1. Plot Diagram

2. What is a Plot Diagram?
It is a diagram that shows all of the elements of the plot of a story
It is a visual representation of a story

3. What does it look like?

4. But What Does it Mean? Climax Falling Action Rising Action
Resolution/Conclusion
Exposition

5. SAY WHAAAAA?????
Exposition – Takes place at the beginning of the story. Sets you up for the rest of the story.
Rising Action – The author introduces the conflict and the characters attempt to solve the problem

6. SAY WHAAAAA?????
Climax – The problem or conflict is at its worst, and the characters begin to solve it.
Falling Action – The characters are solving the problem
Resolution – The conflict comes to an end, or the problem is solved. The story ends.

7. How Does This Look For Cinderella?

8. Exposition? Exposition
Cinderella lives with her evil stepmother and stepsisters and is treated poorly. There is going to be a ball where the prince will choose a bride. Cinderella can’t attend
Exposition

9. Rising Action? Rising Action
As the family prepares for the ball, Cinderella wishes she could go. Her fairy godmother comes to help her. She dances with the prince.
Rising Action
Cinderella lives with her evil stepmother and stepsisters and is treated poorly. There is going to be a ball where the prince will choose a bride. Cinderella can’t attend

10. Conflict?
It is midnight and Cinderella must flee the ball. She loses her glass slipper. The prince is determined to find his lost love.
Climax
As the family prepares for the ball, Cinderella wishes she could go. Her fairy godmother comes to help her. She dances with the prince.
Cinderella lives with her evil stepmother and stepsisters and is treated poorly. There is going to be a ball where the prince will choose a bride. Cinderella can’t attend

11. Falling Action? Falling Action
It is midnight and Cinderella must flee the ball. She loses her glass slipper. The prince is determined to find his lost love.
As the family prepares for the ball, Cinderella wishes she could go. Her fairy godmother comes to help her. She dances with the prince.
The prince uses the slipper to find Cinderella. He goes from house to house. He tries it on the stepmother and sisters, but it doesn’t fit.
Cinderella lives with her evil stepmother and stepsisters and is treated poorly. There is going to be a ball where the prince will choose a bride. Cinderella can’t attend
Falling Action

12. Resolution? Resolution
It is midnight and Cinderella must flee the ball. She loses her glass slipper. The prince is determined to find his lost love.
As the family prepares for the ball, Cinderella wishes she could go. Her fairy godmother comes to help her. She dances with the prince.
The prince uses the slipper to find Cinderella. He goes from house to house. He tries it on the stepmother and sisters, but it doesn’t fit.
Cinderella tries the slipper and it fits. Cinderella and the prince are reunited and married in the castle.
Resolution
Cinderella lives with her evil stepmother and stepsisters and is treated poorly. There is going to be a ball where the prince will choose a bride. Cinderella can’t attend

13. Sooooo…What Are The Steps Again?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution

14. And…What does it look like?
Exposition

15. And…What does it look like?
Rising Action

16. And…What does it look like?
Climax

17. And…What does it look like?
Falling Action

18. And…What does it look like?
Resolution

19. Get it? Got it? Good!!!
Questions?
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