Plot

What is a plot?

• a guess about what will happen next in a story
• the series of events or actions in a story

• the final outcome of a story
• the most intense part of a 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

The story's time and place is its ___.

• tone
• plot
• setting
• characterization

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The main character in a story is the ___.

• antagonist
• protagonist
• exposition
• climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The opposing character or force to the main character is the ___.

• protagonist
• antagonist
• plankton
• villian

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which part of the plot is usually the most intense? This is usually a turning point for the main character.

• falling action
• exposition
• exposition
• climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A problem faced by the main character.

• climax
• conflict
• exposition
• protagonist

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

All the events that lead to the climax of a story are called the ___.

• conflict
• exposition
• falling action
• rising action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The exposition...

• Introduces the reader to the characters and setting
• Is the part of the story where a character changes
• Is the part of the story when the conflict is resolved
• Is the part of the story where the events help the reader understand what the conflict is

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The ending of a story usually contains the ___.

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• resolution

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What happens in the falling action?

• You are introduced to the conflict.
• The setting is described in detail. 
• Events begin to calm down after the climax. 
• It is the exact same as the rising action. 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9