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WorksheetsPlot Diagram
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 22mins
Often provides background information on characters.
rising action
climax
exposition
resolution
The plot begins to complicate and twist.
exposition
resolution
rising action
falling action
conflict begins to be worked out and tensions lessen.
climax
falling action
rising action
exposition
explains things that happened before the story began
exposition
resolution
falling action
rising action
occurs after the climax
falling action
exposition
rising action
resolution
reveals the point of view
resolution
exposition
climax
falling action
The first part of the plot
falling action
exposition
climax
conflict
the event that sets the story in motion
conflict
exposition
falling action
resolution
moves the plot along, where complications arise
rising action
exposition
falling action
resolution
The most exciting part of the story for the protagonist; the turning point; the OMG!
falling action
resolution
climax
conflict
events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution
rising action
falling action
exposition
resolution
the end of the story; loose ends of the plot are tied up; remaining questions are answered; conflicts are resolved
exposition
resolution
climax
falling action
What order is the plot diagram?
resolution, exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, conflict
exposition, conflict, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution
exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
conflict, exposition, resolution, climax, rising action, falling action
A plot diagram is like a
roller coaster
zipline
treadmill
bicycle
Plot is ___________________.
The time and place of a story
the main character is a story
the chain of events that make up a story
the character in conflict with the protagonist
Where and when the story takes place.
setting
character
climax
conflict
All of the information the reader needs to know before the story begins. Who are the characters? What is the problem? What is the setting?
Rising Action
Exposition
Climax
Falling Action
All of the events in the story leading up to the climax. The tension in the story is building.
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
Conflict
The turning point in the story. The tension is at its highest point in the story.
climax
resolution
setting
falling action
All of the events after the climax. The tension of the story comes down.
falling action
climax
conflict
exposition
How the problem in the story is solved.
resolution
falling action
climax
conflict
The problem in the story.
conflict
climax
falling action
setting
People or animals in the story.
characters
setting
exposition
resolution
