Plot Diagram
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Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing: when an author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story
Hint
Try breaking the word FORESHADOWING apart.
FORE means ahead.
A SHADOW is a glimpse of something without the complete details.
Little Red Riding Hood
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother. Her mother asked her to take her old and lonely grandmother some food one day. "Don't stop along the way. Go straight to your Grandma's house and back. Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods! Now get along!"
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing
Exposition: The exposition is the
____________ to the story. In this
section the ____________ is
established and the___________ are
introduced.
introduction
setting
characters
Plot
Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows arrangement of events and actions within a story.
Rising Action: During the rising
action section, you see a clear
______________ that are leading you in
a specific direction.
Often you begin to see a series of
conflicts and crisis in the story that are
leading to the ___________.
sequence of events
climax
Climax: This is the ___________
part of the story and is often the
_____________ of a story where the
__________ is taking place.
most exciting
turning point
conflict
The climax is the most exciting part!!
Falling Action: Any __________ or
_______________ that takes place
following the climax.
events
conflict
Resolution: the __________ , the
_______________ of all of
the threads.
conclusion
tying up
Exposition: the start of the story, the situation before the action starts
Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax
Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action
Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climax
Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads
Plot Components
Story Literary Elements
Some basics that every good story must have ….
Every story needs characters
People
Animals
Or Creatures
The protagonist is the “good guy”
The antagonist is the “bad guy” or force
Great stories have a conflict
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. HimselfMan vs. Machine
A hint about what will happen next is called foreshadowing
For example, if you hear this:
Then you know someone’s about to get eaten!
The time and place of the story is the setting
The climax is the most exciting part!!
The point of view is the perspective of the story
“That rotten wolf tried to eat us!!!!”
“I was framed! I just wanted to
borrow a cup of sugar!”
Whether you’re the reader, or the writer, a great story includes all
these literary elements!!!
conflict
setting
point of view
climaxcharacters
protagonist
antagonist
foreshadowing
Foreshadowing
The first set of underlined words is an example of foreshadowing. Little Red Riding Hood’s mother is warning her about the wolf in the woods, which hints at what may happen next.