A plot diagram is a graphic organizer used to map the significant events in a story. By placing the most significant events from a story on the plot diagram, you can visualize the key events of the story.

Plot Structure Plot is the sequence of events in a story describes the structure of a story.

Types of Plots

Chronological order – story told in time order

Flashback- story contains retold memories or events.

Plot Components

Exposition: the start of the story, the situation before the action starts

Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax

Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action

Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climax

Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads

Exposition :the start of the story, the situation before the action starts

Reader learns:

Characters

Setting

Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax

ClimaxThe turning

point in the

story; often

very exciting.

Main character

must make a

decision or take

action.

Falling Action

Characters

start to

resolve

problems,

their attitude

and/or

behavior

changes.

ResolutionThe story

ends and

looses end are

tied up. Plans

for the future

maybe

discussed.

Conflict

Conflict is the

dramatic struggle

between 2 forces

in a story.

Without conflict,

there is no plot.

Types of Conflict

Human vs. Nature

Human vs. Society

Human vs. SelfInternal Conflict

Human vs. Human

External Conflict

Human vs. Technology or nonhumans

Point of View1st person–uses “I” & “me”

3rd person Point of View–uses “he”,

“she”, etc.TWO Types of 3rd person:3rd Person Limited – LIMITED to

ONE point of view only3rd Person Omniscient – (omni- means ALL) we know hearts &

minds of ALL characters