Plot Stages
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What are the 5 elements of plot?
Series of events and problems that build tension.
What is rising action?
Events that happen after the climax
What is falling action?
A person, animal, or creature in a story
Exposition
Which stage introduces characters, setting, and basic situation?
In Cinderella, the story explains that Cinderella lives with her mean stepmother and stepsisters. What part of the plot is this?
What is the exposition?
Little Red Riding Hood meets the wolf, tells him where she is going, and takes a longer path. Is this the rising action or resolution?
What is resolution?
Ending of a story; problem solved
What is the resolution?
Where or when a story takes place
What is the setting?
The Climax
Which stage is the turning point or most intense moment of story?
Which is most likely an exposition: hero defeats the dragon, the hero meets the dragon, or hero is introduced in the village?
What is the hero is introduced in a village?
Most intense part or turning point
What is the climax?
Tortoise wins the race. Animals congratulate him and hare realizes that he shouldn't be overconfident. Which stage includes these events?
What are falling action and resolution?
Wilbur worries he will be taken away; Charlotte works to save him
What is the problem/conflict?
5 Elements of Plot in order
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
On a snowy morning in Chicago, eleven year old Jordan packed his science project and hurried to school. Name two things this exposition tells us.
What is setting and character?
The wolf blows down the first two houses but can't blow down the brick house. Which event is close to the climax?
What is not blowing down the brick house?
Detective catches the thief at the climax; detective returns the stolen painting, and museum reopens. Which part is the resolution?
What is returning the paintings?
The lesson the author wants you to know or learn
What is the theme?
Maya discovers that a storm will destroy her town. She gathers supplies and warns her neighbors. The storm reaches town and Maya must decide to save her family or protect a barrier.
What is rising action?
Exposition is important
What is it helps the reader understand the setting, characters, and background of the story?
A character has a lost map in a forest. She follows strange footprints, hears howls, and discovers that the footprints are a puppy. When does the climax occur?
When the character faces the greatest danger or makes an important decision?
Resolution should show how the main problem is solved or changed.
How the resolution connects to the conflict?
What is the point of view?