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| the sequence of events in a story |
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| when and where a story takes place |
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| the main problem of the story |
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| the universal truth of a story; the life lesson |
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| the main character is the narrator; the reader knows only his/her thoughts and feelings |
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| narrator is outside the story; the main character is "you", common pronouns are you, your, and yours |
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| the narrator is outside the story; the reader knows the thoughts and feelings of ONE main character |
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| the narrator is outside the story; the reader knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL main characters |
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| the events after the exposition leading to the climax |
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| the point of highest interest or emotion in a story; the turning point |
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| the events after the climax in a story that tie up the "loose ends" of a story. |
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| the conclusion of a story |
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| an educated guess; made up of prior knowledge and context clues |
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| clues about something's meaning found in the sentence or sentences around it |
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| the "main character" who is driving the action forward in a story |
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| the character or force working against the main character in a story |
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