This lesson focuses on identifying the problem and solution in a story plot using the book "Bringing Down the Moon" by Jonathan Emmett (not included). Worksheet is provided.

This site has an explanation of the elements of a plot with clear examples. Click on "What goes into plot" for more information.

A test with eleven multiple choice questions on plot terms including: plot, introduction, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion/resolution, sub-plot, parallel episode, flashback, and foreshadowing.

Ten flashcards with plot element vocabulary words and their definitions.

Play a matching game by joining each plot element with its definition.

Complete each definition by typing the plot element into the correct box in this ten-question quiz.

Practice your knowledge of twenty plot terms by typing the term for each definition.

Race against the clock to match each story element with its definition. Terms include: plot, introduction, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion/resolution, sub-plot, parallel episode, flashback, and foreshadowing.

Eleven flashcards on the elements of a story including: plot, introduction, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion/resolution, sub-plot, parallel episode, flashback, and foreshadowing.

A test with seven matching questions, seven multiple choice questions, and six true/false questions over twenty plot terms and their definitions.

Race against the clock to match twenty plot terms with their definitions.

Twenty flashcards with plot terms with their definitions.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches students about plot and gives examples from short story and also highlights vocabulary.

This site provides the opportunity to celebrate the birthday of Cynthia Rylant, a famous children's author. Activities related to the understanding of "plot" are included, along with links to other websites about Cynthia Ryland and her...

Simple discussion of the elements of fiction with a specific section devoted to Freytag's Pyramid (aka "basic plot structure"). A good place to start for gathering information on the structure of narrative.

Notes introducing denouement and providing plot diagrams and examples of denouement in three classical texts: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, and "The Duchess and the Jeweler" by...

Notes that introduce complication in plot and show examples of how the conflict becomes more complicated throughout the rising action of a story. Examples are provided from Mary Shelly's Frankenstein and Virginia Woolf's "The Duchess and...

Teaching the plot structure of narratives is made easy with this diagram of Freytag's Triangle (also known as the plot pyramid).

Learn how to recount a story or tell the plot of a fable, folktale, or myth. Practice exercises are included.

A slide show with twenty-two slides about story elements. Includes definitions, information, and examples of character terms, setting terms, plot terms, conflict terms, and more

[Free Registration/Login Required] This story is an example of fiction and assesses students' understanding of plot. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...

Familiar fairy tales are used as guides to help students analyze the elements of the short story: plot, theme, setting, point of view, and character.

Students will analyze such literary elements as plot, cause-effect relationships, sequence, and prediction in Jan Brett's The Mitten. Students will enjoy predicting upcoming story events and retelling the story from a dialogue that shows...

In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad figures out how to earn 100 snelfus in 11 days.