Parts of a Plot Diagram
The turning point of a story when the protagonist directly faces the problem head-on. Typically exciting part of the story.
What is the climax of a story?
The main problem of a story.
What is a conflict?
The main character of a story.
What is a protagonist?
"There once was a king whose kingdom was plagued by a dragon," represents this part of a plot diagram.
What is the exposition?
The name of a person, place or thing
What is a noun?
The introduction to the characters, the setting and the conflict.
What is the exposition?
The inner struggle between a character and themselves.
What is an internal conflict?
The person or group that is against the protagonist in the story.
What is an antagonist?
In "Breaker's Bridge", this character had a character trait of being wise.
Who is the Old Man?
A word that expresses an action or condition
What is a verb?
Events in the story where the protagonist attempts to deal with the conflict
What is the rising action?
A struggle between a character and an outside force (nature, society, the antagonist)
What is an external conflict?
Narrator tells a story from the outside, using words like "he," "she," or "they".
What is third person point of view?
The conflict in "Wounded Wolf".
What is Roko was injured and separated from his pack?
Connects the subjects with words that describe/identify the subject
What is a linking verb?
Conflict is officially over
What is the resolution?
The message or life lesson of a story that ties into the resolution of the conflict.
What is the theme?
Explained through a characters speech or actions
What are character traits?
The eldest son tried this to defeat the dragon in "Dragon, Dragon".
What is trying to disguise himself as a peddler and trick the dragon with his cleverness?
A noun that shows ownership or belonging
What is a possessive noun?
Events after the climax, loose ends of the conflict are explained.
What is the Falling Action?
Conflict is directly confronted, the turning point where the protagonist succeeds of fails to overcome the conflict.
What is the climax of a story?
This character was seen as unskilled or incompetent in "Dragon, Dragon" at the beginning of the story.
Who is the wizard?
The theme in "The All-American Slurp".
Everyone has a hard time fitting in; don't be hard on yourself for it and just be yourself.
Names of specific people, places, things and ideas
What is a proper noun?