U1 - Plot and Conflict

part of a story where readers are introduced to the main character(s), setting and sometimes conflict is introduced

part of the story where the conflict is fully revealed and complications to the conflict occur

part of the story where the intensity is at its peak - the moments just before the conflict is resolved, or the turning point in the story

part of the story where the conflict is resolved; readers know the outcome of the conflict - tension eases

part of the story where all the loose ends are tied up and the final outcome of the story is fully worked out

struggle between opposing forces in a story.

when a character struggles against a force outside him or herself

when the struggle occurs within the character

the feeling of growing tension and excitement felt by the reader - makes the reader curious about the outcome

when a reader makes a logical guess based on evidence in the story and his/her own knowledge/experience

when one event brings about another event - the first event is the cause and the second event is the effect

a reading strategy where readers use evidence in the text to make a reasonable guess about what will happen next in a story

a pattern that shows the order or steps in a process

the arrangement of events by their order of occurrence in time

words or phrases surrounding an unknown word that provide hints about a word & its meaning