Irene Sophia G.

Florentino Grade V – Neptune

Irene Sophia G. Florentino Grade V – Neptune

ELEMENTS OF A STORY:
Character Physical description: Anything that you can see about her that gives us
clues to who she
is. Please remember that authors create characters and choose these
physical attributes as part
of the character.
 What does the person looks like?
 What do they dress like?
 How does the person carry herself?
 How do they sit, walk and move?

Background: This is her past experience that shapes who she becomes.
 Who is this person?
 Where was she raised?
 What does she know how to do?
 What special skills does she have?
 What education does she have?
 What kind of jobs has she held?

Personality: This includes demeanor, temperment, etc. Find actions that

illustrate this or
characters saying it. Examples include: shy, outgoing, angry, impulsive,
fearful, etc. Note that
this may change according to the circumstances, but a person’s
personality usually guides
how they respond to situations.
 What kind of person is she?
 What evidence shows the characters personality?
Setting Locale. This relates to broad categories such as a country, state, region,
city, and town, as well as to more specific locales, such as a
neighborhood, street, house or school. Other locales can include
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shorelines, islands, farms, rural areas, etc.

Time of year. The time of year is richly evocative and influential in

fiction. Time of year includes the seasons, but also encompasses
holidays, such as Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year's Eve, and
Halloween. Significant dates can also be used, such as the anniversary of
a death of a character or real person, or the anniversary of a battle, such
as the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Time of day. Scenes need to play out during various times or periods
during a day or night, such as dawn or dusk. Readers have clear
associations with different periods of the day, making an easy way to
create a visual orientation in a scene.

Mood Tone and mood in literature

A text's tone impacts its mood.

The tone is the overall attitude expressed by the author of a text - or by

the text itself - toward the text's subject matter, characters and the reader.

Some types of tone are:

Formal vs informal,
Intimate vs impersonal,
Lighthearted vs serious,
Praising vs critical.
Tone and mood are two different things, but they are closely connected.
Sometimes, a text's attitude towards its subject matches the mood it
creates. Other times, we have to use a different adjective to describe the
mood.

A text with a formal tone does not create a formal mood; we can't
describe a mood as "formal", but we can explain how the formality of a
text makes us feel. It might make us feel dispassionate toward the text.
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Conflict Character vs Character

In a character vs character conflict, someone is standing in our
protagonist’s way. This is a very common conflict type in superhero
tales. There’s a ‘bad guy’ our main characters must defeat before the
story ends.

Character vs Nature
Character vs nature conflicts pit our characters against some kind of
natural force. It could be a natural disaster (tornado, hurricane, wildfire,
avalanche) or any other kind of survival tale. Many post-apocalyptic
stories involve both character vs nature and character vs character
conflicts.

Another example of character vs nature is when our characters are

battling forces of nature, such as in The Fault in Our Stars by John
Green. In this heartbreaking story, two teens are fighting cancer
diagnoses — a force of nature they have no control over. After falling in
love, they are then left to battle time and death — two other powerful
forces of nature.

Theme Love. This is probably the most common story theme, as the majority of
stories deal with the idea of love in some form. We usually think of
romantic love, as in Romeo and Juliet, for example. However, stories
can deal with many other types of love, such as the love between
children and their parents or guardians (think of how Lily’s love saves
Harry in the Harry Potter series). Other stories have the theme of
friendship and the love between companions, like Charlotte’s Web.
Good vs evil. This is another common theme that runs through many
stories. A story protagonist will often have to struggle against evil,
whether this is coming from an external source or from within
themselves. If we think of The Lord of the Rings, we can see that Frodo
has to struggle with both. His ultimate objective is to defeat the external
evil of Sauron. However, he is also having to struggle against the
constant allure of the One Ring, which represents his internal battle.

Plot Exposition
Exposition gives the reader the background info they need to jump right
into your story’s world. This is often found towards the beginning of
your story. Even if you choose to jump right into the action, somewhere
along the way your reader needs to get a crash course on your
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characters’ or setting’s history.

Exposition can be given in a variety of ways. Some examples include:

Flashbacks
Character dialogue
Letters from the past
Setting or character descriptions
Point of View (aka POV, such as the narrator or main character’s
thoughts)
But, as spoken by Officer Lockstock in the Tony award-winning
Urinetown: The Musical, “nothin’ can kill a show like too much
exposition.” This rings true whether you’re watching a play or reading a
story. Don’t overload the reader with background info right out of the
gate. Keep it natural and let it drive the story forward rather than stalling
it while everyone catches up.

Look to great worldbuilding novels, such as Lord of the Rings or Hunger

Games, for excellent examples of setting the stage. These worlds were
built from the ground up, but as a reader, it never feels labored. Find the
common ground between your story’s world and the reader’s and work
from there, cluing them into the big differences as you go.
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News Article: Reports on recent events or developments, presenting

information objectively and factually.
Factual or
Example:
Non Fiction

Newspaper articles

online news reports

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Biography: Tells the life story of a person, detailing their experiences,

achievements, and contributions.
Example:

Autobiographies

biographical books
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Drama/Play: A work of literature intended for performance, often

involving dialogue and stage directions to convey the story.
Fiction or
Example:
Literary

"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare

Fairy Tale: A traditional story often featuring magical elements, mythical

creatures, and a moral lesson.
Example:

"Cinderella"
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