identifying the elements of a plot...
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Objectives:
• To identify elements of plot including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
• To analyze plot while reading.
• To use context clues to define vocabulary words.
Plot (definition)
• Plot is the organized
pattern or sequence
of events that make
up a story. Every
plot is made up of a
series of incidents
that are related to
one another.
Literary Terms
• Plot • the action or
sequence of
events in a story;
it is usually a
series of related
incidents that
build and grow as
the story develops
Literary Terms
• Plot Line • A graphic organizer that shows the events of the plot
• Includes exposition, rising action, conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution
1. Exposition
• This usually occurs at the beginning of a short
story. Here the characters are introduced. We also
learn about the setting of the story. Most
importantly, we are introduced to the main conflict
(main problem).
Plot Line Definitions
• Exposition • Usually found at the beginning of a story or play
• Introduces the main characters
• Describes the setting
• Establishes the conflict
• Sets the mood and tone
2. Rising Action
• This part of the story begins to
develop the conflict(s). A building
of interest or suspense occurs.
Plot Line Definitions
• Rising Action • Where the main conflict unfolds
• Builds suspense and raises questions
• When the plot develops
Plot Line Definitions
• Conflict
– Internal
– External
• Struggle between opposing forces
• Can be both internal and external
• Struggle that is within the character
• One character struggles against another character or opposing force
3. Climax
• This is the turning point of the story.
Usually the main character comes face
to face with a conflict. The main
character will change in some way.
Plot Line Definitions
• Climax • Turning point of the story
• The moment when the story reaches its peak
• Results in some kind of change for the main character
• Sometimes ends the story
4. Falling Action
• All loose ends
of the plot are
tied up. The
conflict(s) and
climax are
taken care of.
Plot Line Defintions
• Resolution • Ties up loose ends
• May provide a resolution to the conflict
• NOT ALWAYS PRESENT! THIS IS KNOWN AS A CLIFFHANGER
What it looks like
Exposition introduces the
characters, the setting, and the
basic situation
The rising action introduces the story’s main
conflict. During the rising action, this conflict
grows more intense
The climax is the most exciting moment in the plot, when the conflict is
the most intense. The climax is sometimes called the turning point
The falling action is everything that happens after
the climax. During the falling action, the conflict
winds down in intensity.
The resolution is the end of the story,
when the conflict is resolved and all the
loose ends are tied up. The resolution is
sometimes called the denouement.
Conflict: the struggle between
opposing forces
Plot: is the sequences of events that
shows the conflict developing.
Plot
Pyramid
Putting It All Together
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
Beginning of
Story
Middle of Story
End of Story
Whole class:
• Let’s put “The Little Red Riding Hood” on a PLOT PYRAMID
• What is the story attempting to teach us with the building conflicts?
• This is known as THEME