Definitions
Definitions 2
" For The Birds"
PLOT LINE
SPELL IT
100
the events, obstacles, and challenges that add to the conflict and lead to the climax
What is rising action?
100
struggle between two opposing characters or forces
What is conflict?
100

What was the setting? 

name at least 1 

Sunny, outside, on a phone line or cable

100

Characters and the ___________________ make up the exposition. 


the answer starts with an S

SETTING

100

The end of the story.

R.E.S.O.L.U.T.I.O.N

200
turning point; point of no return; most exciting part of a story
What is the climax?
200
the main character
Who is the protagonist?
200

What was the initial conflict? After the little blue bird sat down on the line? 

They were arguing over personal space on the line. They wanted their own space. 

200

What picture did we draw to identify CONFLICT? 

Boxing Gloves or An angel and a devil

200

The Beginning of the Story

E>X>P>O>S>I>T>I>O>N

300
the point in a story where the main conflict is resolved or worked out and the story comes to a reasonable ending or conclusion
What is the resolution?
300
goes against the main character
Who is the antagonist?
300

What was the first step in the rising action? 


They saw...

The BIG BIRD.

300

What picture did we draw to represent Rising Action? 

Balloons or a jagged Mountain edge building up on each part.

300

The Problem in the Story

C>O>N>F>L>I>C>T

400
introduces main characters; provides background information; sets scene; establishes conflict
What is the exposition?
400

2 or 3 parts to the setting.

Time, Place, and Weather

or When and Where 

400

What did the little birds do before Big Bird came to join them on the line? 

They made fun of him. They bullied him. They gossipped about him. 

400

What Image or Word did we use to show CLIMAX? 

BOOM! Popping Balloons, Exclamation Marks

400

The turning point or most exciting part of the story is the

C>L>I>M>A>X

500
immediate consequences following the climax
What is the falling action?
500
Correctly draw and label the plot diagram.
See image drawn on board.
500

What was the climax? 

When all of the birds shot up in the sky super fast because BIG BIRD's last toe slipped off of the line. 

500

What picture stood for Falling Action? 

Stairs Leading Down

500

The Events after the CLIMAX

F>A>L>L>I>N>G      A>C>T>I>O>N

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