06 RLA - The Basics Vocab

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Theme

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The message of the story

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Conflict

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The problem in the story

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Protagonist

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The main character or hero of the story

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Antagonist

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The villain or bad guy of the story

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Plot

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The events in a story: the introduction, the rising actions, the climax, falling actions, and the resolution

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The introduction

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The part of the story where characters and setting are introduced; usually the beginning of the story

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Rising actions

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The actions that begin to show the conflict (the problem) of the story; begin the build up of suspense in the story

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The climax

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The part of the story that is the most exciting and intense; this is where the conflict (problem) must be dealt with

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The falling action(s)

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Where the conflict (problem) begins to be resolved or fixed; loose ends begin to be tied up and the characters must deal with the consequences of the climax

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The Resolution

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The ending of the story where the problem is solved; the conclusion