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
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
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