Story Elements Vocabulary

The first part of the plot

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Inciting Incident

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Main part of the story

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Inciting Incident

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Characters, settings and background information is revealed

• Exposition

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Moves the plot along, where complications (problems) arise

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Inciting Incident

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The event that sets the story in motion and makes the rest of the story possible

• Resolution

• Inciting Incident

• Climax

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Inciting Incident

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Conflicts begin moving towards resolution

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Inciting Incident

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Usually a turning point

• Climax

• Inciting Incident

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The end of the story where lose ends are tied up

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Remaining questions are answered, conflicts are resolved.

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5