Five Plot Elements

The exposition of a story is...

• The end

• The middle

• The beginning

• The main conflict

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Every exposition must introduce the setting and the...

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Every character has ______ that define who they are.

• character traits

• descriptors

• books

• conflict

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The rising action includes all decisions, character flaws, and circumstances that create _____ in the narrative

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The _______ occurs when the  mounting tension that has been established in the rising action comes to a head. It is the moment the readers have been waiting for!

• Conclusion

• Climax

• Exposition

• Falling Action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The falling action occurs after the climax. It starts to resolve the main _____.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The conclusion is the ____ of the narrative. During the conclusion, most loose ends are tied up and the main conflict is resolved

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What was the main conflict in "The Lottery"?

• When the children were gathering stones

• When Tessie was chosen

• When the Hutchinson family was chosen and Tessie yelled that it was unfair

• When Mr. Summers was explaining the rules

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How do you think "The Lottery" would change if Tessie was not chosen? (Remember to use capitalization and punctuation, and write 2 - 3 sentences).

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4