ELA Basics

The part of the story that introduces the setting, the characters, and the basic situation.

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Exposition

• Resolution

The Part of the story where the conflict or problem is introduced.

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Resolution

The turning point or the high point in the action of the plot

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Exposition

Part of the story where the conflict lessens.

• Falling action

• Resolution

• Climax

• Exposition

The storys conclusion

• Resolution

• Climax

• Falling action

• Exposition

A struggle that takes place in the mind of that character, to make a decision or overcome a feeling.

• External

• Internal

A character struggles with an outside force

• internal

• external

A character that changes or grows during the course of the work.

• Dynamic character

• Static Character

• Flat character

• Round Character

A character who does not change- not the central characters in the story.

• Flat character

• Dynamic Charater

• Round Character

• static Character

One sided, showing a single trait

• Flat

• Static

• Round

• Dynamic