| A | B |
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| Plot | The chain of related events in a story. What happens? When it happens? To whom it happens? |
| Exposition | Lays groundwork and provides reader with need to know information. |
| Rising Action | This part builds suspense as characters face challenges they must resolve. |
| Climax | The moment when the intensity is at its peak, turning point of the story. |
| Falling Action | The climax is resolved and the intensity of the acion subsides. |
| Conflict | The struggle of oppsing forces. |
| External Conflict | Occurs when the character is against an outside force. |
| Internal Conflict | Occurs when the struggle takes place within a character. |
