Thursday, March 21, 2013

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This concept map represents the elements of a novel, structure and plot. My idea with this concept map is to explain to my seven grade students in a simple ways the basic elements of a novel. I planned to use the example for a literature class.   

Description of the concept map:

Conflict and Character within Story Structure.

The Basic Three Act Structure:

Act 1 (Beginning), Act 2 (Middle), and Act 3 (End) refer not to where in time in the story they lie but instead fundamental stages along the way.

In the Beginning you introduce the reader to the setting, the characters and the situation (conflict) they find themselves in and their goal. Plot Point 1 is a situation that drives the main character from their "normal" life toward some different conflicting situation that the story is about. 

In the Middle the story develops through a series of complications and obstacles, each leading to a mini crisis. Though each of these crises are temporarily resolved, the story leads inevitably to an ultimate crisis—the Climax. 

In the End, the Climax and the loose ends of the story are resolved during the Denouement. Tension rapidly dissipates because it's nearly impossible to sustain a reader's interest very long after the climax. Finish your story and get out.


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