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.

Rising Action is...

• Where the conflict is introduced and the story and the character works to resolve it.

• 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.

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.

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 to.

• 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 author's message or lesson learned from the story.

Conflict is...

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

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

• either external or internal.

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