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What makes a good story?

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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WHAT MAKES A GOOD STORY?

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PLOT

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PLOT

  • What happens in the story
  • A chain of related events
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EXPOSITION

BASIC SITUATION
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EXPOSITION

  • First part of the story
  • Who are the characters?
  • What do they want?
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SETTING

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SETTING

  • Where and
  • When
  • A story takes place
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CONFLICT

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CONFLICT

  • A struggle
  • Between opposing characters or forces
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EXTERNAL CONFLICT

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EXTERNAL CONFLICT

  • Struggle against another person,
  • A group of people,
  • Or a force of nature
  • (Ex. evil robot, tornado, icy mountain path)
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INTERNAL CONFLICT

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INTERNAL CONFLICT

  • In the character's mind
  • EX. shyness
  • EX. struggling to accept a death
  • EX. worrying about not being loved
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FORESHADOWING

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FORESHADOWING

  • Clues or hints
  • To future events
  • Adds suspense
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RISING ACTION

COMPLICATIONS
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RISING ACTION

  • A series of events
  • That make it hard for the character
  • To get what he / she wants
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INCITING INCIDENT

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INCITING INCIDENT

  • Event that starts the action
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CLIMAX

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CLIMAX

  • Most suspenseful point
  • Most emotional point
  • Turning point
  • Conflict is decided
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RESOLUTION

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RESOLUTION

  • Last part of story
  • Loose ends tied up
  • You know what happened
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THEME

  • Message or truth about life
  • EX. What you learn about--
  • Friendship
  • Survival
  • Being yourself
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THEME

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BONUS: WHAT'S MISSING?

From our textbook Holt Literature and Language Arts
New Yorker Collection, 1991, Henry Martin
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PARALLEL EPISODE

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PARALLEL EPISODE

  • Same thing happens
  • But in a slightly different way
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PROTAGONIST

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PROTAGONIST

  • Main character
  • Who we root for
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ANTAGONIST

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ANTAGONIST

  • Opposes main character
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DYNAMIC CHARACTER

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DYNAMIC CHARACTER

  • Changes over the course of the story
  • Inner change, such as personality
  • Or attitude
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STATIC CHARACTER

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STATIC CHARACTER

  • Undergoes little or no change
  • Does not grow or develop
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SUBPLOT

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SUBPLOT

  • Secondary story
  • Additional storyline
  • Not as important as major plot
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