1. Plot Structure

2. Exposition Gives readers background information
Establishes the tone, setting, and introduces characters

3. Rising Action The events in a story that keep it moving forward
Builds toward the turning point (climax)
Should get more and more interesting as the rising action builds

4. Crisis
Critical point during the rising action that leads to the climax

5. Climax Most interesting point in the story
Also known as the Turning Point

6. Resolution/Falling Action
Comes after the story’s climax
Story wrap up
Conflicts are resolved (usually)
Some short stories might not have any resolution

7. Plotting the structure of a story
Think of the plot structure as a mountain hike.

8. Climax
Resolution/
Falling Action
Rising Action
Crisis
Exposition