Plot Elements

What does plot mean?

• A sequence of events

• the lesson the reader understands

• a misunderstanding between two characters

• story events in a random order

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What graphic organizer best represents a story's plot?

• T-Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Dot Map

• Mountain

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What are characters?

• Time and place of story

• People or animals in a story

• Symbols like emojis

• Force that works against protagonist

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the exposition of a story's plot?

• The most exciting part

• The beginning: characters and setting are introduced

• When problems are solved

• The problem that starts the story's action

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the setting?

• The life lesson in the story

• The main problem between characters

• Who the story is about

• Time and place of a story

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the rising action in a story's plot?

• The beginning: introduces the character and setting

• After the climax, when the problems are solved

• A conflict is introduced and leading up to the most exciting point

• The part when the reader understands a lesson

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the climax of a story's plot?

• The beginning: when the characters and setting are introduced

• The most exciting part of the story

• When all of the problems are solved

• The conflict is introduced and leading up to the most exciting part of the story

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

After the climax, when the problems are beginning to be wrapped up...

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The point in the story when the problem has been solved and the reader understands the theme....

• Resolution

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is a conflict?

• The time and place of the story

• The beginning: when the characters and setting are introduced

• Who or what the story is about

• The main problem

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9