PLOT MAP

SUMMARIZING THE PLOT
Introduction/Exposition: Beginning of the story, the reader is introduced to the character, the setting
Conflict: When the reader discovers the plot or the main problem the main character(s) must face.
Rising Action: Events that logically build to the climax.
Climax: The height of the action in the story.
Falling Action: The action winds down.
Resolution/Denouement: The ending of the story.