Plot Elements

Exposition is the...

• The end of the story where we find out what happened to the characters when the conflict is resolved.

• The turning point of the story that the rising action has been building too.

• Where the conflict is introduced and the story and rising action begin.

• Beginning of the story line where the world is built and the characters and setting are introduced.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Action Point is...

• Where the conflict is introduced and the story and rising action begin.

• The “villain” or “bad guy” of the story.

• The moral or lesson learned from the story.

• The ongoing issue that the main character is dealing with.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Rising Action is...

• The main character or “good guy” of the story.

• Beginning of the story line where the world is built and the characters and setting are introduced.

• Where the story starts to get interesting and many of the main events happen. 

• The turning point of the story that the rising action has been building too.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Climax is...

• The end of the story where we find out what happened to the characters when the conflict is resolved.

• The turning point of the story that the rising action has been building too.

• Beginning of the story line where the world is built and the characters and setting are introduced.

• The “villain” or “bad guy” of the story.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Falling Action is...

• Beginning of the story line where the world is built and the characters and setting are introduced.

• The moral or lesson learned from the story.

• The end of the story where we find out what happened to the characters when the conflict is resolved.

• The events that take place after the climax.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Resolution is...

• The end of the story where we find out what happened to the characters when the conflict is resolved.

• The ongoing issue that the main character is dealing with.

• The moral or lesson learned from the story.

• Where the conflict is introduced and the story and rising action begin.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

The Antagonist is...

• Where the conflict is introduced and the story and rising action begin.

• The ongoing issue that the main character is dealing with.

• The main character or “good guy” of the story.

• The “villain” or “bad guy” of the story.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

The protagonist is...

• The ongoing issue that the main character is dealing with.

• The main character or “good guy” of the story.

• The “villain” or “bad guy” of the story.

• The moral or lesson learned from the story.

Theme is

• The ongoing issue that the main character is dealing with.

• Where the story starts to get interesting and many of the main events happen.

• Beginning of the story line where the world is built and the characters and setting are introduced.

• The moral or lesson learned from the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

Conflict is...

• The end of the story where we find out what happened to the characters when the conflict is resolved.

• The ongoing issue that the main character is dealing with.

• The “villain” or “bad guy” of the story.

• The turning point of the story that the rising action has been building too.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5