1. Plot
Mrs. Oloya

2. Plot
the events that form a story

3. Elements of Plot Climax Rising Action Falling Action Exposition
Resolution
Conflict: problem
Action/Events
Turning Pt.
Highest level of suspense
Events after Climax
Setting: where/when story takes place
Characters
Background
End of Conflict
End of Story

4. Importance of Conflict
Characters
Story
Through their struggle, the message is learned (theme)
Majority of story is spent struggling with and trying to solve the conflict
Creates suspense
feeling of growing tension and/or excitement, makes the reader curious about what’s next

5. Types of Conflict Internal External conflict within yourself
Man vs. Self
conflict outside yourself
Man vs. Man: another person
Man vs. Society: government or law
Man vs. Nature: environment, elements, natural disaster
Man vs. Technology: science, invention, machine

6. Pacing and Placement
Pacing: the amount of writing given to a description or event matches its importance in the story
Placement: order of events
Foreshadowing: hint about future, builds suspense
Flashback: event from past is brought up, gives insight to current events