1. PLOT A series of events that make up a story. Contains:
A conflict or problem
Events
A resolution or solution to the problem

2. Plot Components
Climax: the turning point of the story. The problem is at its worst and is usually the most intense point of the story.
Rising Action: the part in which the author describes the conflict or problem that the characters must face. Many events take place to try to solve the problem, tensions rise.
Falling Action: is the part of the story where the author describes how the problem is solved.
Exposition: The mood and conditions existing at the beginning of the story. The setting is identified. The main characters with their positions, circumstances and relationships to one another are established. The exciting force or initial conflict is introduced. Sometimes called the “Narrative HOOK” this begins the conflict that continues throughout the story.
Rising Action: The series of events, conflicts, and crises in the story that lead up to the climax, providing the progressive intensity, and complicate the conflict.
Climax: The turning point of the story. A crucial event takes place and from this point forward, the protagonist moves toward his inevitable end. The event may be either an action or a mental decision that the protagonist makes.
Falling Action: The events occurring from the time of the climax to the end of the story. The main character may encounter more conflicts in this part of the story, but the end is inevitable.
Resolution/Denouement: The tying up of loose ends and all of the threads in the story. The conclusion. The hero character either emerges triumphant or is defeated at this point.
Exposition: the start of the story. The author describes the setting, introduces the characters, and gives background information.
Resolution: is the conclusion or ending of the story. It is what happens to the characters after the conflict is solved.

3. Plot Diagram with Theme
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Plot Diagram with Theme
PLOT is the literary element that describes the structure of a story.
A PLOT DIAGRAM shows how the main events in a story are organized into a plot.
Climax
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Rising Action
Falling Action
6. Theme
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Resolution
Exposition
Characters:
Setting:
Hint of Problem: