Plot Elements

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What is the Action Point in a story?

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Where the conflict is introduced and the story and rising action begin.

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What is the Climax of a story?

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The turning point of the story that the rising action has been building to.

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What is Rising Action in a story?

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Where the story starts to get interesting and many of the main events happen.

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What is the Theme of a story?

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The moral or lesson learned from the story.

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Who is the Antagonist in a story?

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The 'villain' or 'bad guy' of the story.

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What is the Exposition in a story?

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Beginning of the story line where the world is built and the characters and setting are introduced.

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What is the Resolution in a story?

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The end of the story where we find out what happened to the characters when the conflict is resolved.

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What is the Protagonist in a story?

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The main character or 'good guy' of the story.

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What does Conflict mean in a story?

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The ongoing issue that the main character is dealing with.

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What is Foreshadowing?

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A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.