What is the sequence of events in a story, novel, or play?

What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?

Read the passage. Which plot element is shown in blue?

It was dark and a little eerie by the campfire where Jonas and his friends were huddled. They were telling ghost stories, and each boy tried to make his story scarier than the last. Jonas looked around to see if his dad was anywhere nearby. Suddenly, they heard a loud crack and rustling in the nearby woods. "What's that?" whispered Jonas to the boy next to him. He didn't want to admit it, but he was downright scared now. His heart was racing. He could see a large shadowy figure approaching, holding something that looked like a knife. "Thought you might want to toast some marshmallows," said Jonas's father as he stepped into the light of the fire. He held up a bag of marshmallows in one hand and metal skewers--not a knife--in the other. Jonas and his friends breathed sighs of relief. His father taught the group a secret trick for making toasted marshmallows, and they each ate about fifteen.

Read the passage. Which plot element is shown in blue?

The wolf was frustrated that he couldn't blow down the house of the third little pig, so he tried instead to get the pig by climbing through the chimney. Surprise! He fell right into a pot of water that the little pig had on for supper. "Yum!" said the little pig. The pig invited his two brothers over. They ate a delicious wolf stew for dinner and all lived happily ever after.

Read the passage. Which plot element is shown in blue?

Eva had always felt that her older sister, Milena, got more of her parents' attention. Though she pretended to be upset, Eva was secretly glad when Milena went away to college. However, Milena was scheduled to come back home for the summer. As June approached, Eva's parents began planning a surprise party for Milena. Eva got more and more upset. On the day of Milena's arrival, Eva ran upstairs and locked herself in her room. When her parents asked her to come out, she threw her stuffed animal against the door.