Plot Mountain Mystery
The reader meets Jake and learns he lives in a small town.
What is exposition?
This element is usually introduced during the exposition and helps readers know who the story is about.
what are characters?
This part of the plot includes events that build suspense
What is rising action?
The ending of the story is called the _____
What is resolution?
The struggle between opposing forces in a story
What is conflict?
The thief is arrested and Jake returns home
What is falling action?
The exposition happens at this part of a story
What is the beginning?
This part occurs immediately after the climax
What is falling action?
Which ending would best represent a resolution?
A. The volcano begins erupting.
B. The family notices smoke rising from the mountain.
C. The family rebuilds their home and reflects on what they learned.
D. The family argues about evacuating
What is C?
A clue about future events in a story
What is foreshadowing?
Jake finally finds the treasure and confronts the thief
What is climax?
The exposition answers questions such as who, where, and ______
What is when?
True or False: New major conflicts are usually introduced during the falling action.
What is false?
A character apologizes for her mistakes immediately after the climax. What plot element is this most likely?
Wha t is falling action?
Give me an example of alliteration.
Sally sells seashells by the seashore
Jake donates the treasure to his community and tells the story years later.
What is resolution?
What two story elements are most commonly established in the exposition?
What are setting and characters
During rising action, the conflict usually becomes more or less complicated
What is more complicated?
Resolution is when the main conflict is _____.
What is over?
The theme is the overall _________ of a story
What is message?
Jake discovers a mysterious map and begins following clues
What is rising action?
A student says the exposition is always exciting action. Why is this incorrect?
Exposition mainly introduces the background information of the story
The rising action leads directly to this part of the plot
What is climax?
A character defeats the dragon and returns home. Then we see the village celebrating. Which part is the resolution?
What is the village celebrating?
“He was a real Romeo when asking the girl to prom“ is an example of literary term?
What is allusion?