Plot Elements

What is a plot?

• a guess about what will happen next in a story
• the series of events or actions in a story

• the final outcome of a story
• the most intense part of a story

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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The story's time and place is its ___.

• tone
• plot
• setting
• characterization

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The main character in a story is the ___.

• antagonist
• protagonist
• exposition
• climax

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The opposing character or force to the main character is the ___.

• protagonist
• antagonist
• plankton
• villian

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which part of the plot is usually the most intense? This is usually a turning point for the main character.

• falling action
• exposition
• exposition
• climax

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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A problem faced by the main character.

• climax
• conflict
• exposition
• protagonist

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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Is the following situation an example of an internal or external conflict?
Joe can't decide whether to live with his mom or his dad.

• internal conflict
• external conflict

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Is the following situation an example of an internal or external conflict?
Alice can't find her phone because her brother stole it from her room.

• internal conflict
• external conflict

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

All the events that lead to the climax of a story are called the ___.

• conflict
• exposition
• falling action
• rising action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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The exposition...

• Introduces the reader to the characters and setting
• Is the part of the story where a character changes
• Is the part of the story when the conflict is resolved
• Is the part of the story where the events help the reader understand what the conflict is

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9