Plot Elements Quick Review

Turning point in a story; moment of greatest suspense; conflict at most intense or dramatic moment. THE PART YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!

• Resolution

• Climax

• Inciting Incident

• Rising Action

The sequence of events of a story.

• Plot

• Story

• Exposition

• Falling Action

Which element of plot introduces the characters and the setting of the story?

• Inciting Incident

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Exposition

The end of the story is called the _____. It is usually where things are resolved and a lesson is learned.

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Climax

• Turning Point

Where does the conflict begin?

• Inciting Incident

• Resolution

• Climax

• Rising Action

These are the events leading up to the climax/turning point.

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

We start to see the consequences of the climax as the story begins to come to an end. But it is not the complete end!

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Inciting Incident