Plot Diagram

Front

Where and when a story takes place.

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setting

Front

What is all of the information the reader needs to know before the story begins, including who are the characters, what is the problem, and what is the setting?

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exposition

Front

What are all of the events in the story leading up to the climax, where the tension is building?

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rising action

Front

What is the turning point in the story where the tension is at its highest point?

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climax

Front

What are all of the events after the climax where the tension of the story comes down?

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falling action

Front

How is the problem/conflict in the story solved?

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resolution

Front

The problem in the story.

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conflict

Front

People or animals that are in the story.

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characters

Front

plot

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The sequence of events in a story

Front

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order? Options: exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, inciting incident, resolution; exposition, falling action, inciting incident, rising action, climax, resolution; exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution; rising action, inciting incident, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution

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exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution