1. Unit #1: English 10
Plot and Setting

2. Plot Plot : the sequence of events that make up a story
Basic Situation (exposition): The basic situation presents a main character who usually desires something and then insinuates a conflict
Complications: The first conflict arises and
begins the rising action.
External: Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature
Internal: Man vs. Self
Climax: The stories most exciting or suspenseful
moment, when something happens that decides
the outcome of the conflict.
Resolution (denouement): The problems are resolved and the story ends.
Last piece of new information revealed which usually coincides with the theme.

3. Setting
Setting: indication of where or when (time frame) the action takes place
Setting puts the reader in the shoes of the character
Gives feeling of being in the situation with the characters
Utilize similes, metaphors, figurative language, personification
Includes: customs, how they live, dress, eat, behave etc.
Setting can have a direct emotional effect on a story’s atmosphere or mood.
Setting can also help express tone, or a writer’s attitude toward a subject or character.
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