Identifying the Elements of A Plot Diagram

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Identifying the Elements of A Plot Diagram
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Plot

• Plot is the organized pattern or sequence of
  events that make up a story.

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Plot Diagram
Climax
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Falling Action
Rising Action
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Exposition
Resolution
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1. Exposition

• Characters introduced
• Protagonist vs Antagonist
• Static (stays the same) vs Dynamic (changes)
• Setting introduced (time and place)
• Conflict introduced (struggle between two forces)
• Point of view revealed

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Point of View

• 1st person
• This is where the story is told through a main
  character's eyes. The story is told using 1st
  person personal pronouns such as I, me, we, or
  us.
• 3rd person limited
• This is where the narrator is not a character in
  the story and talks about the characters. The
  narrator has a limited perspective and can only
  read one character's mind, feelings, and motives.
• 3rd person omniscient
• This is where the narrator is not a character in
  the story and is "all-knowing" . This type of
  narrator can read every character's feelings,
  motives, and thoughts.

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2. Rising Action

• This part of the story begins to develop the
  conflict(s). A building of interest or suspense
  occurs.

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3. Climax

• This is the turning point of the story. Usually
  the main character comes face to face with a
  conflict. The main character will change in some
  way.

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4. Falling Action

• All loose ends of the plot are tied up. The
  conflict(s) and climax draw to a close.

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5. Resolution

• The story comes to a reasonable ending and all of
  the loose ends are tied up

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Putting It All Together
1. Exposition 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4.
Falling Action 5. Resolution
Beginning of Story
Middle of Story
End of Story
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Climax The turning point. The most intense
moment (either mentally or in action.
Rising Action the series of conflicts and crisis
in the story that lead to the climax.
Falling Action all of the action which follows
the Climax.
Exposition The start of the story. The way
things are before the action starts.
Resolution The conclusion, the tying together of
all of the threads.