Plot

​Plot Elements

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• Plot is ​the order of events in a story or drama.

• All fictional stories follow the same plot sequence​

​What is plot?

So what is PLOT?

• Sequence of events in a story

• BEGINNING: Introduces character & setting

• MIDDLE: Tells how characters react to the problem

• ENDING: Tells how the problem is solved

Multiple Choice

This is the most emotional, exciting, scary and crazy part of the story.

• climax

• conclusion

• falling action

• exposition

Exposition/Introduction

• Beginning of the story

• Introduces characters and setting

• Not very exciting yet

• A few events (usually the first chapter of a book)

Inciting Incident

• The event that starts the problem or conflict

• First thing to go wrong

• ONE event (one sentence or paragraph in a book)

Rising Action

• Events that make the problem get worse and worse

• Story gets more and more exciting
  

• Takes up MOST of the story
  

• MANY events (most of the chapters in a book)

Climax

• The turning point

• Problem is at its worst - after this, things will start getting better

• Can be the most exciting part

• ONE event near the end of the story

Falling Action

• Problem is wrapping up

• Story gets a little less exciting

• A few events - last chapter or two of a book

Resolution

• Solution to the problem

• Very end of the story

• "Happily ever after"

Multiple Choice

Which part of the story is represented by this blue rectangle?

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• introduction

Multiple Choice

Which part of the story is represented by this blue rectangle?

• introduction

• falling action

• rising action

• resolution

Multiple Choice

Which part of the story is represented by this blue rectangle?

• climax

• resolution

• introduction

• rising action

Multiple Choice

Which part of the story is represented by this blue rectangle?

• rising action

• introduction

• resolution

• falling action

Multiple Choice

Which part of the story is represented by this blue rectangle?

• introduction

• resolution

• rising action

• climax

Multiple Choice

What is the conflict of a story?

• the problem faced by the main character

• the ending of the story

• the middle of the story

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of plot?

• The lesson in the story

• The turning point of the story

• The sequence of events in the story

• The conflict in the story

Multiple Choice

The story's time and place is called the....

• theme

• setting

• tone

• voice

Multiple Choice

When do you usually meet main characters?

• In the end

• In the solution

• During the conflic

• In the introduction

Multiple Choice

The events in the plot usually build up to an important event called a CLIMAX. What is a CLIMAX?

• the time and place the story happens

• the people or animals in the story

• the most exciting point in the story

• the lesson or moral taught in the story

Multiple Choice

How is the climax related to the problem of the story?

• The problem is just getting started

• The problem is getting worse and worse

• The problem is at its worst (turning point)

• The problem is solved

Multiple Choice

How is the falling action related to the problem of the story?

• The problem is getting started.

• The problem is getting worse.

• The problem is starting to wrap up, or come to a solution.

• The problem is solved.

Multiple Choice

How is the resolution related to the problem of the story?

• The problem is getting started.

• The problem is getting worse.

• The problem is starting to wrap up, or come to a solution.

• The problem is solved.

Plot Pyramid

How stories happen