Plot

Vocabulary for Novel Discussions

Multiple Choice

What do we call the way events are structured to create a story?

• plot

• drama

• storylines

• resolution

Multiple Choice

What's the order?

• rising action, exposition, falling action, climax, resolution

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• resolution, exposition, climax, rising action, falling action

(please ignore the fairy tale part)

This is why teachers point out imagery and figurative language: we want you to see it and use it too!

Multiple Choice

Which part of the plot diagram fits the description?

Jack and his family have no money.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Multiple Choice

Which part of the plot diagram fits the description?

Jack and his mother are rich.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Multiple Choice

Which part of the plot diagram fits the description?

Jack buys beans, climbs the beanstalk, meets a giant, and flees from the giant.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Multiple Choice

Which part of the plot diagram fits the description?

Jack chops down the beanstalk.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Multiple Choice

Which part of the plot diagram fits the description?

The giant dies.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Multiple Choice

Which part of the plot diagram fits the description?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Conflict:

• Can be internal or external.

• Is often given subcategories to say what the struggle specifically is.

• Example: "man" (woman) vs. nature/self/society...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IHUuZ8Evag

Poll

Which major conflict have you seen in your novel so far?

• character vs. character

• character vs. self

• character vs. nature

• character vs. society

• other