Learning Check #1 (Unit 1.1)

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Inference

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The process of using clues or evidence to draw a conclusion.

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Plot

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The events that take place in a story.

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Exposition

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The setting and background information in a story.

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Initiating Event/Inciting Incident

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The beginning of the conflict in a story.

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Rising Action

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All the events that occur leading up to the climax/resolution.

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Climax

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The turning point of the story, highest point of conflict, and the big moment the author has been leading up to.

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Falling Action

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The events that occur after the climax leading to the resolution.

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Resolution

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The conflict is resolved, the ending. Sometimes there is a cliffhanger!

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Internal Conflict

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A struggle within the mind of a character who is deciding what to do or think.

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External Conflict

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A struggle between a character and an outside force which drives the dramatic action of the plot.