Falling Action

The action that happens after the climax and starts to guide the story toward the resolution

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Answer explanation

Falling Action: The falling action is when Abuelita tells her story and the day before Esperanza's birthday when she hears the heartbeat of the earth with Miguel

Tags

RL.5.1, RL 5.5

Tying everything together

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Answer explanation

Resolution: Esperanza's birthday, a full year after the events of her previous birthday, when everyone is back together.

Tags

RL.5.1, RL 5.5

What does falling action allow for?

• a revelation of the truth

• everyone to fall over their book

• it describes the setting

• it allows for some suspense to build for the reader who is anxiously waiting for the end

When does falling action take place?

• After the climax

• Before the climax

What does a falling action include?

• Ties up loose ends

• Takes us towards the resolution

• Ends the story

Why is the falling action important?

• It isn't important

• Because it makes the book/film longer

• It stops the ending/resolution being abrupt

What happens at the falling action point in Three little pigs?

• The little pigs live happily ever after

• Wolf blows the pigs house down

• Wolf falls into boiling pot of water

What is the primary purpose of the falling action in a story?

• To introduce new characters

• To resolve conflicts and tie up loose ends

• To present the climax

• To start the story

Which part of the plot does the falling action directly follow?

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Resolution

In the context of a story, what does the falling action help to achieve?

• Builds up the climax

• Introduces the main conflict

• Leads the story towards its resolution

• Begins the story