Plot Elements

Plot

• it is the series of events that make up a story.

• the people (or sometimes creatures or other beings) in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

exposition

• it is the beginning of the story. The main characters, the setting and the conflict are introduced

• it is the ending of the story. You learn what happens to the characters after the conflict is resolved

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

characters

• the people (or sometimes creatures or other beings) in a story

• when and where the story takes place

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

setting

• when and where the story takes place.

• the turning point or most intense and exciting part of a story, play or movie.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

conflict

• a struggle or problem a character in a story must overcome.

• a related series of events in the plot of a story that build toward the point of greatest interest.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

internal conflict

• a character struggles with something within themselves.

• when and where the story takes place

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

rising action

• a related series of events in the plot of a story that build toward the point of greatest interest.

• action that happens right after the climax of a story, where the tension decreases.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

climax

• the turning point or most intense and exciting part of a story, play or movie.

• it is the ending of the story. You learn what happens to the characters after the conflict is resolved

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

falling action

• action that happens right after the climax of a story, where the tension decreases

• a related series of events in the plot of a story that build toward the point of greatest interest

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

resolution

• it is the ending of the story. You learn what happens to the characters after the conflict is resolved

• it is the beginning of the story. The main characters, the setting and the conflict are introduced.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9