Story Plot Elements

The main storyline or pattern of events is called

• genre

• plot

• fiction

• conflict

The person or force working against the main character is the 

• hero

• enemy

• protagonist

• antagonist

How does the rising action begin?

• In the description of the setting

• With a conflict between the protagonist & antagonist

• During an epic battle

• when the lesson or theme is obvious

There are 5 Story Elements & 5 Plot Elements

• True

• False

What is plot?

• the individuals a story is about

• the events that make up a story

• who is telling the story

• the main idea the writer wants the reader to understand

Where does the exposition of a story occur?

• beginning

• middle

• end

What is the inciting incident?

• when the story is resolved (ends)

• when the main character is introduced

• when something happens to begin the action

What happens during the rising action?

• the turning point and the most exciting part of the story

• the main character faces a series of problems

• the story ends

What is the climax of a story?

• the turning point and the most exciting part of a story

• the beginning when the characters and setting are introduced

• where the conflict is resolved in a story

• a series of problems the character faces

What happens during the falling action?

• the characters and setting are introduced

• the most exciting part of the story happens

• the events leading to the end of a story