What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?

What is the definition of an "external" conflict?

Sarah was accepted into her top choice for college, however, it is the most expensive one on her list. Should she sacrifice her family's wallet to attend the school of her dreams, or should she be conservative and consider other schools?

A plane crashed on an island in the middle of the ocean. Chuck had to survive ... all on his own!

He wants to ask someone to the dance but he's too scared.

Annie and her family live on a farm in rural Kansas. When a huge storm rolls in suddenly, she and her family must retreat to the shelter, but all of the animals are out grazing. Worse still, a tornado has been spotted in their area. Will Annie and her family be able to rustle the livestock into the barn in time?

Linda wants nothing more than to see her children happy, but her youngest has asked for a Robo-Kite, the hottest toy of this holiday season. After many hours of searching, Linda finally finds one at a department store, but Bruce finds it at the same time, and his son Robert wants it equally bad. Join Linda as she battles with Bruce to acquire a hot consumer item and learns a lesson about life and the holiday spirit along the way.

Scott Martin is having a rough year. After a serious car accident, Scott was left in a wheel chair. Now he has sunk into a deep depression. He is no longer interested in hanging out with his friends and he feels like a burden everywhere he goes. His friends and family are planning an intervention to show Scott how much he means to them, but it's going to take a lot to get through to him. Will Scott realize that life is a gift and that he can still make a difference?

The part of a text in which the setting and protagonist are introduced.

The introduction of background information in a story is called the

The time and place in which the story takes place is called the

The unfolding or solution in a story is called the

The most exciting moment of the story; turning point is the

The part of a text in which the conflict the protagonist will face is introduced.

The part of a story that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved is the

What is #1 called on the plot diagram?

The _________ is comprised of both the time and geographic location of the story.

The ________ is the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.

A person, animal, or figure in a story is referred to as a __________.

The most exciting or turning point in a story.

This is a struggle between opposing, both external and internal, forces in a story.

This is the part of the story when conflicts and characters are developed.

The part of a story immediately following the climax that contains details that help end the story.

The final part of the story when conflicts are resolved.

The part of the story that introduces the setting and the characters to the reader.

Which questions about a story will the setting answer?

Setting can give clues about a story’s ________.

Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?

What is the setting of the passage below?

One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.

In the passage below, what can you infer about Randolph using clues from the setting?

One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.

If the passage below were set at Lena’s birthday party, what could you infer?

Lena laughed loudly. “I can’t believe you did that!” she said, smiling.

If the passage below were set in a snowy park where children were playing, what could you infer?

Lena laughed loudly. “I can’t believe you did that!” she said, smiling.

Which description of a setting would best create a mood of loneliness for a story?

In the passage below, what can you infer about the setting of the story?

When the men reached Oregon, they stepped out of their wagons and embraced. The journey was long and dangerous, but they made it. Soon, their families would follow their trail in their own wagons, leaving their homes in the East to meet them in this brand new land: the West.

What can you infer about the setting based on the passage below?

Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cooking stove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had a big bed in one corner, and Dorothy a little bed in another corner. There was no garret at all, and no cellar—except a small hole, dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any building in its path. It was reached by a trap-door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole.