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Story Writing

Darrian Bryan
English Language Teacher
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PLOT

CONFLICT

CHARACTERS

THEME

SETTING
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PLOT
Refers to the sequence of
events that take place in the
story. It has several parts
CONFLICT
This refers to the
issue/problem in the story

CHARACTERS
These are like the actors in
the story. They move the
story along through their
speech and actions THEME
Refers to the overall idea of
the story? Answers the
question of what the story is
SETTING about.
This refers to the time and
place that the story happens
- what time of day is it?
What physical location do
the actions happen?
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Story Writing
Let us look at a few stories
Short Story
Short Story
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Plot
● Exposition
● Rising Action
● Climax
● Falling Action
● Resolution
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Exposition
Show the readers the character - what is he/she
wearing? How does he show look (physical
characteristics)

When exposing the character, choose a particular way

of organizing the details - go from head to toe or toe to
head - this does not mean you have to give every
single detail about the character in the exposition;
however, at least introduce the character to the
audience, if even minimally.
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Rising Action
At this point, the character faces the main conflict in
the story and tension begins to increase in the story
possibly between the protagonist and the antagonist.
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Climax
Think about it as the point at which you feel the most
tension and where the main character is placed in a
position where he/she must find a way to solve the
main conflict.
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Falling Action
Things start to work out for the protagonist and he/she
is trying several ways to solve the main conflict. The
story is now moving to the resolution
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Resolution
This is the point at which the main conflict is solved.
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Characters
Characters can be dynamic or static. They can also be
round or flat

Dynamic character - a character who goes through

change in the story

Static character - Character does not change

throughout the story
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Questions?
Thank you for listening. If you have any additional
questions, you may ask now
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Questions?
One final look at the elements

Short Film