1. PLOT ELEMENT NOTES November 7, 2007

2. PLOT DIAGRAM Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows arrangement of events and actions within a story.

3. Plot Components Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax (Suspense) Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climax Exposition: the start of the story, that introduces characters and setting. Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads

4. Plot: Conflict Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot. These conflicts are often suspenseful.

5. Character vs Character Character vs Nature Character vs Society Character vs Self Plot: Types of Conflict Character vs Machine

6. Suspense in the Plot • One way authors keep readers interested in stories is to create a sense of suspense in the rising action. Suspense- is the quality of a short story, novel, play, or poem that makes the reader uncertain or tense about the outcome of events.