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| five parts of a plot | exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution |
| expostion | during this part of a story the author introduces the characters, setting and begins to tell the plot |
| rising action | the author continues to develop the characters and tells the events leading to the climax. Your interest in the story and characters is growing or RISING. |
| climax | this is the part of the story that creates the most intense interest. The author tells you 'what happened' many times, if someone tells you this part of a story or movie,the story or movie is ruined because you then already know 'what happened' |
| falling action | the author begins to tell the end of the story by telling the reader how the characters were affected or changed |
| resolution | this is the last part of the story or ending. this can be reffered to as the final outcome. |
| internal conflict | this is the problem to be resolved in the story. if it is a struggle between the main character and himself/herself, it is internal conflict |
| external conflict | if the problem to be resolved in the story is between the main character and other characters or nature, it is EXTERNAL CONFLICT |
| ** | most stories contain both elements, internal and external conflict |
| protagonist | the story centers around a main character or sometimes several main characters. these characters are the heroes or the 'good guys'. In "Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry" The Logans would be considered one of the protagonists |
| antagonists | this is the character or characters that threaten or try to hurt the PROTAGONISTS. |
| foil | character that gets in the way of the antagonists plan |
