The Plot Diagram
This is the most exciting or intense moment in a story.
What is The Climax?
This type of literary conflict happens within the protagonist.
What is Person vs. Self?
This type of figurative language gives human characteristics to non-human objects, animals, or ideas.
What is personification?
Merci works under the table for her family's business, this painting company.
What is Sol Painting?
With locations like Dusty Divot and Pleasant Park, video game first released in 2017, pits 100 players against each other in a battle royale.
What is Fortnite Battle Royale?
In this stage of the plot, the major conflicts wrap up and the story comes to a close.
What is the Resolution?
Identify the type of conflict:
Jacques is attacked by a bear when out camping.
What is Person vs. Nature?
The following sentence employees what type of figurative language:
"The crowd was as angry as a pack of raging bulls."
What is simile?
Merci writes a coded letter to Micheal in this ancient writing script.
What are hieroglyphics?
These small islands were used by the ancient Aztecs to create highly productive farms.
What were chinampas?
Here we learn about the characters and setting.
What is the Exposition?
Identify the type of conflict:
Marweh and her mother fight over getting a new puppy.
What is person vs. person?
The following sentence employees what type of figurative language:
"Her radiant smile was a moonbeam."
What is a metaphor?
This is how Merci first met Edna when she arrived at Seaward Pines last year.
What was the Sunshine Buddies program?
This is the slowest mammal on Earth.
What is the 3-toed sloth?
This moment kicks the story into gear, introducing the central conflict.
What is the Inciting Incident?
Identify the type of conflict:
Francisco realizes that he no longer wants to achieve his childhood dream to become a doctor.
What is Person vs. Self?
If one of these two words is present, you know the author is using a simile and not a metaphor.
What are "like" or "as"?
Much to Merci's suprise, Roli and his academic rival, Ahana Patel, did this together at the end of Junior Year.
What is went to prom together?
In Pixar's Ratatouille, part-way through the film, Remy's and his friend Linguini discovers Linguini's father is this famous chef and Remy's personal hero.
Who is Gusteau?
Here the characters experience the consequences of the climax.
What is the Falling Action?
Identify the type of conflict:
Christiana fights against the unfair rules at her school.
What is Person vs. Society?
The following sentence employees what type of figurative language:
"The baskets of french fries called to me from across the room."
What is personification?
Lolo has a sudden change of behavior the morning before this special event at Merci's school.
What is "Grands Day"?
In Shrek II, during a party celebrating the union between Fiona and Prince Charming, as Gingy and Shrek storm the royal castle, The Fairy Godmother sings this bop.
What is Holding Out for a Hero?