Plot Diagram

Front

Where a story takes place?

Back

setting

Front

What is all the information the reader needs to know before a story begins?

Back

exposition

Front

All the events leading up to the climax. The tension in the story is building.

Back

Rising action

Front

The turning point in the story. The tension is the highest point in the story.

Back

climax

Front

What is the term for all of the events after the climax in a story?

Back

falling action

Front

How is the problem/conflict in the story solved?

Back

Resolution

Front

What is the problem in the story?

Back

conflict

Front

People or animals that are in the story

Back

characters