Narrative Writing

The main character in the story:​ (a)  

• Antagonist
• Protagonist

The character who goes against the main character: ​ (a)  

• Antagonist
• Protagonist

What is a flat character?

• A flat character is someone who forgot to put air in the tires of their car.

• A flat character only has a few personality traits known about them.

• A flat character is a character who is always sad and never experiences happiness.
• A flat character is usually the main character of a story.

What is a round character?

• A character who likes to eat a lot of pizza.

• A character we don't know a lot about.

• A character we know a lot about with several personality traits.

• A character who changes.

Reorder the following plot diagram.

• Exposition

  Introduce Conflict

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

What is the exposition of the story?

• The most exciting part of the story.

• The end of the story where it begins to wrap up.

• The beginning of the story. It often includes the setting and background about the character.

• The characters are secret agent who have to stop the earth from getting attacked by UFO's.

What is the rising action of a story?

• The main character learns how to fly a spaceship and goes to Mars on an adventure.

• Series of events that happen after the exposition. The conflict develops and the character faces problems.

• The ending of a story where things begin to wrap up.

• The most exciting or dramatic part of the story where the conflict reaches a turning point.

What is the resolution of a story?

• The ending of the story. The conflict of the story is resolved.

• The character decides to stop adventuring in outer space and returns home. He takes up knitting as a hobby.

• The beginning of the story where the characters are introduced and the setting is described.

• The most dramatic and exciting part of the story.

Which is NOT a type of conflict?

• Character vs. Character

• Character vs. Society

• Character vs. Supernatural

• Character vs. Homework

If a story is about a person fighting against an evil robot, the type of conflict would be ​ (a)   ​

• Character vs. Technology
• Character vs. Nature
• Character vs. Society
• Character vs. Self