Plot Elements

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PLOT

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a sequence of events in a story

Front

What graphic organizer best represents a story's plot?

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a mountain

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PROtagonist

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Main character or hero

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ANTAgonist

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Person who opposes the hero

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What is the EXPOSITION of a story's plot?

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the beginning; characters & setting are introduced

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RISING ACTION in a story's plot

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the beginning where characters & 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 climax of a story's plot?

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most exciting part; the turning point

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After the climax, problems start to be solved in the . . .

• rising action
• falling action
• climax
• exposition

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falling action