Plot Elements
The most exciting part of the story. Also known as the turning point.
What is Climax?
A conflict that exists within the mind of a character who is torn between opposing forces
What is Man v Self?
The time and place of a story
What is setting
What is dynamic/static character
BRIAN HAS A DOG, BUT DOGS ARE ILLEGAL IN BRIAN'S WORLD. BRIAN JOINS AN UNDERGROUND MOVEMENT TO LEGALIZE DOGS.
What type of conflict is this an example of?
What is Man v. Society
The action that follows the climax
What is falling action?
the sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
A character that may or may not develop throughout a story
What is round/flat character
JANIE IS ON A WHITEWATER-RAFTING TRIP ALONG A CHOPPY RIVER WHEN THEIR GUIDE SUDDENLY HAS A HEART ATTACK. NOW SHE AND THE OTHER PASSENGERS MUST LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER TO SURVIVE THE TREACHEROUS RAPIDS.
What type of conflict is this an example of?
What is Man v. Nature
the author's introduction to the characters, setting, and situation
What is exposition?
When the antagonist is a person, what type of conflict occurs
What is man vs man?
The big idea or lesson in a story
What is theme?
What is protagonist
Name the 3 Story Elements
What is Plot, Characters, and Setting
the part of the plot that follows the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict
What is resolution
What type of conflict occurs when the protagonist struggles against weather, survival, wildlife, etc?
What is Man vs. Nature
the struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict?
The who or the what that tries to keep the main character from their goal
What is antagonist
What comes first the climax or falling action
What is climax?
the part of the plot that adds complications to the plot's problems
What is rising action?
What type of conflict occurs when the protagonist struggles against a group of people or an organization
What is man vs society
A person, animal, or thing that take part in the action of the story
What is a character
True or False: There can be more than one main character
What is true
Name the five elements of plot in order
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution