __Conflict aka "the Hook": __ A struggle between two opposing characters or forces
 * __Character: __ A person, animal, or imaginary creature in a story, play, or another literary work
 * __Setting: __ The time and place of a story
 * __Theme: __ The general idea or message about life that is revealed through a work of literature

__Stage 1 - Exposition __ __Stage 2 - Rising Action __ __Stage 3 - Climax __ __<span style="color: #0078ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Stage 4 - Falling Action __ __<span style="color: #0078ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Stage 5 - Resolution __
 * <span style="color: #0078ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Exposition is at the base of the mountain or the beginning of the story.
 * <span style="color: #0078ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This is where the author sets up the story including characters, setting, and main conflicts.
 * <span style="color: #0078ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The Rising Action occurs as you begin to move throughout the story. [[image:Screen_Shot_2011-09-05_at_12.36.43_PM.png width="378" height="288" align="right"]]
 * <span style="color: #0078ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This is where conflicts start to build just like when you climb a mountain you are moving further along.
 * <span style="color: #0078ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The Climax is the turning point of the story. You have reached the top of the mountain and you cannot go any further, you have to turn and go down.
 * <span style="color: #0078ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This point in the story is when things finally start to move in a different direction and it may not always be a positive direction.
 * <span style="color: #0078ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Falling Action occurs after the climax as things start to work themselves out in the story.
 * <span style="color: #0078ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">You are coming down the mountain just as you are coming down from the excitement of the climax.
 * <span style="color: #0078ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The Resolution is the solution to the problem as you have reached the bottom of the mountain.
 * <span style="color: #0078ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The solution might not be what you want, but the conflict has been resolved.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 250%;">__Conflict__ Every story has a conflict - a struggle between two opposing forces. The conflict may be between two people or it may be between a person and some other force, regardless, every story revolves around conflict and it's important for you to understand the various kinds of conflict.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**Internal Conflict**__ is a struggle that occurs within the main character.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This struggle happens within the character's own mind.


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">__**External Conflict**__ is a struggle that the main character has with another character, with society, or with a natural force.