TURNING POINT

Plot Structure Diagram (The main event between the protagonist and the antagonist or
the moment for which the reader has been waiting.) 5

Name ______________________________

Date _____________
RISING ACTION 6 FALLING ACTION 7
(The major events that lead to the turning point.) (The major events that lead to the resolution.)
Period ______

1
CHARACTERS *
Protagonist and Main Character(s)

Title
_____________

Author
______________
Antagonist
Genre
2
4 RESOLUTION
SETTING * CONFLICT * 3 (How was the conflict solved?)
(What’s the problem between the
protagonist and the antagonist?)
Time

8
THEME
(The lesson or How To Figure Out the Theme
message the author 1. Actively read the text.
Place is trying to help us 2. Fill out the Plot Structure Diagram
understand.) (follow the circled numbers)
3. Examine the conflict, resolution and
turning points.
4. Ask yourself, “What is the lesson
the protagonist learned?”
*Characters, Setting, Conflict and Mood 5. Reword #4 so that it can apply to
(how the story makes you feel) combine anyone who reads the story.
to create the EXPOSITION which helps
you “get into” the story, novel or movie
from the very beginning.