Let's talk plot!
5 Elements of Fiction
What's that mean?
Name That Genre
What's happening here?
100
In this part of the plot, the author reveals important background information necessary to understand the story.
What is exposition
100
The when and where the story takes place
What is setting
100
Tommy was a real "avid" baseball card collector. He inherited the desire to collect cards because his dad had a collection, too. eager careless apart fearful
What is eager
100
A fictional story set in a recognizable period of history. As well as telling the stories of ordinary people’s lives-- it may involve political or social events of the time.
What is historical fiction
100
All week, Ryan was looking forward to sleeping over at his friend Robert's house. Robert met Ryan on the porch and the two did their secret handshake and started playing right away. First they played pirates in Robert's tree fort. Next they played ninjas in the driveway. Then it started getting dark and they went inside of Robert's house. As soon as they walked in the house, Ryan's eyes starting getting red and itchy. He saw a big orange cat sitting on the couch. Then he started sneezing uncontrollably. "I'm sorry, Robert. It's been a lot of fun, but I have to go home." Why does Robert want to go home?
What is Robert is allergic to cats
200
In this part of the plot, a series of events and complications propels the story towards its major conflict
What is rising action
200
The series of events that occurs in a story.
What is plot
200
It was "gratifying" to see how she acted toward her grandmother because her grandmother was always kind to her. pleasing nervous aggravating unclear
What is pleasing
200
A form of narration in which one or more elements remain unknown or unexplained until the end of the story.
What is mystery
200
Tony walked out of the shopping mall with his arms full of bags and the sun shining on him. As he approached his car, he started awkwardly feeling around his pockets with his arm full of bags. He did not find what he was looking for so he transferred the bags on one arm to the other arm, which already had bags. Tony had a lot of bags on one arm. He still couldn't find what he was looking for. Now he dropped the bags and plunged both hands desperately into all of the pockets on his jeans. With a look of despair, Tony ran to his car. He tried to open the door, but it was locked. Then he saw something on the passenger seat of the car. He stopped looking and pulled his phone out of his pocket. What does he see?
What is his car keys
300
This is the turning point of the story and is meant to be the moment of highest interest and emotion. The reader wonders what is going to happen next.
What is climax
300
The "people" in the story who carry out the action.
What is character
300
The boy tried to "justify" his actions to his mother by explaining the reasons why he did what he did. prove defend deny admit
What is defend
300
A genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.
What is science fiction
300
Where am I? As I walked in the door, I was amazed at the beautiful colors and smells. I knew it would be hard to decide what I would buy with my $3. The chocolate truffles looked delicious, but they were expensive. The jelly beans were not only cheaper, but so colorful! With so much to choose from, I knew I would be here a long time.
What is the candy store
400
This begins the winding up of the story. Events and complications begin to resolve and the result of actions of the main characters are put forward.
What is falling action
400
This is the struggle between 2 or more forces in the story
What is conflict
400
His "eternal" light would shine on the people even after his death. temporary bright dim endless
What is endless
400
A literary genre that portrays the experiences of all these events occurred in the life of a person mostly in a chronological order. It entails basic facts such as childhood, education, career, relationships, family and death.
What is biography
500
This marks the end of story--the outcome of the conflict is known as well as its impact on the lives of the characters in the story.
What is resolution
500
The general idea or message about life that is revealed through a work of literature
What is theme
500
He climbed the mountain and stood looking over the tops of the trees on the mountain across from him. He was right on the "precipice" and could have fallen. edge cliff top ground
What is edge
500
This genre includes stories that take place in modern times and the characters are involved in events that could actually happen.
What is realistic fiction
M
e
n
u