Elements of Plot

Elements of Plot

6th Grade · ELA · 60 min· Ccss Ccss.ela-literacy.rl.6.5

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Learning Objective

I can identify the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution in a fictional story.

  • 1

    A story's plot is a series of events with conflict, and every good story has a problem that must be solved.

  • 2

    According to Freytag's Pyramid, the exposition introduces the basic story elements, while the inciting incident is the moment that requires the protagonist to take action.

  • 3

    The climax is when the main conflict is the strongest, and the resolution is the end of the story when there is no more conflict.