freytags

• Plot is the arrangement of events related in a story, also known as the storyline
• Readers interact with the plot to know what happens next, even though it may not follow a straight path
• Freytag’s Triangle:

  • Exposition: Introduction where setting, point of view, and main character's situation are introduced
  • Rising Action: Inciting incident occurs, leading to more difficulties for the main character as the story progresses
  • Climax: Pinnacle of the story where events in the rising action culminate, often involving a choice with long-lasting consequences
  • Falling Action: Period after the climax that clarifies the narrative, releases tension, and wraps things up for the characters
  • Resolution: Ending of the story, resolving conflicts between characters
• Conflict:

  • Internal Conflict: Struggle within the character, often involving a flaw they're trying to overcome
  • Man vs. Himself/herself: Conflict inside a character's mind, involving inner struggles with self-doubts, moral dilemmas, or their own nature
  • External Conflict: Struggle the character faces with something outside themselves, related to the protagonist's story goal
  • Man vs. man: Conflict between characters due to different motivations
  • Man vs. Society: Conflict where an individual fights against society or community
  • Man vs. Nature: Protagonist faces the power of a natural force
  • Man vs. Supernatural: Conflict against a vengeful god or powerful supernatural force
• Examples of conflicts:

  • Man vs. Nature: Protagonist faces the power of a natural force
  • Man vs. Supernatural: Conflict against a vengeful god or powerful supernatural force
• Solidarity


  Unity (as of a group or class) which produces or is based on unities of interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies
• Solidarity is


  A virtue ethics framework because in order to live a good life one must perform actions and behave in a way that is in solidarity with the community
• Citizen


  A person having the title of citizenship. He is the member of the democratic community who enjoys full civil and political rights and is accorded protection inside and outside the territory of the State
• Community Engagement

  Working collaboratively with and through groups of people affiliated by geographic proximity, special interest, or similar situations to address issues affecting their well-being
• Goals of Community Engagement

  • Build trust
  • Enlist new resources and allies
  • Create better communication
• General Ways of Acquiring Citizenship

  • Involuntary
  • Voluntary
• Natural-born and Naturalized Citizens

  • Naturalization
  • Dual Citizenship
• Principles of Community Organization

  1. Fairness

  2. Justice

  3. Empowerment

  4. Participation

  5. Self-determination
• Community Engagement Continuum

  • Outreach
  • Consult
  • Involve
  • Collaborate
  • Share leadership
• Types of social solidarity

  Correlates with types of society
• Citizenship

  Denoting membership of a citizen in a political society, which membership implies, reciprocally, a duty of allegiance on the part of the member and duty of protection on the part of the State
• Alien


  A citizen of a country residing in or passing through another country. Popularly known as "foreigner". Not given the full rights to citizenship but is entitled to receive protection as to his/her person or property
• Citizens by birth

  • Jus Sanguinis
  • Jus Soli or Jusloci
• Naturalization is the act of formally adopting a foreigner into the political body of the state and clothing him/her with the rights and privileges of citizenship