plot. plot – plan of ___________ or series of ________ in a story. action events

PLOT

PLOT – plan of ___________ or series of ________ in a story.

actionevents

The five parts of a plot structure are:

1. Exposition – beginning; _____________ the main character and

the_____________; also establishes the ___________.

introduces

conflict setting

2. Rising Action – conflict develops as the characters

_____________ to achieve a _________ or to ___________

____ _______________. As the conflict continues, the reader

becomes more and more interested in the story; other

complications may be introduced

struggle

problema

solvegoal

3. Climax – interest in the story’s events increases until the

story reaches its climax, the most _______________

____________ or the most ________________

_______________. The climax marks the story’s turning

point. After the climax, the reader can often predict the

story’s ending.

exciting

event dramatic

moment

4. Falling Action – events __________ the climax which focus

on how the story’s _______________ is ________________

after

conflict resolved

5. Resolution – _______________; final event; often ties together

all ___________ __________. Here all questions are answered

and the final conflict is settled. By the end of a story, the character facing the conflict either _____________________ or

______________ in solving his/her problem or achieving some

goal.

conclusion

loose ends

succeeds

fails

ExpositionRisi

ng Acti

on

CLIMAX

Falling Action Resolution

Other Plot Elements:

Plot Twist – an ___________________ development or turn of events

unexpected

Surprise ending – an __________________ endingunexpected

Foreshadowing – ____________ or ___________ used to

suggest events that will occur _________ in a plot

hints clues

later

Suspense – sense of ___________________ and _________________

that you feel as you wait for the ___________________ in a work of

fiction

excitement interest

climax

Flashback – an ________________in the present action of a

plot to show events that happened at an __________ time

interruption

earlier

Stranger With My Face

Stranger With My Face

• Sixteen-year-old Laurie finally has it made: She has a handsome boyfriend and a popular group of friends. Things start to fall apart, though, when Laurie's boyfriend swears he saw Laurie meeting another boy, even though Laurie was home sick.

• What will happen next? Are people really seeing Laurie or someone else?