Plot Elements

A character or a force in conflict with the main character

• protagonist

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A person or animal in a story

• character

• complication

• theme

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The author's special way of explaining the people in the story-telling us about their personalities and motives

• character

• protagonist

• antagonist

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The turning point or most exciting part in a story

• exposition

• climax

• rising action

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The events in a story that make matters harder to untangle or settle

• theme

• complication

• falling action

• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The end of a story; brings closure

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

the struggle or problem in a story between two sources

• resolution

• conflict

• character

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The lesson an author is trying to teach

• moral

• falling action

• characterization

• complication

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The events in a story

• protagonist

• conflict

• plot

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The part of the story(usually the beginning) which explains the background and setting of the story; the characters are often introduced

• exposition

• falling action

• climax

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5