Plot Elements

What does PLOT mean?

• a sequence of events in a story

• a problem between two characters

• the lesson the reader understands

• story events in random order

What graphic organizer best represents a story's plot?

• a Venn diagram

• a T chart

• a bubble map

• a mountain

What is a PROtagonist?

• Main character or hero

• Person who opposes the hero

• The narrator

• The audience

What is an ANTAgonist?

• Main character or hero

• Person who opposes the hero

• The narrator

• The audience

What is the EXPOSITION of a story's plot?

• the most exciting part

• the beginning; characters & setting are introduced

• the problem that starts the story's action

• when problems are solved

What is the RISING ACTION in a story's plot?

• the most exciting part; the turning point

• the beginning where characters & setting are introduced

• conflict that starts events leading to the turning point

• when problems are solved

What are characters?

• the people or animals in a story

• symbols like emojis

• the time and place of a story

• a force that works against the protagonist

What is the SETTING?

• the people or animals in a story

• the time and place of events

• the problem or challenge

• the lesson a reader understands

What is the climax of a story's plot?

• conflicts that start the series of events

• the moral of the story

• most exciting part; the turning point

• where characters and setting are introduced

After the climax, problems start to be solved in the . . .

• rising action

• falling action

• climax

• exposition