Plot Diagram
The sequence (or order) of events in a story.
A person who investigates crimes; a detective.
What is a sleuth?
A type of conflict when two characters are at odds.
What is character vs. character?
A struggle between two opposing forces.
In the short story "Eleven" this item caused the conflict.
What is the red sweater?
The time and place in a story.
What is setting?
A room or building equipped for scientific experiments or research.
What is a laboratory?
The main character has a struggle within themself.
What is character vs. self?
A character or group of characters who struggle against the protagonist.
Who is the antagonist?
A Notice & Note moment when a character finally realizes something.
What is the AHA Moment?
Events in the plot after the climax leading up to the resolution.
What is falling action?
Writing that is about true events and facts, rather than stories that have been invented.
What is non fiction?
This type of conflict is often the protagonist versus the antagonist.
What is character vs. character?
The main character of a story.
Who is the protagonist?
A Notice & Note moment when a character changes, like the boy in the fable.
What is Contrasts & Contradictions?
Events in the plot leading up to the climax.
What is rising action?
A living being whose powers are enhanced by computer implants or mechanical body parts.
What is a cyborg?
The type of conflict when a character struggles against bad weather, surviving in the wild, or fighting against a wild animal.
What is character vs. nature?
Conflict from or located on the inside of something.
What is internal conflict?
The type of Notice & Note moment when Jackie Robinson repeatedly refuses to get in the water.
What is Again & Again?
The end of the story's plot when the conflict is resolved or loose ends are tied up.
What is resolution?
Literature that is arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm.
The type of conflict that could include a character that fights against the rules of freedom, rights, or a cause.
What is character vs. society?
Conflict from or located on the outside of something.
What is external conflict?
The type of Notice & Note moment when Jackie Robinson asks himself if he can manage his temper?
What are Tough Questions?