Let's Plot!

Plot Dia-What? Label the points of the plot diagram below! Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution Fill in the paragraph below about Plot! A plot is an organized patternor sequenceof events that make up a story!The first step in a plot or the plot diagramis called the exposition. This is found at the beginningof a story. We learn about charactersand the settingof the story! We also get introduced to the main conflictin the story.Rising actionis the next step of the plot diagram. This is where the conflictbegins to develop -we call that suspense! The big BOOM of a story is usually referred to as the climax.This is known as the turning pointof the story. Typically the main charactercomes face to face with the conflictand will changein some way.After the turning pointof the story, we start slipping down that slope called the falling action.This is where the loose ends of the plot are tied up! The final step to a plot is the resolution!This is where the story, not only ends, but comes to a reasonableending! The Three Little Pigs Do you remember the story of the three little pigs? Try testing your memory and diagram the plot of that story below! The Three Little Pigs Diagram Three Little Pigs, the Wolf, in fairy tale land. The pigs hear about the wolf and each decideto build their own homes. The straw and stick homes get blown over! All the pigs go to their brothers homewho lives in a brick house! The wolf comes to prey on them once again! The wolf tries to blow down the brick house - but fails! The wolf fails and decides to run away while the 3 pigs rejoice! The pigs live happily in their brick homes! Plot Diagram Terms Match the terms below! Exposition Beginning of the story. Rising Action Where the conflict begins to develop Suspense the feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what will happen next Climax The turning point of the story where the problem is faced head on The "BOOM" of a story the climax Falling Action The area where the stories ends get tied up and resolved Resolution the end of the story where everything has reached a solution.