The people, animals, or objects that the story is about.

The character, usually a Villian, that causes problems for an protagonist. Sometimes it is not an actual character.

A character that does not undergo any changes in the story.

A character that changes during the story.

When a character has a hardship or problem

The events that happen.

Found at the beginning of a selection, provides background information about characters, setting or plot events.

The way the Conflict is solved (Ending)

The lesson or message of the story. The idea that is repeated throughout the story.

The perspective from which the story is told. *Who is telling the story?

A scene in a novel that involves a character remembering an event from their past

A character struggles with a group or Community. Sometimes involves rules or laws..

An object that stands for an idea.

What part of the plot diagram is this?  Plot events after the climax that lead the reader to the end.

An idea that is repeated throughout a story or poem.

The main character

A simple character, we don’t know much about

A character that is fully developed. We know a lot about them.    

What type of conflict is this? Sarah is nervous about her Science presentation.  She is trying to decide if she should lie and say she is sick so she can stay home.

What type of conflict is this? The drought was so bad that all the crops died and there was no water to drink. Sam didn’t know how he was going to feed his family.

What type of conflict is this? The entire class picks on the new girl because of the clothes she wears. Jade knows that is wrong and tells the class that they need to stop. The class ignores her and continues to tease the new girl. Jade promises she will find a way to make them stop.

What type of conflict is this? Tyler let Tony borrow his ipod while he was on vacation so he wouldn’t have to listen to his parents' boring music on the way to the beach. Tony lost the ipod in the ocean and doesn’t want to pay to replace it. Tyler says he won’t talk to Tony again until he pays him what he owes.

Is this internal or external? Character vs. Nature

Is this internal or external? Character vs. Self

Is this internal or external? Character vs. Character

Is this internal or external?  Character vs. Society

What point of view used the pronouns "You"?

What point of view used the pronouns "He/she/they"?

What point of view used the pronouns "I"?

Point of view where the narrator only knows one  characters thoughts and feelings    

Point of view where the narrator knows the thoughts and  feelings of all characters.

What part of the plot diagram is this?  The turning point in the story. Where things change.

A hint about something that is going to happen