unit 1 short story plot. plot pyramid terms exposition inciting incident rising action climax...
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Exposition Sets up the setting Description and background (of characters, place, time, etc.) – Where? Who? When?TRANSCRIPT
Unit 1Short Story
Plot
Plot Pyramid Terms• Exposition• Inciting Incident• Rising Action• Climax• Falling Action• Resolution• Denouement
Exposition• Sets up the setting • Description and background (of
characters, place, time, etc.)–Where? Who? When?
Inciting Incident• Single action that begins the conflict
or action
Rising Action• Excitement builds, leads to climax
Climax • Greatest moment of tension,
excitement• Turning point of the story
Falling Action• Action after the climax to the end,
often moves quickly
Resolution• Main problem solved
Denouement • Conclusion: remaining questions
answered, mysteries solved (French for “untie”)
The Plot Pyramid
The Plot Pyramid in “Cinderella”
Exposition
Exposition• France• 1700’s, Cinderella, Stepmother, Step
sisters, dead mother, father died leaving Cinderella in the care of her wicked step mother who has forced her to become a servant in her own home.
Inciting Incident
Inciting Incident• Whole family is invited to Royal Ball• Cinderella’s animal kingdom friends
make her a custom dress• Her stepsisters ruin it and force her
to stay home
Rising Action
Rising Action• Fairy Godmother appears, gives
Cinderella a new dress and a carriage
• Curfew set at 12am• Cinderella goes to the ball• She meets the prince• They fall in love
Climax
Climax• Midnight Strikes!• Cinderella runs and leaves behind
her tiny glass slipper
Falling Action
Falling Action• Step mother finds out about
Cinderella going to the ball• Cinderella is locked up• Prince searches the kingdom• Step Sisters claim the slipper is
theirs• All Steps deny anyone else is in the
house• Cinderella gets out (with help from
her furry friends)
Resolution
Resolution• The slipper fits!
Denouement
Denouement• Cinderella’s identity is established• The Steps are exposed as the fiends
they are• Cinderella lives happily ever after