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1 Tracking the events of a story
Plot Map Tracking the events of a story

2 How is a plot map like a ROLLER COASTER?

3 EXPOSITION Background Information Characters Setting (time and place)

4 CONFLICT The main problem of the story

5 RISING ACTION Events that add to intensity and complicate the action

6 CLIMAX Turning point of the story Moment of greatest intensity

7 FALLING ACTION (Called denouement)
Events that occur after the climax and before the resolution

8 RESOLUTION Wrapping up of details

9 PRACTICE Read “Lemon Brown” (p. 175)
Determine the exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution. Fill in a few events from the rising action and falling action.

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