PLOT

PLOT – plan of ___________ or series of ________ in a story. action events

The five parts of a plot structure are:

1.Exposition – beginning; _____________ the main character and the_____________; also establishes the ___________. introduces conflictsetting

2.Rising Action – conflict develops as the characters _____________ to achieve a _________ or to ___________ ____ _______________. As the conflict continues, the reader becomes more and more interested in the story; other complications may be introduced struggle problema solvegoal

3. Climax – interest in the story’s events increases until the story reaches its climax, the most _______________ ____________ or the most ________________ _______________. The climax marks the story’s turning point. After the climax, the reader can often predict the story’s ending. exciting event dramatic moment

4. Falling Action – events __________ the climax which focus on how the story’s _______________ is ________________ after conflictresolved

5. Resolution – _______________; final event; often ties together all ___________ __________. Here all questions are answered and the final conflict is settled. By the end of a story, the character facing the conflict either _____________________ or ______________ in solving his/her problem or achieving some goal. conclusion looseends succeeds fails

Exposition Rising Action CLIMAX Falling Action Resolution

Other Plot Elements:

Plot Twist – an ___________________ development or turn of events unexpected

Surprise ending – an __________________ endingunexpected

Foreshadowing – ____________ or ___________ used to suggest events that will occur _________ in a plot hintsclues later

Suspense – sense of ___________________ and _________________ that you feel as you wait for the ___________________ in a work of fiction excitementinterest climax

Flashback – an ________________in the present action of a plot to show events that happened at an __________ time interruption earlier

Stranger With My Face

Sixteen-year-old Laurie finally has it made: She has a handsome boyfriend and a popular group of friends. Things start to fall apart, though, when Laurie's boyfriend swears he saw Laurie meeting another boy, even though Laurie was home sick. What will happen next? Are people really seeing Laurie or someone else?