Plot and Theme

WHERE and WHEN a story takes place

• plot

• setting

• rising action

• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

The basic sequence of events in a story or text

• setting

• theme

• plot

• climax

Tags

CCSS.W.4.3A

The author's message/lesson about life or humanity

• theme

• plot

• characters

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

The PROBLEM or STRUGGLE the main character is facing

• theme

• point of view

• resolution

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

The introduction that provides necessary details about characters, setting, and other background information

• Expostion

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.2A

CCSS.W.4.3A

On the plot diagram above, "B" represents the...

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Plot

The turning point in the story

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Resolution

The events after the climax where the loose ends begin to get tied up

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Theme

Where does the resolution fall on the plot diagram?

• the beginning

• the top

• the end

Tags

CCSS.W.4.3A

The theme should be written in...

• 1 or 2 words

• 1 or 2 full sentences

• 1 or 2 pages

• Greek

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2