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Elements of Narrative Text

Elements of Narrative Text. OBJECTIVES. Identify elements of narrative text Define elements of narrative text Demonstrate mastery of narrative text elements. OVERVIEW. Narrative text often contain structural and character elements that should be familiar to you.

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Elements of Narrative Text

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  1. Elements of Narrative Text

  2. OBJECTIVES • Identify elements of narrative text • Define elements of narrative text • Demonstrate mastery of narrative text elements

  3. OVERVIEW Narrative text often contain structural and character elements that should be familiar to you. These elements can be used as guides to help you think about the actions, themes, and contexts of the story.

  4. Theme Setting Characters Point of view Characterization Plot - exposition statement - rising action - conflict - climax - falling action - resolution Elements of Narrative Text

  5. THEME • The main idea of a literary work, usually expressed as a generalization. SETTING • The time and place in which a work of literature happens.

  6. CHARACTERS • The people (or actors) in the story. POINT OF VIEW • The story teller from whose point of view the story is being told, the narrator.

  7. CHARACTERIZATION The description of the personalities of the characters in the story and the way in which an author reveals their personalities.

  8. PLOT • The sequence or order of events in a story. The plot includes: • Exposition Statement - The part of the plot that tells how the story begins. • Rising Action - The action in the story leading up to the climax. • Conflict - Struggles or problems between opposing forces.

  9. More PLOT • Climax - The point of crisis in the plot. It may be the reader’s point of highest interest. • Falling action - The action in the story after the climax is revealed. • Resolution - The part of the plot that reveals the final outcome.

  10. PLOT DIAGRAM Climax Rising Action Conflict Falling Action Exposition Resolution

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