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Narrative TextOnce upon a time…
Narrative Text
• Writing that Tells a Story
• Contains…– Plot– Character– Setting– Point of View– Theme
• Structure– Beginning, Middle, End
PLOT• Plot: refers to the series of _______that give a story its _______.• conflict: The basic _______ or _______ that moves along the
story's _______.• exposition: the _______ of the story. Where the reader meets the
_______ and gets to know the _______ .• rising action: The part of a plot in which the _______ intensifies
(grows _______), rising toward the _______.• climax: The plot's most _______ moment, usually the _______
point of the story.• falling action: The part of the plot _______ the climax, when the
drama _______(gets less).• resolution: When the _______is _______.
CHARACTER• In fiction, character refers to a _______ being or _______ in the
story.• protagonist: A story’s _______ character.• antagonist: The character or force in _______ with the protagonist.• round: A complex character with _______ personality traits. A
“real person” with likes/dislikes, goals. Readers feel like they know the character.
• flat: Characters with _______ one or _______ personality traits. Two-dimensional character.
• static: Character who remains basically _______ throughout the story
• dynamic: Character who _______ important, internal _______ due to the actions of the plot
SETTING• Setting is the story’s _______ and _______.
• social context: The _______ issues affecting a story’s _______.
POINT OF VIEW• point of view: The _______ from which the story is told.
• first person point of view: Told from viewpoint of _______ of the characters. Uses the pronoun “_______”.
• third person omniscient: The _______ is telling the story.
• third person limited omniscient: Told from the _______ of one of the _______. Uses third person pronouns: “she” “he” “it” “they”.
THEME• theme: The central _______ , _______ , or _______ the author is
trying to point out (_______ ).
• author’s purpose: the greater _______ the author is trying to _______ to the _______ .
• mood: The _______ created by the _______ and _______ . The _______ you feel while _______ .
• tone: The _______ the _______ has about what he/she is writing about. Shown through _______ , _______ , and _______ .