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Plot
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PLOT Plot- a series of related events; the story itself
This is a plot diagram. What goes where?
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CONFLICT Conflict – the struggle
External – takes place outside a character Internal – takes place within a character Examples?
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Bare Bones of a Plot Climax Complication Resolution Exposition
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Bare Bones ctd. Exposition – beginning of a story
Complication/rising action – the character meets a problem Climax – the key scene in a story, the most exciting part Resolution – Struggles are over, problem solved
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TIMING Chronological order – the order in which events unfold in real time Flashback – an interruption in the flow of events that presents an episode from the past Flash-forward – an interruption that jumps ahead Foreshadowing – hints or clues that suggest what is coming next
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Ok, let’s practice.. Let’s map the story of Cinderella
Is this story told in chronological order? Any flashbacks? Flash-forwards? Foreshadowing?
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