Beginning
Middle
End
Elements of a Plot Diagram
Parts of the story
100

Where the story takes place

What is the setting

100

What part of the plot structure is at the tip of the mountain?

What is the climax

100

Where does the resolution take place? (First or last)

Last

100

the outcome of the conflict in the story. 

What is resolution? 

100

Dibs loses his bell

What is inciting incident

200

The main people in the story

What are the characters

200

What is the main events in the story that lead up to the most important part of the story?

What is the rising action.

200

What is the part after the climax that leads to the solution of the conflict?

Falling action

200

The struggle in a persons mind

What is Internal Conflict

200

Dib’s burns down the tree

What is the falling action?

300

The third part of the exposition 

What is the conflict

300

What is the climax?

The most important part of the story

300

The ending of the story

What is the Resolution?

300

The struggle between two people or an outside force

What is external conflict?

300

Dib’s the dragon, the dragon school, and dib’s bell. 

The exposition

400

What is the first part of the plot diagram?

What is the Exposition

400

What is the part that comes right after climax?

What is the falling action

400

When Spencer and his mom go through his toy and get rid of some. 

What is falling action?

400

Spencer has too many toys.

What is the Inciting Incident?

400

Dibs has to go into the dragon school

What is Rising Action?

500

What is the first problem in the story?

What is Inciting Incident 

500

What is the part of the plot that adds complications to the plots problems? 

What is rising action.

500

All of the loose ends in the plot caused by the climax are taken care of/solved.

What is the resolution

500

Spencers parents start to step on the toys around the house. 

What is the Rising Action?

500

Dib’s bell get stuck in a tree

What is climax