Plot Diagram

What is plot? 

• a sequence of events that make a story.

• climax

• setting of the story.

What is exposition? 

• Most exciting part of the story. 

• The end of the story. 

• Part of the story that introduces background information. 

What is the Rising Action? 

• What happens after the climax. 

• A sequence of conflict leading up to the most exciting part of the story. 

• The background information at the beginning of the story. 

What is the Climax of the story? 

• The characters in the story. 

• The background information. 

• The turning point of the story. 

What is falling action of a story? 

• The theme of the story. 

• The rising actions. 

• The events following the climax. 

What is the resolution of the story? 

• The protagonist. 

• The final closing of the story. 

• The most exciting part of the story. 

The reader would most likely discover the THEME of a story during the:

• exposition.

• rising action.

• climax.

• falling action.

• resolution.