Plot, conflict and theme

the beginning of the story where the setting, characters and inital conflict are usually introduced

• Exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

• falling action

events build, conflict becomes increasingly intense; the longest part of the story

• expostion

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

• falling action

most intense or exciting part of the story and is also the turning point; the OMG! moment; typically occurs near the end

• resolution

• falling action

• climax

• exposition

conflict begins to settle; happens quickly

• exposition

• climax

• rising action

• resolution

• falling action

conflict is resolved; the end of the story

• resolution

• exposition

• rising action

• falling action

• climax

main problem in the story; can be internal or external; keeps the story moving

• theme

• conflict

• tone

• setting

What are the four types of conflict in literature?

• character vs. character, society, self, nature

• character vs. robot, cat, frog

• Internal vs external

• none

Conflcit between one or more characters (argument, bullying, fights)

• Character vs. self

• Character vs. character

• Chraracter vs. nature

• Character vs. society

conflcit between character and force of nature (natural disaster,survival)

• character vs. society

• character vs. self

• Character vs nature

• character vs. character

conflcit with a group of people (laws, government)

• character vs. self

• character vs. character

• character vs. self

• character vs society