Plot
The sequence of events in a story.
What is plot?
When and where a story takes place.
What is the setting?
The problem or struggle in a story.
What is conflict?
SpongeBob SquarePants in the T.V. show SpongeBob SquarePants
What is the protagonist?
After the climax, the next element of the plot
What is falling action?
Provides the background information on the characters and the setting at the beginning of a story.
What is exposition?
The situation or climate of the story tells the reader...
What event started the story?
A conflict that takes place inside a person.
What is internal conflict?
Plankton in the T.V. show SpongeBob SquarePants
What is antagonist?
During this part of the plot, the rising action gets resolved.
What is falling action?
The message of the story.
What is theme?
Who the story is about?
What are characters?
A conflict that takes place outside a person?
What is external conflict?
Bugs Bunny in Looney Tunes
This part of the story reveals how the story ends.
What is the resolution?
A series of events where the main character faces opposition and the conflict grows.
What is rising action?
The main character.
What is the protagonist?
A conflict where a tornado hits a town would be considered man vs
What is nature?
The Joker from Batman
What is antagonist?
The most suspenseful and intense part of a story.
What is the climax?
The point of the story where the conflict reaches its greatest intensity and the main character experiences the most intense emotions.
What is the climax?
In advertising, this is the goal of using "celebrity endorsements" or "limited time offers" to get you to buy a product.
Persuade
To do this, a writer uses logic, emotion, or character to convince an audience to believe or do something.
persuade
This is the main argument or thesis statement that a writer is trying to prove is true
Claim
How many parts of a plot diagram are there?
5 parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution