Plot Elements - featuring Moana

What are plot elements?

• The term given to all of the parts that make up a story

• The techniques you use when making a map

• The tools a landscaper uses

• The ending to a story

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the exposition of a story?

• The introduction of the characters, background, and setting

• Events that add complication to the story and lead to the climax

• The moment of highest interest or emotional intensity in a story

• Actions that are a result of the climax

• The ending of the story where it is either told or implied

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What are rising actions?

• The introduction of the characters, background, and setting

• Events that add complication to the story and lead to the climax

• The moment of highest interest or emotional intensity in a story

• Actions that are a result of the climax

• The ending of the story where it is either told or implied

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the climax of a story?

• The introduction of the characters, background, and setting

• Events that add complication to the story and lead to the climax

• The moment of highest interest or emotional intensity in a story

• Actions that are a result of the climax

• The ending of the story where it is either told or implied

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What are falling actions?

• The introduction of the characters, background, and setting

• Events that add complication to the story and lead to the climax

• The moment of highest interest or emotional intensity in a story

• Actions that are a result of the climax

• The ending of the story where it is either told or implied

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is a story's resolution?

• The introduction of the characters, background, and setting

• Events that add complication to the story and lead to the climax

• The moment of highest interest or emotional intensity in a story

• Actions that are a result of the climax

• The ending of the story where it is either told or implied

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The climax is sometimes referred to as the...

• End

• Worst Part

• Beginning

• Turning Point

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The majority of the story is located in the...

• Exposition

• Rising Actions

• Climax

• Falling Actions

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9