Plot STAAR

The point in a story when a conflict begins to be resolved.

• Exposition

• Resolution/ Denouement

• 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 ending of a story, when the conflict is resolved.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Resolution/ Denouement

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The sequence of events in fiction or drama.

• Drama

• Order

• Plot

• Nonfiction

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The beginning of a story, introduces characters, the setting, and problem

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The main events of a story, play, or other literary work. These events may or may not be told in the order that they occur.

• Plot

• Claim

• Author's Message

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

In analyzing a story, why is it important to identify the climax?

• It helps to predict future events in the story.

• It is usually where the main characters are introduced.

• It represents the point of highest tension and is a turning point that determines the outcome.

• It provides details about the setting of the story.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

This is normally the longest part of the plot which explains events that lead to the climax.

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

• predicition

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How can the resolution of a plot impact the reader's understanding of the story?

• It can introduce new characters that will appear in a sequel.

• It can leave the reader with questions, adding to the story's mystery.

• It provides closure, resolving conflicts and answering questions raised throughout the story.

• It typically starts the story over from a different character's point of view.

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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 resolution is

• The culmination or ending of a fictional plot.

• The events leading from the climax to the resolution.

• Once conflict is established, related events occur working toward climax.

• A turning point in the action; often when a character takes action to end conflict.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

When a story's climax involves the main character making a difficult decision that reflects their growth, this part of the story is known as the:

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Climax

• Falling action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9