chapter 1 an introduction to plot for educational purposes only
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Chapter 1Chapter 1An Introduction to PlotAn Introduction to Plot
For educational purposes only
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California StandardsCalifornia Standards
1.1 Vocabulary: analyze idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes to infer meaning from the text.
2.2 Reading Comprehension: Analyze text that uses Proposition and Support.
3.2 Literary Response and Analysis: Evaluate the structural elements of plot.
1.1 Vocabulary: analyze idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes to infer meaning from the text.
2.2 Reading Comprehension: Analyze text that uses Proposition and Support.
3.2 Literary Response and Analysis: Evaluate the structural elements of plot.
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PlotPlot::
Chain of related events that tells us what
happens in the story
PlotPlot::
Chain of related events that tells us what
happens in the story
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ExpositionExposition
The start of the story.
The way things are before the action
starts.
The start of the story.
The way things are before the action
starts.
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Conflict- Problem faced by the character
or characters.
Conflict- Problem faced by the character
or characters.
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•Man VS ManMan VS Man
•Man VS NatureMan VS Nature
•Man VS SocietyMan VS Society
•Man VS HimselfMan VS Himself
•Man VS TechnologyMan VS Technology
ConflictConflict
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Complications
Small problems that characters encounter that keep the plot
moving.
Complications
Small problems that characters encounter that keep the plot
moving.
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Rising ActionRising ActionRising ActionRising Action
Series of Complications the
characters encounter that keep
the plot moving forward
Series of Complications the
characters encounter that keep
the plot moving forward
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ClimaxClimax
The high point, The turning point- characters change
or learn something.
The high point, The turning point- characters change
or learn something.
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Falling ActionFalling Action
All of the action which follows the Climax. Complications are
being resolved.
All of the action which follows the Climax. Complications are
being resolved.
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ResolutionResolution
•All conflicts have been tied up. •The end of the story.
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If you took the wolf out, what would our
story be?
SubplotSubplotPlots that are part of the larger story but are not as important. A story
within a story.
Plots that are part of the larger story but are not as important. A story
within a story.
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Parallel EpisodesParallel Episodes
Episodes in the story repeat.
Episodes in the story repeat.
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Works CitedWorks Cited
information abstracted from: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
“Character,” Holt Literature and Language Arts: Second Course. Austin, Texas. 2003. 610-626
information abstracted from: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
“Character,” Holt Literature and Language Arts: Second Course. Austin, Texas. 2003. 610-626