PLOT

• Exposition - The part of the story where the author introduces the characters and the setting.
• Climax - The turning point or most exciting moment in the plot.
• Rising Action - This is when the conflict begins to escalate, leading up to the climax.
• Falling action - After the climax, this is when things start winding down and events begin to resolve themselves.
• Resolution - How the conflict is resolved at the end of the story.
• Conflict - is a struggle between opposing forces.
• Man vs Nature - Conflicts arising from mankind's attempts to control nature.
• Man vs Society - Conflicts arising from an individual's disagreement with society as a whole.
• Man vs Man - Conflicts that arise from one person's desire to dominate another.
• Theme - the main idea or message of the story, usually expressed in a few words or phrases.