Plot Elements

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What does plot mean?

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A sequence of events in a story.

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What graphic organizer best represents a story's plot?

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A mountain.

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What is the resolution in a story?

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The ending when the major conflict has been wrapped up and the reader understands the theme.

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What is the exposition of a story's plot?

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The beginning; characters and setting are introduced.

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What is the conflict in a story?

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The problem or challenge.

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What are the main elements of a plot?

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Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

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What is rising action?

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The series of events that lead up to the climax.

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What is climax?

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The most exciting part of the story where the main conflict reaches its peak.

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What is falling action?

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The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution.

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What is a theme in a story?

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The lesson or message that the reader understands.