Elements of Plot

Front

What part of the story is represented by #2 on the plot diagram?

Back

inciting incident

Front

Climax

Back

The conflict or tension, the most exciting part of the story, and/or the turning point.

Front

What part of the story is represented by #6 on the plot diagram? Options: exposition, resolution, inciting incident, climax

Back

resolution

Front

In the short film, "Lifted", what part of the story is it when the aliens struggle to abduct a man due to their poor control skills?

Back

Rising Action

Front

Rising Action

Back

All the events that lead to the eventual climax, including character development and events that create suspense.

Front

From the short film, "Lifted": They finally get him in the spaceship and almost lose him by dropping him back down to Earth, but they catch him at the last second.

Back

Climax

Front

What part of the story is represented by #5 on the plot diagram?

Back

falling action

Front

Exposition

Back

The introduction to a story, including the primary characters' names, the setting, the mood and time.

Front

In the short film "Lifted", the aliens go back into space and leave the man in the middle of the canyon they created.

Back

Resolution

Front

Inciting Incident

Back

The event that sets the main character or characters on the journey that will occupy them throughout the narrative.