Elements of Plot
Elements of Plot 2/SOAPSTone
History Terms
History Terms 2
Who wrote this?
Misc. ELA Terms
100

a series of events

Plot

100

author's feelings

Tone

100

symbol of peace

Olive Branch

100

How does the government get its power

THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE

100

description of someone's life written by somebody else

Biography

100

message of life

Theme

200

animal or person in a story

Character

200

turning point of story, character makes a decision

Climax

200

real or imagined wrong

Grievance

200

rights people are born with

Unalienable

200

a description of someone's life told by the author

Autobiography

200

struggle between opposing forces

Conflict

300

time, place and atmosphere

Setting

300

time/place important to events of the story

Occasion

300

formal announcement of the beginning of state or condition

Declaration

300

text that influenced the course of history

Seminal Doc

300

a particular tendency, preconceived or unreasoned opinion

Bias

300

author tells facts, avoiding personal bias

Objective

400

beginning of story

Exposition

400

events with conflict, builds suspense 

Rising Action

400

process of being set free

Emancipation

400

unable to be endured

Intolerable

400

an eye witness account

Primary Source

400

author allows opinions to be heard

Subjective

500

outcome of conflict

Resolution

500

conclusion

Denouement

500

shared power between state and national government 

Federalism

500

choose their representatives through free elections

Republicanism

500

retelling of an account

Secondary Source

500

hints to understand unknown vocab

Context Clues