ELEMENTS of PLOT Be sure to take notes of each slide and be prepared to apply the information you receive in today’s lesson.

Plot All stories have a plot. The plot is just a name for a sequence of events. Every plot should have an Exposition, Rising and Falling action, Climax, and Resolution.

Expostion EXPOSTION The exposition is the part of a story when the character(s) and setting are introduced.

Conflict CONFLICT EXPOSTION Conflict is a struggle or problem. It occurs in 3 phases: Rising Action, Climax, and Falling Action. This adds suspense and excitement to a story. There are 4 types of conflict.

Four Major Types of Conflict Character versus Character Character versus Nature VS VS Character versus Society Character versus Themselves VS VS

Rising Action RISING ACTION EXPOSTION CONFLICT Rising action is the events that increase the tension. These events lead to the climax.

Climax CLIMAX RISING ACTION EXPOSTION CONFLICT The climax can be one or many problems that create the high point of the story. Usually at the climax, you can foreshadow the story’s ending.

Falling Action CLIMAX FALLING ACTION RISING ACTION CONFLICT EXPOSTION Falling action is when the tension decreases and everything begins to settle down.

Resolution CLIMAX FALLING ACTION RISING ACTION EXPOSTION CONFLICT RESOLUTION Resolution is when the conflict has been solved and usually indicates the ending…and possibly even “happily ever after”.

Plot CLIMAX FALLING ACTION RISING ACTION EXPOSTION RESOLUTION Now that you have learned more about plot, Let’s review a few pointers about each element and make sure that our notes are complete.