SETTING
PROBLEM/CONFLICT
CLIMAX/PLOT
RESOLUTION
CHARACTERS
100
Where the story begins?
What is the setting?
100
The "thing" that needs to be solved or fixed.
What is the problem or conflict?
100
The turning point of the story. The "hook".
What is the climax?
100
How the problem is solved?
What is the solution or resolution?
100
People, animals, or things.
What is the characters?
200
In this sentence, identify the setting: It was no ordinary game of basketball at the YMCA gym.
What is the basketball game at the YMCA gym?
200
The thing that the characters are struggling with.
What is the conflict?
200
Define Plot.
What are the events that make up a story?
200
Instead of "The End".
What is the conclusion?
200
Identify the characters in the following: "We've been coming here every Saturday since second grade. You'd think you two would get over it by now," replied Jake. "Well, I will when he does!" exclaimed Jamal as he grabbed a ball and tossed it at the hoop. Suddenly, a girl started yelling. The boys turned to see what all of the racket was about. That's when a squirrel ran right between Jamal's legs! "Where did it come from?" asked Jamal. "The back door was left open. I saw it hop in then get confused and start running. We've got to catch it!" called Zach.
What is Jake, Jamal, a girl, Zach, and the squirrel?
300
Define setting.
What is the story's time and place?
300
Identify the problem or conflict in the following: As Jamal stopped to think about the squirrel, Zach walked up behind him. Zach and his friends started throwing out ideas about how to catch the squirrel. Zach was a year older and much taller than Jamal.
What is how to catch the squirrel?
300
The events, the problems, and the resolution.
What is the plot?
300
Define resolution.
What is the act of finding an answer or solution to a conflict, problem, etc.
300
The traits of a character are:
What is what they say, do, look like, and/or think?
400
When the characters and the setting get introduced.
What is background information?
400
What needs to be fixed?
What is the problem?
400
Define climax.
What is the most important part of the story?
400
The end of the story.
What is the resolution?
400
Protagonist and Antagonist .
What is characters?
500
The beginning of the story where characters and setting are introduced.
What is the exposition?
500
Another word for conflict.
What is the rising point?
500
When we learn the outcome.
What is the climax?
500
Events leading to the end of the story.
What is the falling action?
500
Readers can feel something in common with, or at least care about.
What is a character?
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