Plot and

Characterization
“ Plot is no more that footprints left in
the snow after your character have run
by on their own way to incredible
destinations.”

Ray Bradbury
OBJECTIVE:
 Describes plot and characterization as
element of creative nonfiction
PLOT
 the story line, the sequence of actions or
events that gives direction to the story as a
whole
Parts of the Plot
 Beginning – the initiating event
 Exposition – background information
 Rising Action with conflict – the tension
 Climax – the most intense part of the story
 Falling Action or Resolution – the tension is resolved
 Ending – completes the story
Characterization

- It is the means by which the fiction writer presents

and reveals a character in the story to the reader.
Methods
Action. How the character acts or behaves throughout the story.
Appearance. What types of clothes the character wears. His/her
hygiene.
Dialogue. What the character says and how the character says it.
Thoughts and Feel. By what the character thinks and feels.
Relationships. The types of personal relationships, such as friends
and acquaintances the character has.