Story Elements Review

What do we call the sequence of events in a story?

The antagonist is always evil.

What do we call the part of a story where complications arise and increase for the protagonist?

What is the struggle between 2 forces in a story?

Annette & her new stepdad Bob do not get along. Annette tries to turn her mother against him.

A car accident paralyzed David, a star basketball player. He suffers from depression.

The author's thoughts and feelings about a topic and the reason they write the story

T.J.'s in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He's working w/ a lawyer to prove he's innocent.

The force that always creates conflict for the main character

What is the event that sets the story in motion and makes the rest of the story possible?

In what part of the story does the reader learn who the protagonist is and what the setting is?

Gina avoids her old friends because she thinks they make her look like a social misfit.

What do we call the main character in a story?

What part of the story is the final outcome? We learn the story’s meaning & author’s purpose?

Jake is hiking to a mountain peak. He is confronted with below freezing temps & 100 mph wind.

What is a story’s most intense part or turning point called?