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    A story must have a beginning, where the characters and setting are established. Rising action is where the main character is in crisis. Climax is the high point of the story; it is the main event or danger the character faces. Resolution, also called denouement, is the conclusion of the story.

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    A story must have a beginning, where the characters and setting are established. Rising action is where the main character is in crisis. Climax is the high point of the story; it is the main event or danger the character faces. Resolution, also called denouement, is the conclusion of the story.

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    PlottingaShortStory

    PlotDiagram

    TheFiveElementsofPlotStructure
    1.Exposition:TheBeginning
    Everystorymusthaveabeginning.Thestart,orexposition,iswherethecharactersandsettingare
    established.Duringthispartofthenovel,theconflictormainproblemisalsointroduced.
    2.RisingAction:IntroductionoftheProblemorConflict
    Afterthecharactersandmainproblemhavebeenestablished,themainproblemorconflictisdealt
    withbysomekindofaction.Inthispartofthestory,themaincharacterisincrisis.Thisistheplace
    fortensionandexcitement.Thecomplicationcanarisethroughacharacter'sconflictwithsociety,
    nature,fate,oranumberofthemes.Inthispartofthestorythemaincharacterisawareaconflict
    hasarisenandtakessomekindofsteptobattlethiscrisis.
    3.Climax:TheHighPoint
    Theclimaxisthehighpointofthestory.Itisthemaineventordangerthatthecharacterfaces.
    Thisisthedarkestmoment,theworstchallengethecharactermustoppose.Atthispointitlooksas
    ifthecharacterwillfail,andwillnevergetwhathe/shewants.Theturningpointmaybeeither
    physicaloremotional.Inaromance,thegirlmayturnthehopefulloverdown,inanactionstory,
    thecharactermaybesurroundedbyenemieswithnochanceofescape.
    4.FallingAction:WindingDown
    Followingtheclimax,thestorybeginstoslowlywinddown.Fallingaction,oneofthetwofinalstory
    elements,showstheresultoftheactionsordecisionsthecharacterhasmade.Thiseventuallyleads
    tothefinalpartofthenovel,thecrisisresolution.
    5.Resolution:TheEnd
    Theresolution,alsooftencalleddenouement,whichisFrenchfor"tountie"or"unraveling",isthe
    conclusionofthestory.Here,theconflictsareresolved,alllooseendsaretiedup,andthestory
    concludeswitheitherahappyorsadending.

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