A struggle, or problem, in a story.

The lesson, or message, that the author wants the reader to learn from the story.

All of the important events or actions of a story in order.

When the story’s action becomes most exciting, usually right before the resolution.

Where the main character faces a series of conflicts which lead to the climax.

The beginning of the story where characters and settings are introduced.

The exposition, plot, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution & theme are all ___________.

A type of text structure that tells about a problem & how to solve it.

Where or when the story takes place.

The final solution to the story’s problem.

The events after the climax that lead to the end of the story.

A type of text structure that tells about an event (cause) and what happened because of the event (effect).