Chapter 1Chapter 1An Introduction to PlotAn Introduction to Plot

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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.

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

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.

Conflict- Problem faced by the character

or characters.

Conflict- Problem faced by the character

or characters.

•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

Complications

Small problems that characters encounter that keep the plot

moving.

Complications

Small problems that characters encounter that keep the plot

moving.

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

ClimaxClimax

The high point, The turning point- characters change

or learn something.

The high point, The turning point- characters change

or learn something.

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.

ResolutionResolution

•All conflicts have been tied up. •The end of the story.

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.

Parallel EpisodesParallel Episodes

Episodes in the story repeat.

Episodes in the story repeat.

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