Plot Line, Plot Diagram, Story Elements, Story Mountain

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A character in a story who is hostile or mean to someone or something; sometimes referred to as the bad guy or the villain. (In Because of Winn Dixie Opal thought that the Dewberry brothers were an example of this).

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antagonist

Front

The people, animals, and/or creatures that are in a story. (In Because of Winn Dixie - Opal, Winn Dixie, the preacher, Miss Franny Block, Gloria Dump, Otis, and Gloria Dump are examples of these)

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characters

Front

The high point, turning point, peak of the story mountain in a story. (Because of Winn Dixie - When Winn Dixie runs away because of the storm and we don't know what will happen to him).

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the climax

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During the rising action we usually find out who this is between; it can be man vs man, man vs wilderness, man vs animal/creature, or even fantasy character vs fantasy character. (Because of Winn Dixie - Opal vs Dewberrys, Opal vs herself because she misses her mom so much and also Opal vs Amanda before she knows her and thinks that she is pinched faced and mean).

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the conflict

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A person, creature, animal, or fantasy being that "changes" throughout a story. (In Because of Winn Dixie both the Dewberrys and Otis could be considered this. The Dewberry brothers are this because they are mean in the beginning of the book but they become nice to Opal later in the book. In addition, our perception of Otis changes because in the beginning we think he might be bad because he has been to jail but we later find out why he went to jail and that his is really a nice person).

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dynamic character

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The beginning of a story in which the reader finds out about the characters, setting, and the beginning of the conflict. This is the background part of the story that helps the reader understand the story better. (In Because of Winn Dixie this part of the plot line would include finding out who Opal, the preacher, and Winn Dixie are. It also includes the setting (Naomi, Florida) and that Opal is being raised by her father because her mama left them when she was younger.

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the exposition

Front

What is the part of the story called that begins to slow down and lead to the conclusion or ending? (In 'Because of Winn Dixie', after Opal realizes that Winn Dixie is safe at Gloria's house, the story slows down and prepares us for the conclusion or ending by having Opal talk to her mama kind of like she is praying and then the Dewberrys are nice to her).

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the falling action

Front

Which explanation and example describes First Person Point of View?

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When a book is told using "I or We" to tell the story; In the book Because of Winn Dixie the story begins, "My name is India Opal Buloni, and last summer my daddy, the preacher, sent me to the store for a box of macaroni-and-cheese, some white rice, and two tomatoes and I came back with a dog."

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Second Person Point of View

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When a book is told using "You" to tell the story; In the famous children's book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie it begins, "If you give a mouse a cookie. Then the mouse will ask for a glass of milk. When you give the mouse a glass of milk. He will ask you for a straw.

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How a book or a story ends is called this.

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the resolution