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=Four Story Elements= Every story has these four things - EVERY one! Just try to write a story without one. ..

Point of view

 * Every story needs a person to tell it.

Characters

 * If you’re telling a story, you need someone to be in it!

Plot

 * If there’s a character, something needs to happen.

Setting

 * It must take place //some//where!

=Plot Line= For our first unit, we're going to focus on the plot and the well built plot line, which has six points on it.



Exposition

 * The introduction, where we’re EXPOSed to the characters and essential details

Inciting Moment

 * aka – narrative hook
 * Where the action kicks into gear
 * The conflict is introduced here
 * Where it starts getting interesting

Rising Action

 * Where the story gets complicated and more intense –Takes up the bulk of the story

Climax

 * The emotional peak of the story –Where the conflict reaches its ultimate intensity/complication

Falling Action

 * “Tying up loose strings” – sorting out the details that are left after the climax

Resolution

 * Conflict is resolved, and the story has finished

=Studying It=