Thinking Prompt Take out your tracker and record your homework. Read and think about a response to the question below. Prepare to discuss with the class. Billy resolves several internal and external conflicts during the course of the novel. Think about one of the conflicts Billy faces and how he resolves it. Question: How the story might change if the main character, Billy, did not face any challenges or obstacles in the story. Would it still be an interesting story?

Identifying the plot and its effect on a story. Elements of a story Identifying the plot and its effect on a story.

Plot Defined Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. A plot diagram is an organizational tool, which is used to map the significant events in a story. By placing the most significant events from a story on the plot diagram, you can visualize the key features of the story. Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows the order of events and actions within a story.

Four Basic Parts of a Story

Five Plot Components within those story parts Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action Rising Action: the series of conflicts in the story that lead to the climax Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climax Exposition: The mood and conditions existing at the beginning of the story. The setting is identified. The main characters with their positions, circumstances and relationships to one another are established. The exciting force or initial conflict is introduced. Sometimes called the “Narrative HOOK” this begins the conflict that continues throughout the story. Rising Action: The series of events, conflicts, and crises in the story that lead up to the climax, providing the progressive intensity, and complicate the conflict. Climax: The turning point of the story. A crucial event takes place and from this point forward, the protagonist moves toward his inevitable end. The event may be either an action or a mental decision that the protagonist makes. Falling Action: The events occurring from the time of the climax to the end of the story. The main character may encounter more conflicts in this part of the story, but the end is inevitable. Resolution/Denouement: The tying up of loose ends and all of the threads in the story. The conclusion. The hero character either emerges triumphant or is defeated at this point. Exposition or Introduction: Characters are introduced, setting is established, and initial conflict exposed. Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads

Putting It All Together Turning Point Falling Action The End. Rising Action Exposition

1. Exposition Here the characters are introduced. We also learn about the setting of the story. Most importantly, we are introduced to the initial conflict.

2. Rising Action This part of the story begins to develop the conflict(s). A building of interest or suspense occurs.

Conflict Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. The protagonist is trying to reach a goal. The antagonist stands between the main character and the goal. Without conflict, there is no plot.

Types of Conflict Man vs. Man Man vs Nature Man vs Society Man vs Self Internal Conflict

Every plot is made up of a series of incidents that are related to one another. Climax Introduction Setting & Characters Resolution Or conclusion. Plot Triangle High point/turning point (tension increases) Rising Action (moves toward soluntion) Falling Action © Walt Disney Billy trains his dogs well. Billy hikes to Tahlequah. Billy saves to buy his dogs.

3. Climax This is the turning point of the story. Usually the main character comes face to face with a conflict. The main character will change in some way.

4. Falling Action All loose ends of the plot are tied up. The conflict(s) are taken care of.

5. Resolution The story comes to a reasonable ending.

Definitions Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action Rising Action: the series of conflicts in the story that lead to the climax Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climax Exposition: The mood and conditions existing at the beginning of the story. The setting is identified. The main characters with their positions, circumstances and relationships to one another are established. The exciting force or initial conflict is introduced. Sometimes called the “Narrative HOOK” this begins the conflict that continues throughout the story. Rising Action: The series of events, conflicts, and crises in the story that lead up to the climax, providing the progressive intensity, and complicate the conflict. Climax: The turning point of the story. A crucial event takes place and from this point forward, the protagonist moves toward his inevitable end. The event may be either an action or a mental decision that the protagonist makes. Falling Action: The events occurring from the time of the climax to the end of the story. The main character may encounter more conflicts in this part of the story, but the end is inevitable. Resolution/Denouement: The tying up of loose ends and all of the threads in the story. The conclusion. The hero character either emerges triumphant or is defeated at this point. Exposition or Introduction: Characters are introduced, setting is established, and initial conflict exposed. Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads

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