Plot Structure Lesson

What is the definition of climax?

• The highest point of action in the story or turning point.

• Doug

• The beginning of the story.

• The end of the story.

What is the definition of falling action?

• Francis

• The end of the story.

• The events leading to the resolution and bringing the conflict to a close.

• The middle of the story.

What is the definition of inciting incident.

• The beginning of the story.

• The ending of the story.

• The setting.

• The event that sets the story into motion; your trigger event.

What is the definition of resolution?

• The beginning of the story.

• The end of the story.

• Frank

• The setting of the story.

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• exposition

• rising action

• falling action

• resolution

Complete the plot diagram.

a

b

c

d

e

Resolution

Climax

Falling Action

Rising Action

Exposition

Typically, plots follow a linear or​ (a)   order of events, but that isn’t always the case.  Sometimes the author will allow us to glimpse into the ​ (b)   (​ (c)   ) or see ​ (d)   events (​ (e)   ).

• chronological

• past

• flashback

• future

• foreshadowing

What is the definition of rising action?

• The events following the inciting incident and leads up to the climax of the story.

• Stecher

• The end of the story.

• The beginning of the story.

What is the definition of plot?

• Edgar

• The setting of the story.

• The characters of the story.

• The events that occur in the story.

What is the definition of exposition?

• The end of the story.

• The beginning of the story including the setting and character.

• Hank

• The conflict of the story.