01.02 Five Plot Elements

01.02 Plotting it Out

Review of the lesson and short story

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1. The plot is the ​

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in a story.

2. Man vs. man, man vs. society, and man vs. self are all examples of types of ​

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that drive the plot.

3. The story begins and characters are introduced in the ​

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4. The most of the action and problem-solving in the plot takes place during the ​

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5. The solution to the problem and the most exciting part of a story is called the

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6. The character has made a decision about how to handle the problem, and the story comes

to a close during the ​

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7. The word for the end of a story is the ​

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Objectives for Lesson 01.02

​After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

• identify plot elements in a short story

• identify different types of conflicts

• analyze how the characters interact and move the story forward

• identify the theme in a fictional text

You know the five plot elements, how characters develop, and how to identify a theme. However, conflict is listed to show how important it is to the plot.

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​5 plot elements

​Plotting It Out - To read fiction

We are going to use the story from the lesson, “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes, to understand and review the plot elements of literature. The beginning of the story or exposition is important to the story because it introduces the characters, setting, and the conflict between the characters. The exposition is the easiest part of all the elements besides the resolution. It can be a paragraph or two in a short story or a chapter in a novel. But no matter what, it is the introduction to a story that will make the reader think about the overall message and how they would have handled the situation if it were them. 

​Plotting It Out - To read fiction

From there we move on to how the conflict moves the story along as well as the characters. This part of the story is called the rising action. The characters interact with each other for good or bad, but it leads the main character or protagonist to make a decision, the climax of the story. Once the decision is made the protagonist has to deal with the consequences or actions of their decision. This part of the story is called falling action. These falling actions help bring the story to a close or to a resolution meaning the conflict has been resolved. Normally that means the main character, the protagonist, has changed in a positive way.  

I will open Edpuzzle in Live Session so we can complete this lesson on Plotting It Out.

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​01.02 Plotting It Out Assignment

We are going to work on this assignment together to make sure that everyone knows what is expected of them as we move along in this module on getting the big picture in literature. Go to page 8 of 01.02 Plotting It Out. In the assignment section at the bottom of the page, you will see two things that you need to look at the first one is the 01.02 Plotting It Out Worksheet. This worksheet is what you will be submitting in Buzz. The second one is the rubric, this is what you will be graded on. We will go over this to make sure everyone understands how they will be graded.