Plot Structure Lesson

What is falling action?

• The end of a story where everything is resolved.

• Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.

• The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

• The part after the climax where events are winding down.

What happens after the climax, but before the resolution

• falling action

• plot

• climax

• theme

What part of plot structure is at the beginning of the story?

• rising action

• exposition

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

_______ is the sequence of events that make up a story

Plot includes

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

______ occurs at the beginning of the story and introduces characters, setting, and conflict.

What is the purpose of rising action?

• Show what conflict the characters are facing

• Build interest and suspense in the story

• Set the stage for what the story is all about

What is the climax?

• The turning point in the story

• Where the character(s) come face to face with a conflict

• Causes a change in or with the main character

• The most exciting part of the story

______ is where the conflict is resolved and the story comes to a reasonable conclusion.

What part of plot structure is at the middle of the story?

• rising action

• exposition

• climax

• falling action

• resolution