Exploring the Elements of a Plot Line

What materials are needed for today's lesson?

• A laptop, a pen, and a highlighter

• A composition notebook, a black marker, and five colored markers

• A notebook, a blue marker, and three colored markers

• A textbook, a pencil, and an eraser

How should the notebook be positioned for the lesson?

• Horizontally with the red margin on the bottom

• Vertically with the red margin on the right

• Horizontally with the red margin on top

• Vertically with the red margin on the left

What is the learning target for today's lesson?

• I can list and define the parts of a plot

• I can write a short story

• I can identify the main characters in a story

• I can describe the setting of a story

What is the first part of a plot line called?

• Resolution

• Rising action

• Exposition

• Climax

Which part of the plot line is the longest?

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Resolution

What does the exposition introduce in a story?

• The falling action

• The characters, setting, and conflict

• The climax

• The resolution

What is the inciting incident?

• The most exciting part of the plot

• The resolution of the story

• The final event in the story

• A scene that hooks the reader and introduces the conflict

What happens during the rising action?

• The conflict is introduced

• The conflict becomes more difficult

• The conflict is resolved

• The story ends

What is the climax of a story?

• The conclusion of the story

• The resolution of the conflict

• The turning point and most exciting part of the plot

• The introduction of the characters

What does the resolution do in a story?

• Describes the setting

• Introduces the main characters

• Shows how the conflict is resolved and ties up loose ends

• Presents the inciting incident