Story Reading Worksheet

Character
Who is the protagonist?
Who are the other main characters?
Which characters are round (develop, change), which ones are flat
(known by a superficial description or mannerism)?
Are the flat characters stereotypes?
How are the characters developed: comparison and contrast, images,
description, dialogue? Do we know them through external reality or in
terms of internal reality?
Is there dramatic irony in the presentation of character?
Plot
What are the key elements we learn in the exposition?
What is the major conflict?
In the rising action, who or what is the antagonist?
Is there a climax/resolution to the conflict in the denouement?
Which is more important, character or plot?
Does the author make use of a traditional plot device: the quest, the
journey, the test, mistaken identit...