Plot Elements + Theme Review

What is a plot?

• a guess about what will happen next in a story

• the series of events or action in a story

• the final outcome of a story

• the high point of a story

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The story's time and place is its ___.

• tone
• plot
• setting
• voice

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CCSS.RL.5.5

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

• hero

• villain

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

• protagonist

• antagonist

• hero

• 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 the most intense and exciting? This is usually a turning point for the main character.

• falling action

• exposition

• resolution

• climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The main problem in a story.

• climax

• conflict

• exposition

• symbol

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

All the events that add drama and 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

• the most intense part of a story

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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.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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