Plot Structure

_______ is the sequence of events that make up a story

Plot includes

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

______ occurs at the beginning of the story and introduces characters, setting, and conflict.

The struggling between two opposing forces is _______

What is the purpose of rising action?

• Show what conflict the characters are facing

• Build interest and suspense in the story

• Set the stage for what the story is all about

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the climax?

• The turning point in the story

• Where the character(s) come face to face with a conflict

• Causes a change in or with the main character

• The most exciting part of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What happens between the climax and resolution of a story is the __________.

______ is where the conflict is resolved and the story comes to a reasonable conclusion.

What part of plot structure is at the beginning of the story?

• rising action

• exposition

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What part of plot structure is at the middle of the story?

• rising action

• exposition

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5