The document outlines the key elements of a narrative including plot, which introduces a conflict that is then resolved, setting which establishes the time, place, and cultural context, characters that can be major or minor, dialogue that reveals characters through their own words, the narrator's perspective which can be first, second, or third person, and the point of view from which the story is told.
The document outlines the key elements of a narrative including plot, which introduces a conflict that is then resolved, setting which establishes the time, place, and cultural context, characters that can be major or minor, dialogue that reveals characters through their own words, the narrator's perspective which can be first, second, or third person, and the point of view from which the story is told.
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The document outlines the key elements of a narrative including plot, which introduces a conflict that is then resolved, setting which establishes the time, place, and cultural context, characters that can be major or minor, dialogue that reveals characters through their own words, the narrator's perspective which can be first, second, or third person, and the point of view from which the story is told.
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• Conflict – There is a conflict either internal conflict or external conflict • Resolution – The conflict is resolved Setting • Time example a brutal winter • Place example • Social or Cultural Context of the story example an American story Characters • Main characters – fully developed • Minor characters – not fully developed and are there to support the main characters Dialogue • Dialogue allows the reader to hear character’s voices, letting the writer reveal characters through their own words Narrator • 1st person narrator – I • 2nd person narrator – You • 3rd person narrator – Omniscient narrator (all knowing narrator) Point of View • A set of attitudes from which a story is written • 1st person point of view – Your point of view may be limited to what you as the writer feel, know, and hear • 3rd person point of view- The narrator’s attitude in the story