Plot Elements & Sensory Language

What is a Plot Diagram?

A story plot diagram is a line graph of the story's events, beginning with the story’s start on the left and continuing toward the right, ending with the story’s conclusion.

The Elements of a Plot Diagram

1. Exposition

2. Rising action

3. Climax

4. Falling action

5. Resolution

Incident, Response, Reflection

You will need to know for your Personal narrative:

1. INCIDENT - The event in the story that caused a conflict/problem

2. RESPONSE - Describe how you responded to the incident

3. REFLECTION - Describe the lesson learned after the incident and response.

What is Sensory Language

words or phrases that create a connection to one or more of the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. It's a descriptive language that helps the reader imagine the narrator's experience.

Sensory Language

An elephant eating grass could be described using adjectives as follows: The huge (sight) elephant sat in the warm (touch) sunshine contentedly (emotion) crunching (sound) the sweet (taste) fragrant (smell) grass

Multiple Choice

What are th elements of a plot diagram? Select the correct order.

• Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution

• Resolution, Rising Action, Falling Action, Exposition, Climax

• Climax, Exposition, Resolution, Falling Action, Rising Action

• Rising Action, Falling Action, Resolution, Climax, Exposition

Multiple Choice

What is the falling action?

• Events leading to the climax

• The lesson learned

• Events after the climax/incident & the response

• The beginning

Multiple Choice

What is the climax ?

• Events leading to the climax

• The lesson learned

• Events after the climax/incident & the response

• The turning point or exciting point, the incident

Multiple Choice

What is sensory language?

• Describing the five senses

• Describing using adjective

• Describing using four senses

• Descibing using elements of a plot diagram

Open Ended

Practice writing descriptive language by using your five senses.

"It was a beautiful day..."

Open Ended

Practice writing descriptive language by using your five senses.

"The mad scientist burst into his laboratory... "