Linear and Nonlinear Plot

This plot consist of a series of events that have a clear beginning, middle and end.

• Linear

• Nonlinear

• Chronological

• Non-Chronological

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Stories told in the order that they happened are told in ______________ order.

• Linear

• Non-Chronological

• Chronological

• Non-Linear

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

With this plot structure, the events of a story are presented in a non-chronological order. Authors will use this to more closely mimic the way human memory works.

• Linear

• Non-linear

• Chronological

• Non-Chronological

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

All of the following are non-linear plot elements EXCEPT...

• Suspense

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Parallel Plot

• Chronological Order

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

When the author creates a lack of certainty, leaving the reader to wonder what will happen and draws them into the story is known as...

• Flashback

• Suspense

• Foreshadowing

• Parallel Plot

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

This literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story is known as...

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Suspense

• Sub Plot

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

If flashback begins the story, it's considered part of a _____________ plot, because it presents the events of a story in chronological order.

• Linear

• Non-linear

• Non-Chronological

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

If flashback occurs after the story begins, it disrupts the chronological events of the story, which creates a ____________ plot.

• Linear

• Non-linear

• Chronological

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which of the following are true of parallel plots? (select all that apply)

• The plots usually take place within the same time frame.

• Two or more plots that occur at the same time, and intersect throughout, particularly at the climax.

• Each plot is essential to the story.

• It gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Subplot... (select all that apply)

• is a secondary story in a narrative.

• may serve as a motivating or complicating force for the main plot of the work. It may also provide emphasis for, or relief from, the main plot.

• is the same as parallel plot because they have the same climax in the story.

• is different than a parallel plot, in that it may have its own climax that is unrelated to the climax of the main story.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5