Elements of Plot/Plot Techniques

The perspective, or voice, from which a story is told. 

• Point of View
• Internal Conflict
• Stereotyping
• Climax

The main character in a story

• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Suspense
• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

A series of events that build suspense as characters try to resolve the conflict.

• Rising Action
• Falling Action
• External Conflict
• Exposition

A part of the story where the reader is introduced to the characters, the setting, and the main conflict. 

• Climax
• Exposition
• Theme
• Mood

The overall message that the author is trying to convey.

• Theme
• Mood
• Suspense
• Foreshadowing

A struggle between a character and an outside force. 
ex. Man vs Man, Man vs Nature, Man vs Society

• External Conflict
• Internal Conflict
• Stereotyping
• Point of View

The place and time of a story's occurrence.

• Antagonist
• Protagonist
• Setting
• Mood

The character that opposes the main character in a story. 

• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Suspense
• Internal Conflict

The point in a story when the conflict is resolved.

• Resolution
• Mood
• Climax
• External Conflict

The most suspenseful moment in a story.  The most exciting part!

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5