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CHARACTERS (CHARACTERIZATION), PLOT, AND SETTING

Characters refer to people, creatures, or things serving as actors or movers in a


story. They portray specific roles with corresponding dialogues and plot lines.
Stories have protagonists and antagonist/s.
Characterization is a writer’s tool, or “literary device” that occurs any time the
author uses details to teach us about the person. This is used over the course of a
story to tell the tale.
The plot shows how the author arranges events to develop the basic idea. There
are five essential parts of plot:
 Exposition (introduction) is the beginning of the story.
 Conflict can be any form of struggle the main character faces. There may be
only one central struggle, or there may be many minor obstacles within a
dominant struggle.
 Character vs. Self struggles with own soul, physical limitations, choices,
etc.
 External - struggles with a force outside oneself
 Character vs. Character - struggles against other people
 Character vs. Nature - struggles against animals, weather,
environment, etc.
 Character vs. Society - struggles against ideas, practices, or
customs of others
 Climax is the turning point of the story. Readers wonder what will happen
next; will the conflict be resolved or not?
 Falling action is where the resolution begins; events and complications start
to fall into place. These are the events between climax and denouement.
 Resolution (conclusion) is the outcome of events in the story.

Setting refers to the time and location when and where a story takes place. For
some stories, the setting is very important; while for others, it is not. When
examining how setting contributes to a story, there are multiple aspects to
consider:
 Place - geographical location / Where does the story take place?
 Time - historical period, time of day, year, etc. / When does the story take
place?
 Weather Conditions - Is it rainy, sunny, stormy, etc.?
 Social Conditions - What is the daily life of the characters like? Does the
story contain local color (writing that focuses on the speech, dress,
mannerisms, customs, etc. of a particular place)?
Mood or atmosphere - What feeling is created at the beginning of the story?
ACTIVITY!!!
Watch the Disney movie entitled Tangled. For this activity, you may also use any
movie that you have watched or story that you have read. Then, answer the
questions that follow.
1. Who are the main characters of the story?
2. What is the setting of the story?
3. Using a story map, explain the plot of the story:
a. Exposition
b. Conflict
c. Climax
d. Resolution
4. What social conditions are portrayed in the story?

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