Plot Passages

The events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of the passage.

• dialogue

• plot

• cast of characters

• theme

Passages that are stories, dramas, or poems.  

• movies

• theme

• literary passages

• library

To give the main events of a passage in the order in which they happen

• essay

• evidence

• details

• summary

Climax

• the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage

• in literature, the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story.

• the highest point in the plot where the problem/conflict reaches its peak

• the method in which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance

The rising action of the plot...

• is the series of events that help the reader understand the conflict.

• show how the problem is resolved.

• show a change in the main character.

• is the theme.

What is Plot?

• The beginning of a story

• The conflict that happens in a story

• The events that occur in a story

• The ending of a story

The problem faced by the main character is developed during the ______________.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

What are the key elements of the plot?

f

e

d

c

b

Falling Action

Exposition

Rising Action

Climax

Intermission

Resolution

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

• exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution

• rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution

The sequence of events in a story is known as the:

• A) setting

• B) plot

• C) theme

• D) character