1. Plot, Setting, Conflict Notes Mrs. Fulton

2. Plot is the series of related events that make up a story or drama.  Exposition (characters introduced, setting, background info, conflicts)  Rising action (conflicts, suspense)  Climax (turning point—after this, everything changes)  Falling action (action of story winds down)  Resolution (Conclusion)

4. 1. Place - geographical location. Where is the action of the story taking place? 2. Time - When is the story taking place? (historical period, time of day, year, etc) 3. Weather conditions - Is it rainy, sunny, stormy, etc? 4. Social conditions - What is the daily life of the characters like? Does the story contain local colour (writing that focuses on the speech, dress, mannerisms, customs, etc. of a particular place)? 5. Mood or atmosphere - What feeling is created at the beginning of the story? Is it bright and cheerful or dark and frightening?

5.  Internal Conflict  External Conflict: Person vs.  Person  Nature  Unknown  Technology  Society Remember: PNUTS

6.  Chronological plot is… events are told in the order they happen  In medias res is… story starts in the middle of the action without exposition  Foreshadow is…planting of hints/clue about what will happen later in the story  What element do all plots need to have in order to create tension?  Suspense  What three plot devices are used to achieve this element of tension?  Mystery  Dilemma  Repetition