Plot Diagram

Plot Diagram

How a story is structured

Let's see how much your remember from your plot diagram

• Exposition/Beginning

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

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Exposition

This is the BEGINNING of the story where we are introduced to characters and background information.

Exposition=Beginning

Rising Action

These are the events that lead up to the climax.

Rising Action= Events that lead to climax

Climax

The climax is the turning point of a story

Climax= Most intense part of the story

Falling Action

Falling action is when parts of the story start to become solved.

Falling Action=The events that lead to the end of the story

Resolution

Resolution = The end of the story

Multiple Choice

What is the EXPOSITION of a story?

• The end of a story

• The beginning of a story

• The middle of a story

Multiple Choice

What are the EVENTS THAT LEAD UP to the climax of a story?

• The end

• Rising Action

• The climax

Multiple Choice

What are the EVENTS THAT LEAD TO THE ENDING called?

• Plot

• The ending

• Falling Action

Multiple Choice

What is another way of saying THE ENDING to the story?

• Resolution

• Climax

• Story