Plot and Theme

Front

What is the basic sequence of events in a story or text?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the problem or struggle the main character is facing?

Back

Conflict

Front

What is an example of a theme?

Back

Trusting yourself is just as important as trusting others.

Front

What are the events after the climax where the loose ends begin to get tied up?

Back

Falling Action

Front

How should the theme be written?

Back

1 or 2 full sentences.

Front

What is the term for the time and place in which a story occurs?

Back

Setting

Front

What is the main message or underlying meaning of a story?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the turning point of a story, often the moment of greatest tension?

Back

Climax

Front

What is the part of the story where the conflict is introduced?

Back

Rising Action

Front

What is the resolution of a story?

Back

The conclusion where the conflict is resolved.