Story Story ElementsElements

What is What is a a

PlotPlot??

. . It is the series of It is the series of

events in the events in the story.story.

It tells the It tells the sequence of sequence of eventsevents..

What is What is

SettiSetting?ng?

Time and place that Time and place that the story took place.the story took place.

You may not know You may not know the exact time and the exact time and place but you can place but you can infer from the story.infer from the story.

Tells the Tells the WHERE WHERE andand WHEN WHEN

SettingSetting When?When? Where?Where? On a beautiful, sunny morning, On a beautiful, sunny morning,

King Mufasa and Sarabi had a King Mufasa and Sarabi had a beautiful boy cub who would beautiful boy cub who would be the Prince of Pride Rock.be the Prince of Pride Rock. When might this take When might this take

place?place? Where is it taking place?Where is it taking place? http://www.youtube.com/http://www.youtube.com/

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What are What are

CharactCharacters?ers?

Who the story is Who the story is aboutabout

There are 2 types of There are 2 types of characterscharacters MAJOR---most MAJOR---most

important, who the important, who the story is aboutstory is about

MINOR---not as MINOR---not as important, but they important, but they are in the storyare in the story

CharactersCharacters Who? Who?

Main CharactersMain Characters Minor CharactersMinor Characters

Rafiki, an adviser to the Rafiki, an adviser to the royal family, blessed the royal family, blessed the young prince and named young prince and named him Simba. him Simba. Who might the main Who might the main

character be? Who is character be? Who is the minor character? the minor character?

ExpositionExposition

The beginning of the story where the The beginning of the story where the reader meets the characters and reader meets the characters and finds out the settingfinds out the setting

The reader is given background The reader is given background information on the storyinformation on the story

Initiating EventInitiating Event

An event that causes something else An event that causes something else to occurto occur

What is What is

Rising Rising ActionAction??

The events that lead The events that lead up to the most exciting up to the most exciting part of the story.part of the story.

The conflicts that get The conflicts that get in the way of the main in the way of the main charactercharacter

What is What is

ConflConflict?ict?

The problem that the The problem that the main character has with main character has with another character, setting another character, setting or himself.or himself.

There are 2 types of There are 2 types of conflictsconflicts EXTERNAL—problem EXTERNAL—problem

with another character with another character or the settingor the setting

INTERNAL---problem INTERNAL---problem that the character has that the character has with himself/herself.with himself/herself.

Simba had an evil Simba had an evil Uncle Scar who Uncle Scar who believed he had the believed he had the right to be King. He right to be King. He befriended the hyenas befriended the hyenas to devise a plot to to devise a plot to overthrow his brother overthrow his brother and Simba’s father, and Simba’s father, King Mufasa. King Mufasa. What type of What type of

conflict is conflict is represented? represented? External or Internal? External or Internal? What is the conflictWhat is the conflict

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ConflicConflictt

External ConflictExternal Conflict

After, Simba spends a long time away from Pride Rock. He knows he is disappointing his deceased father, but feels he would not be able to take over Pride Rock.

-What type of conflict is represented? External or Internal? What is the Conflict?

ConflicConflictt

Internal ConflictInternal Conflict

Turning PointTurning Pointfor both conflictsfor both conflicts

The point in the story where the The point in the story where the entire plot changes course.entire plot changes course.

One evening, as Nala scavenged for food, One evening, as Nala scavenged for food, she discovered the young prince. she discovered the young prince. Befriending him, she and Rafiki, the wise Befriending him, she and Rafiki, the wise adviser monkey, conned Simba into adviser monkey, conned Simba into returning to Pride Rock.returning to Pride Rock. **Rafiki works on the internal conflict, **Rafiki works on the internal conflict, Nala works on the external conflictNala works on the external conflicthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maARmxjj3f0&feature=relatedv=maARmxjj3f0&feature=related

What is What is a a Climax?Climax?

This is the most This is the most exciting part of the exciting part of the story.story.

This is the “scary This is the “scary music” part of the music” part of the story, just like a story, just like a movie.movie.

At this part of the plot At this part of the plot you begin to figure you begin to figure out how the conflict out how the conflict will be solved.will be solved.

ClimaxClimax

The climax is when Scar The climax is when Scar actually says he killed actually says he killed Mufasa, Simba’s father.Mufasa, Simba’s father.

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What is What is

Falling Falling ActionAction??

The action or events The action or events that follow the climax.that follow the climax.

Begins to wind the Begins to wind the story down until the story down until the end.end.

What is a What is a

ResolResolutionution??

The final part of The final part of the plot, the the plot, the problem is problem is solved.solved.

Conflicts are Conflicts are resolved.resolved.

Always comes Always comes near the end of near the end of the story.the story.

ResolutionResolution The solution to the The solution to the

problem. The problem. The ending of the story.ending of the story.

Simba, with his friends, Simba, with his friends, Timon and Pumba, Timon and Pumba, returned to Pride Rock returned to Pride Rock and led a successful and led a successful revolt against Simba’s revolt against Simba’s evil uncle, Scar.evil uncle, Scar.

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Series of eventsSeries of eventsFirst,First,Then,Then,Next,Next,But,But,FinallyFinally

Plot SummaryPlot Summary First, Simba was born.First, Simba was born. Then, Scar tricked Simba Then, Scar tricked Simba

into thinking he killed his into thinking he killed his father.father.

Next, Simba ran away.Next, Simba ran away. But, Nala and Rafiki find But, Nala and Rafiki find

Simba and make him return.Simba and make him return. Finally, Simba overthrows Finally, Simba overthrows

his evil uncle, Scar and his evil uncle, Scar and becomes King.becomes King.

Plot DiagramPlot Diagram

Exposition: The start of the story. The way things are 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.

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