1. Plot Pyramid
Plot Video

2. Exposition the first part of the plot
characters, setting, and basic situation are revealed
includes conflict (first thing, great or small, that sets in motion the sequence of events that constitute the plot.)
Example: Who are the characters in The Scholarship Jacket?
What is the setting?
What is the conflict?

3. where complications arise
Rising Action
Example: What were the events that happened after the conflict is introduced?
What actions took place?
What conversations happened?
main part of the story
moves the plot along
where complications arise

4. Climax
Example: What was the biggest moment in the story?
Where did everything come to a head?
Where was it the most tense and exciting?
the most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist
the OMG!
usually a turning point

5. Falling Action
events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution
conflicts begin moving towards resolution
Example: What did the characters do after the climax?
What actions did they do?
What conversations did they have?

6. Resolution Example: How did the characters end the conflict?
What actions took place?
What conversations took place?
What was learned?
the end of the story
loose ends of the plot are tied up
remaining questions are answered
conflicts are resolved