PLOT PLOT plan of action or series of

PLOT

PLOT – plan of ______ action or series of ____ events in a story.

The five parts of a plot structure are:

1. Exposition – beginning; _______ introduces the main character and conflict setting the_______; also establishes the ______.

2. Rising Action – conflict develops as the characters struggle goal solve _______ to achieve a _____ or to ______ a ________. problem ____ As the conflict continues, the reader becomes more and more interested in the story; other complications may be introduced

3. Climax – interest in the story’s events increases until the exciting story reaches its climax, the most ________ event dramatic ______ or the most ________ moment ________. The climax marks the story’s turning point. After the climax, the reader can often predict the story’s ending.

4. Falling Action – events _____ after the climax which focus conflict resolved on how the story’s ________ is ________

conclusion 5. Resolution – ________; final event; often ties together loose ends all ______. Here all questions are answered and the final conflict is settled. By the end of a story, the character facing the conflict either ___________ or succeeds fails _______ in solving his/her problem or achieving some goal.

CLIMAX n Exposition R isi ng io t Ac Fa lli ng Ac tio n Resolution

Other Plot Elements:

Plot Twist – an __________ unexpected development or turn of events

Surprise ending – an _________ unexpected ending

Foreshadowing – ______ hints or ______ clues used to suggest events that will occur _____ in a plot later

Suspense – sense of __________ excitement and _________ interest that you feel as you wait for the __________ in a work of climax fiction

Flashback – an ________in interruption the present action of a plot to show events that happened at an _____ earlier time

Stranger With My Face

Stranger With My Face • Sixteen-year-old Laurie finally has it made: She has a handsome boyfriend a popular group of friends. Things start to fall apart, though, when Laurie's boyfriend swears he saw Laurie meeting another boy, even though Laurie was home sick. • What will happen next? Are people really seeing Laurie or someone else?