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Chapter 4.elements of Plot PDF

This document outlines the typical elements of plot structure in stories: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It introduces the characters and setting in the exposition. The rising action involves obstacles or crises faced by one or more characters. The climax is the turning point of highest tension. The falling action and resolution wrap up the story and resolve the character's crisis. It then provides an example by outlining the plot elements in the fairy tale of Cinderella.

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Chapter 4.elements of Plot PDF

This document outlines the typical elements of plot structure in stories: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It introduces the characters and setting in the exposition. The rising action involves obstacles or crises faced by one or more characters. The climax is the turning point of highest tension. The falling action and resolution wrap up the story and resolve the character's crisis. It then provides an example by outlining the plot elements in the fairy tale of Cinderella.

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Exposition

Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Resolution

~ Point of highest emotion / tension


~ turning point

Climax
Resolution of
characters crisis

Exposition
Introduces:
~ characters

~ setting

1 or more
characters
in crisis

Resolution
All loose ends
tied up.

Lets take a look at


the elements of plot
with the story of
Cinderella!

Once upon a time, in a


land far away, there
lived a girl named
Cinderella. She lived
with her evil stepmother and two evil
step-sisters.

Exposition
Introduced:
~ characters Cinderella, step-mother, and step-sisters
~ setting (time) long ago, (place) land far away

Everyday, the evil step-mother made Cinderella


work all day long and into the night.
One day, an invitation to a ball was sent to all the
young maidens of the kingdom, but the evil stepmother would not allow Cinderella to go to the ball
and locked her in her room.

Cinderella thought all


hope was lost until her
fairy godmother appeared.

1 or more characters
face a crisis.

Dressed in a beautiful
gown and glass slippers,
Cinderella rushed off to
attend the ball.

As the clock struck 12, Cinderella ran away as


fast as she could. Although Prince Charming
looked for her, all he found was a glass slipper.

The plot thickens

~ Point of highest emotion or tension


~ Turning point

Climax

Cinderella held her breath as Prince


Charming gently slipped the glass
slipper onto her foot. Prince
Charming took Cinderella by the hand
and made her his bride.

Resolution of characters crisis

Cinderella went to live with


Prince Charming in the beautiful
castle on the hill.

Cinderella and Prince Charming


lived happily ever after.

Resolution
All loose ends tied up.

Choose a fairy tale you


remember from your
childhood days and diagram
the elements of the plot using
a diagram like the one in this
presentation.
Be prepared to share with the
class!

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