2. The events that happen in the story, which move it along
Plot:
The events that happen in the story, which move it along

3. Where and when the story takes place
Setting:
Where and when the story takes place

4. PLOTLINE Climax Rising Action Falling Action Resolution Exposition
Conflict Introduced

5. Exposition
It is the introduction. It is the part of the work that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation.

6. Rising Action
Rising Action is the part of the plot that begins to occur as soon as the conflict is introduced.
The rising action adds complications to the conflict and increases reader interest.

7. Climax
The Climax is the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot of a narrative.
The climax typically comes at the turning point in a story or drama.

8. Falling Action
Falling Action is the action that typically follows the climax and reveals its results.

9. Resolution
The Resolution is the part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict.

10. CLIMAX
Plot
Title:
Author:
Rising Actions 4. 3. 2. 1.
Falling Action
Exposition
Setting:
Situation/Climate:
Characters:
Resolution
Protagonist VS. Antagonist
Theme:

11. Plot Curve Practice Videos
Presto -
Lift off and For the birds -
Partly cloudy -

12. Conflict
Conflict is the struggle between opposing forces in a story or play. There are two types of conflict that exist in literature.

13. Internal: Within the character
Man v. Self:
The character is facing a problem either psychologically or physically.

14. External: Outside forces cause problems for the character
Man v. Man:
One character against one other character
Man v. Society:
One character against many others OR One character
against a social problem (such as racism)
Man v. Nature:
A character against natural occurrences (weather, earthquakes, etc.)
Man v. Beast/Supernatural:
A character against a non-human creature or mystical
power

15. Characterization: How a character is developed in a story

16. Character
A character is a person or an animal that takes part in the action of a literary work.

17. Protagonist
The Protagonist is the main character in a literary work

18. Antagonist
The Antagonist is a character or force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist.

19. Types of Characters Flat: An undeveloped (usually minor) character
Round: A fully developed (easily pictured) character
Static: A character does not change/grow during the course of the story
Dynamic: A character changes/comes to a new
understanding by the end of the story

20. Point of View: The perspective from which the story is told
1st person: The narrator is a character in the story
(I, we, us, etc)
2nd person: The narrator makes the reader part of the story (you)
3rd person: The narrator is not involved in the story
Limited: Only gives surface details and tends to focus
on just one character
Omniscient: Goes beyond surface details and lets the
reader see inside the minds of the
characters

21. Theme: The universal message the author is trying to give the reader
Examples: Honesty is the best policy
Trust your instincts
You can’t buy love

22. Author’s Style: The unique characteristics of an author’s writing
Formal: Use of elevated, proper language
Informal: Use of common, casual language

23. Flashback:
A glimpse into the past

24. A hint or clue about something that will happen later in the story
Foreshadowing:
A hint or clue about something that will happen later in the story

25. Irony: An event or comment that is the opposite of what is expected
Examples: Someone who is afraid of
flying gets in a plane for the
first time and it crashes
Winning the lottery and dying the
next day

26. Symbolism: An object that has meaning beyond itself
Examples: Snake = evil/enemy
Black = death/sadness
Sunrise = birth/ renew
Fire = life

27. Tone: The author’s attitude about what they are writing
Examples: angry, sarcastic, praising,
ironic

28. Suspense
Suspense is the growing interest and excitement readers experience while awaiting a climax or resolution in a work of literature.
It is a feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events. Writers create suspense by raising questions in the minds of their readers.