Character and Plot Development

This part of the story is considered the turning point of the story.

• Climax
• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Resolution

This part of the story is sometimes the highest point of interest or the most suspenseful.

• Climax
• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Resolution

In this part of the story the tension eases.

• Falling action
• Rising action
• Exposition
• Resolution

In this part of the story the main character begins to resolve the conflict.

• falling action
• Exposition
• Climax
• Resolution

The story comes to an end in the part of the plot.

• Resolution
• Falling action
• Climax
• Exposition

This is considered the problem of the story that must be solved.

• Conflict
• Resolution
• Setting
• Theme

This problem is an outside force that is against the main character

• External conflict
• Internal conflict

This problem takes place in a character's mind.

• External conflict
• Internal conflict

This is the organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story.

• Falling Action
• Plot
• Exposition
• Climax

This part of the story introduces the characters, the setting and the conflict

• Falling Action
• Resolution
• Climax
• Exposition