1. Short Story Terms “The Necklace”

2. Plot: sequence of events in a story; everything that happens.
Exposition: beginning; introduces characters and setting

3. Rising Action: events leading to climax
Narrative Hook: catches reader’s attention

4. Climax: highest point of interest; turning point in story
Falling Action: events result from climax

5. Resolution: Conclusion; loose ends are “tied up”
Conflict: struggle between opposing forces

6. Internal Conflict: character struggles within
External Conflict: struggle with outside force

7. Theme: the story’s central message; an idea or generalization about life