| A | B |
| Exposition | Introduction to the story's setting, characters, and conflict. |
| Rising Action | Events the increase the conflict. |
| Climax | The changing point for the conflict. |
| Falling Action | The consequences of the climax. |
| Resolution/Denoument | The way the story turns out. |
| Plot | The arrangement of ideas in a narrative. |
| Conflict | Struggle with an opposing force. |
| Point of View | Who tells the story and how it is told. |