Story Elements
What is
a
Plot?
.
 It
is the series of
events in the story.
 It tells the
sequence of events.
What is
Setting?
Time and place that
the story took place.
 You may not know the
exact time and place
but you can infer from
the story.

Tells the WHERE
and WHEN
Setting
 When?
 Where?
On a beautiful, sunny morning,
King Mufasa and Sarabi had a
beautiful boy cub who would
be the Prince of Pride Rock.
 When might this take place?
 Where is it taking place?
 http://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=HwSKkKrUzUk
What are
Characters?
Who the story is about
 There are 2 types of
characters

MAJOR---most
important, who the
story is about
 MINOR---not as
important, but they are
in the story

Characters

Who?
 Main Characters
 Minor Characters
Rafiki, an adviser to the royal
family, blessed the young
prince and named him Simba.
 Who might the main
character be? Who is the
minor character?
Exposition


The beginning of the story where the
reader meets the characters and finds out
the setting
The reader is given background
information on the story
Initiating Event

An event that causes something else to
occur
What is

Rising Action?

The events that lead up to
the most exciting part of
the story.
The conflicts that get in
the way of the main
character
What is

Conflict?

The problem that the main
character has with another
character, setting or
himself.
There are 2 types of
conflicts
 EXTERNAL—problem with
another character or the
setting
 INTERNAL---problem that
the character has with
himself/herself.
Conflict
Simba had an evil Uncle
Scar who believed he
had the right to be
King. He befriended the
hyenas to devise a plot
to overthrow his
brother and Simba’s
father, King Mufasa.
 What type of conflict
is represented?
External or Internal?
What is the conflict

http://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=L0AiN8vrn9Y
External Conflict
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?
Internal Conflict
Turning Point
for both conflicts
The point in the story where the entire
plot changes course.
One evening, as Nala scavenged for food, she
discovered the young prince. Befriending him,
she and Rafiki, the wise adviser monkey,
conned Simba into returning to Pride Rock.
**Rafiki works on the internal conflict, Nala
works on the external conflict
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maARmxjj3f0&feature=related
What is a
Climax?



This is the most
exciting part of the
story.
This is the “scary
music” part of the
story, just like a movie.
At this part of the plot
you begin to figure out
how the conflict will be
solved.
Climax


The climax is when Scar
actually says he killed Mufasa,
Simba’s father.
http://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=XrW6KTE08xg
What is

Falling Action?

The action or events that
follow the climax.
Begins to wind the story
down until the end.
What is a
Resolution?
 The
final part of the
plot, the problem is
solved.
 Conflicts are
resolved.
 Always comes near
the end of the
story.
Resolution

The solution to the
problem. The ending
of the story.
Simba, with his friends,
Timon and Pumba,
returned to Pride Rock
and led a successful
revolt against Simba’s
evil uncle, Scar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=ea4uc_1VGSE
 Series
of events
 First,
 Then,
 Next,
 But,
 Finally
Plot Summary

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First, Simba was born.
Then, Scar tricked Simba into
thinking he killed his father.
Next, Simba ran away.
But, Nala and Rafiki find
Simba and make him return.
Finally, Simba overthrows his
evil uncle, Scar and becomes
King.
Plot Diagram
Climax: The turning point. The
most intense moment (either
mentally or in action).
Rising Action: The series of
conflicts and crisis in the story
that lead to the climax.
Falling Action: All of the
action which follows the
Climax.
Exposition: The start of the
story. The way things are
before the action starts.
Resolution: The conclusion,
the tying together of all of
the threads.
Analyzing Plot
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/cour
se/course1/unit/shortstory.shtml##
Picture Source
Pictures collected from
http://www.lionking.org/