PLOT

Elements of Plot Terms

Exposition

Where the characters, setting, and problem is introduced.

Conflict

The problem in the story.

Rising Action

The part of the story when the problem intensifies.

Climax

The turning point of the story. The point where all the action build towards.

Falling Action

The part of the story where the loose ends are tied up.

Resolution

The story comes to a reasonable ending.

The plot of a story is the order of events that occur in a story.

What to Do?

1. Click above to go through the Elements of Plot Powerpoint.

2. Choose the activity at your level to complete about plot.

Group One Activity

Read the fable the "Fox and the Goat" and complete the following Plot Map to identify the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Group Two Activity

Read the fable "The Boy who Cried Wolf" and complete the following Plot Map to identify all of the elements of plot.