Major Event (After this ONE event, the main conflict is resolved in a Elements of Fiction Plot Diagram good or bad way. What decision does the character have to make?) Climax __________________________________________ Name :_____________________ Date: _________________ __________________________________________ Major Event 3: _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Major Event 2: _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Rising _________________________ Action Major Event 1: _________________________ _________________________ What is the problem? What happens to make _________________________ the story more _________________________ complicated or intense? _________________________ _________________________ Exposition Major Event: ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Falling___________________ Major Event: ___________________ Action___________________ ___________________ What steps does the ___________________ ___________________ protagonist take to ___________ carry out his/her ___________________ plan? Resolution ___________________ (or Denouement) ___________________ ___________ Story Conclusion (This is the final outcome of the story. Include the major lesson or point.) Initial Incident (or Introduction) Protagonist: _____________________________ Antagonist: ______________________________ Setting – Time: ___________________________ ________________________________________ Setting – Place: __________________________ ________________________________________ Other Elements of Setting: ________________________________________ Kirby Penner K. Penner What happens in the story to start the story moving forward? _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Conflict: _________vs. _________ Internal or External? ______________________ _________________________ Elements of Fiction Plot Diagram Modified December 2, 2015 _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
