6th SOL READING Concept Terminology 1

The part of the story where all loose ends are (usually) tied up and the story comes to an end

• Exposition

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

The most suspenseful part of a story; the turning point

• Conflict

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Resolution

The sequence of events leading from the climax to the resolution; these events are not suspenseful because the conflicts are being resolved

• Rising Action

• Initiating Event

• Falling Action

• Man vs. Man

The author hints at something that may happen later in the story

• Motivation

• Foreshadow

• Climax

• Conflict

The message of a story; what a piece of writing means

What is the author trying to teach you: big world lesson

• Topic

• Realistic Fiction

• Theme

• Climax

The reason(s) why a character does something or reacts a certain way

• Motivation

• Topic

• Foreshadow

• Conflict

The part of the plot where we learn about the setting, the characters, and their goals

• Resolution

• Initiating Event

• Exposition

• Climax

What a story or piece of writing is about (usually in ONE word)

• Theme

• Topic

• Conflict

• Motivation

Everything that happens in a story

• Conflict

• Man vs Nature

• Climax

• Plot

The first conflict/event that sets the story going

• Climax

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Initiating Event