Protagonist - the main character in a story or play, Antagonist - the primary character or force that pushes against the protagonist, Supporting Character - character that has an important role but is not the focus of attention, Characterization - developing a character in a story by describing appearance, revealing thoughts, or letting the character speak, Character Traits - all the aspects of the character’s behavior and attitudes that make up the character’s personality, Setting - when and where the story or play takes place, Plot - series of events; all of the main events in a story in order, Theme - the big idea of a story which connects the character, setting, and plot; it is a lesson we learn from the characters' experiences., Climax - the most exciting point in the story, Conflict - the problem a character in the story faces, Resolution - how the story ends, how the conflict is resolved, Point of view - the perspective from which the story is presented, Author’s Purpose - the message a writer wants to get across to readers, Fiction - short story, novel or play that has characters and events that are made up, Nonfiction - true information, Synonym - a word having the similar meaning, or nearly the same meaning, as another word Example: house, home, Antonym - a word that means the opposite of another word, Prefix - a syllable or several syllables at the beginning of a word which changes its meaning, examples: antifreeze, unhappy, Root - the word base, example: bio = life, so a biography is the story of a person’s life, Suffix - a syllable or several syllables at the end of a word which changes its meaning or part of speech, example: movement, performed,

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