Plot Structure
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100

The turning point of the story.

Climax

100

A conflict that exists within the mind of a character who is torn between opposing forces.  Internal or external?

What is Internal?

100
The time and place of a story
What is setting
100

when the story is narrated by a character in the story? First or Third point of view?

What is first person point of view?

100

The people or animals in the story is called what?

characters

200

The events after the climax.

What is falling action?

200

conflict exists when a character struggles against some outside force. Internal or external?

What is external

200
the sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
200

when the story is narrated by a character not in the story.  First or Third point of view?

What is third person point of view?

200
What comes first in a story, the exposition or the rising action
What is exposition
300

the author's introduction to the characters and setting.

What is exposition?

300

Type of conflict when two characters oppose each other. Person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society, person vs. self?


What is man vs man?

300

The big idea or lesson in a story.  The message the author wants you to learn.  Theme, point of view, or type of conflict?

What is theme?

300

Point of view when the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.  Third person limited or third person omniscient?

Third person omniscient

300

Adam thinks about a problem for several hours. This is what type of conlict? Internal or external?

What is internal?

400

The end of the story where the conflict is resolved.

What is resolution

400

What type of conflict occurs when the character struggles against weather, survival, wildlife, etc? Person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society, person vs. self?

What is Man vs. Nature

400

the struggle between opposing forces. Theme, point of view, or type of conflict? 

What is conflict?

400

Mary and Lisa's problem is solved and they decide they have learned their lesson and walk straight home without any stops from that day on. This part of the story is the exposition or resolution?

What is resolution

400
What comes first the climax or falling action
What is climax?
500

The events in order before the climax.

What is rising action?

500

What type of conflict occurs when the character struggles against a group of people or a government? Person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society, person vs. self?

What is man vs society

500

The way the author writes the story.  It tells if the narrator is in the story or out of the story.  Theme, point of view, or type of conflict?

Point of view

500

At the beginning of a story, you learn that Jack is an adventurous young man who loves biking and lives on a mountain.  Is this the resolution or exposition?

What is exposition

500
Name the five elements of plot in order
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
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