The Red Kayak

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Plot• The plot is the pattern of events in a story

The parts of the plot:– Exposition- background details are given– Conflict- the main problem in a story– Rising Action- actions that build the conflict or

problem– Climax- the turning point of the story or the part of

the story where the character meets the conflict– Resolution- how the conflict is resolved

Plot Diagram

Conflict

Exposition Resolution

Rising actions

Climax

Point of View

• Point of view is the perspective that a story is told from– First Person: the narrator is a main character in

the story– Third Person: the narrator is not a character in the

storyWe gain more information when a story is told in first person because we learn what a character is doing, thinking, and feeling.

Characterization

• Characterization is how an author makes a character seem realistic.

• By looking at a character’s actions, words, thoughts, and feelings, character traits are revealed.

What are some character traits of Brady? How are these traits revealed?