Plot
Plot Elements
Plot Terms
Main Idea
Narrow or Broad
100
Another name for the turning point of the story (the most exciting part).
What is climax?
100
The time and place a story takes place.
What is setting?
100
The main bad character in a story.
What is villain/antagonist?
100
The most important idea in a passage.
What is main idea?
100
A moose can run 30 miles an hour.
What is too narrow?
200
The action that follows the climax.
What is falling action?
200
The way events are ordered to create a story.
What is plot?
200
At the beginning of a story, you learn that Jack is an adventurous young man who loves mountain biking.
What is exposition?
200
Rob and Anne are best friends.They like to do many activities together. In the summer, they both like to go swimming in the ocean and play in the sand. In the winter they go ice skating on the pond by their houses. What would be a good title for this passage? A. Best Friends B.Summer c.Seasons
What is A. Best Friends?
200
Salamanders are types of animals.
What is too broad?
300
The author's introduction to the characters, setting, and background information.
What is exposition?
300
The struggle between two characters.
What is conflict?
300
What comes first the climax or falling action.
What is climax?
300
Juan loves to play games. His favorite game is chess because it requires a great deal of thought. Juan also likes to play less demanding board games that are based mostly on luck. He prefers Monopoly because it requires luck and skill. If he’s alone, Juan likes to play action video games as long as they aren’t too violent. Which would be a good tittle for the passage? A. The Luck of the Game B. Juan Loves Games C.We Love Video Games
What is B. Juan loves games
300
One psychic helped find 26 missing people.
What is too narrow?
400
The part of the plot that concludes the falling action and lets us know the conclusion to the story.
What is resolution?
400
People, animals, or creatures in a story.
What are characters?
400
It rains everyday in the rain forest.
What is too narrow?
500
The events that lead up to the climax.
What is rising action?
500
The main good character in the story.
What is hero/protagonist?
500
What comes first in a story, the exposition or the rising action.
What is exposition?
500
Miss Maddox addressed the class. She said, "The reason it is good to sit up straight is that it helps to keep you from distractions. Slouching is not good for your back, but it also sends your mind a message. It makes the mind feel as if it is time to rest and let our mind wander. Instead, we want to make it ready to learn."
What is "Why it is important to sit up in class"?
500
Benjamin Franklin went to school in Philadelphia.
What is too narrow?
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