Plot Elements

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plot

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a sequence of events in a story

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What graphic organizer best represents a story's plot?

Back

a mountain

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What is the exposition of a story's plot?

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the beginning; characters and setting are introduced

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What are characters?

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the people or animals in a story

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What is the setting?

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the time and place of events

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What is the rising action in a story's plot?

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a conflict starts events that lead to the most exciting part

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What is the climax of a story's plot?

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the most exciting part; a turning point

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After the climax, when problems are starting to be wrapped up...

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falling action

Front

The ending when the major conflict has been wrapped up and the reader understands the theme...

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resolution

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What is the conflict? Options: the people or animals in a story, the problem or challenge, the time and place of events, the lesson a reader understands

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the problem or challenge