1. How Stories Are Arranged
Plot Elements
How Stories Are Arranged

2. Fiction Text Structure
Exposition
Who/What/When/Where/Why leading up to our story.
Conflict
The primary struggle/problem/challenge for the main character.
Rising Action
All the events taking place from the discovery of the conflict to the climax.
Climax
The emotional scene at the end of the story where the conflict is going to be resolved.
Resolution
The happy or unhappy solution of the conflict.
Falling Action
The events after the conflict has been resolved.

3. Fiction Text Structure
Climax
Resolution
Falling Action
Rising Action
Exposition
Conflict

4. Fiction Text Structure
Exposition: What is the situation in the beginning? Who is the main character? What information do we find out as the story begins? What is the setting?
Conflict: What is it the main character needs, wants, or must accomplish? Who/What is getting in the way of this desire?

5. Fiction Text Structure
Climax
Resolution
Falling Action
Rising Action
Exposition
Conflict

6. Fiction Text Structure
Rising Action: Identify the main events that take place between the conflict and the climax.
Climax: What is the emotional scene at the end of the story right before we see the conflict resolved?
Resolution: Do the main characters successfully solve the problem? Explain.
Falling Action:
What events happen after we’re given the resolution?

7. “All Summer in a Day”

8. EXPOSITION Where are they? (Planet/Place) Who are they?
What’s life like there?
Who are the characters we meet?
What is special about THIS day?

9. Characters Who is the protagonist? What is her situation?
How is she different?
What other characters to we meet?
What are the characters waiting for?

10. Conflict What does the protagonist want?
What question does this create?
Who is getting in her way? Why?

11. What is happening when our question is being answered?
Climax
What is happening when our question is being answered?

12. What events led up to the Climax?
Rising Action
What events led up to the Climax?

13. How is the question answered?
Resolution
How is the question answered?

14. What events happen after our question is answered?
Falling Action
What events happen after our question is answered?

15. Fiction Text Structure
Climax
Resolution
Falling Action
Rising Action
Exposition
Conflict