Analyzing Plot in Short Stories

What is the exposition of a story?

• background information- setting/characters

• where everything is wrapped up & resolved

• things start to settle down

• a graph or picture of events in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the initiating event of a story?

• background information- setting/characters

• turning point or part where character faces their main conflict

• events leading to the climax of a story

• introduces the conflict in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What are the rising actions of a story?

• introduces the conflict in the story

• events leading to the climax of the story

• background information- setting/characters

• the problem in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the climax of a story?

• turning point or part where character faces their main conflict

• where everything is wrapped up and resolved

• where and when a story takes place

• introduces the conflict in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What are the falling actions of a story?

• background information- setting/characters

• where everything is wrapped up and resolved

• events where things start to settle down in the story

• introduces the conflict in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the resolution of a story?

• the problem in the story

• the message a reader is supposed to learn

• where everything is wrapped up and resolved

• turning point or part where character faces their main conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the conflict in a story?

• the problem in the story

• what happens in the story

• the message a reader is supposed to learn

• the main character of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the setting in a story?

• the message a reader is supposed to learn

• the main character of the story

• a graph or picture of events in a story

• where and when the story takes place

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is plot?

• the problem in the story

• what happens in the story

• the main character of the story

• the character or thing up against the protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is a plot line?

• the main character of a story

• the problem in the story

• a graph or picture of events in a story

• the message a reader is supposed to learn

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3