Plot
Plot is a series of events that drive the story
Exposition
Characters are introduced
Setting is revealed
Mood or tone is established
Rising action
Conflict is established, complications are established
Conflict
What need to be solved/problem There are four types of conflict -person versus person -person versus society -person versus nature -person versus self -person versus technology
Climax
Turning point
High point of interest and suspense in the plot
Falling action
Consists of all the events that follow the climax
Resolution
Conflict is done or better/ended or resolved
Chronological order
Unfolds events in the order in which they occur
Flashback
Interrupts time sequence and presents an event that occurred earlier or in the past
Foreshadowing
Clues about what is going to happen