Guided Notes: Elements of Plot Name______________
What is plot?
· ______________ is the ______________ ______ ______________ in a literary work.
· All _______________ works follow the same ____________ ________________.
Plot Sequence
1) Exposition
2) ________________ Action
3) Climax
4) ________________ Action
5) Resolution
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In order to analyze literature, you should become familiar with the plot sequence and what ingredients go into each step.
1) Exposition: The _____________, ____________, and the basic ________________.
2) Rising Action: The _____________begins to get more ____________________ and interesting by adding _________________ that lead to the climax.
3) Climax: This is the ____________ point of __________ or interest. A moment of great _____________ _______________ or suspense in a plot.
4) Falling Action: This is the ______________ that is a result of the climax.
5) Resolution: Ends the falling action by telling or implying the _________________ ________________ of the plot.
Overview: Fiction stories always follow the predictable pattern of a plot.
1) Exposition: Characters, _____________, conflict.
2) Rising Action: ____________ continues to worsen.
3) Climax: _____________ attacks conflict because of ____________/______________.
4) Falling Action: Result of the ____________________.
5) Resolution: problem is ___________________ and story ends.