8th Grade Reading SOL Terms

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Plot

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Series of events that make up a story

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Exposition

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First stage of a story that provides characters, setting, conflict and background information

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Setting

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The time and place of the story

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Initiating event

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The one event that starts the conflict

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Rising action

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Events that complicate the conflict, not resolved it, and builds suspense

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Climax

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The one event in the story that begins to resolve the conflict

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Falling action

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Events that continue to resolve the conflict after the climax

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Resolution

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The end of the story and the conflict is resolved

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Conflict

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The struggle/problem between the main character and a force

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External conflict

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The main character struggles with a force outside of him/herself