We're Going on an Adventure; Plot

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

In class this week

• Plot and structure
• Plot in The Wish
• Silent reading/ independent work

What is "plot"?

Plot

• Plot is what happens in a story and how these things are told.
  
• Most stories have the same structure
• Freytag's Pyramid

Exposition

• The start of the story.
• The protagonist is introduced.
• The (main/first) setting is described.
• Something happens

Rising Action

• Events unfold
• things happen
• more problems
• more excitement

Climax

• Most exciting moment(s)
• Problems at max
• Can't stop reading/playing/watching

Falling Action

• Main problem is solved
• Other (minor) problems are resolved
• Questions are answered

Denouement

• The they-lived-happily-every-after-stage

What is the definition of 'plot' in literature?

1. The setting of the story
2. The sequence of events in a story
3. The author's writing style
4. The main character's name

Which element of plot introduces the characters and setting of the story?

1. Exposition
2. Climax
3. Resolution
4. Falling action

What event marks the highest point of tension and drama in a story's plot?

1. Resolution
2. Rising action
3. Climax
4. Exposition

What is the final part of the plot where the story's conflicts are resolved?

1. Exposition
2. Resolution
3. Climax
4. Rising action

Which element of plot occurs after the climax and leads to the resolution?

1. Falling action
2. Exposition
3. Climax
4. Rising action

Plot in The Wish