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[[Category:English]]
[[Category:Plot, Conflict, and Resolution]]

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= Introduction =

Every story moves because something happens, something gets in the way, and something changes. When you understand '''plot''', '''conflict''', and '''resolution''', you can follow a story more closely, explain why events matter, and plan stronger stories of your own.

In this aiMOOC, you will learn how events connect through cause and effect, how conflicts create questions and choices, and how a resolution shows what happens after the main struggle. You will also practice using a common tool called a '''plot mountain'''. Remember: a plot mountain is a helpful model, not a rule that every story must follow.

By the end of the course, you should be able to:
# [[English:Plot (narrative)|Identify and explain a plot]] by choosing the events that move a story forward.
# [[English:Conflict (narrative)|Recognize conflict]] and describe what stands between a character and a goal.
# [[English:Climax (narrative)|Locate an important turning point]] and explain how it changes what happens next.
# [[English:Denouement|Evaluate a resolution]] by connecting it to the conflict and the characters' choices.
# [[English:Creative writing|Plan or revise a story]] so that its events, conflict, and ending work together.

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The video above from Khan Academy introduces major story elements and shows how a story can build from an opening situation toward a conflict and an ending.

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= What Is Plot? =

'''Plot''' is the connected sequence of important events in a narrative. In a strong plot, events often have a cause-and-effect relationship: one event creates a new problem, choice, result, or question that leads to another event.

For example, imagine this short situation: Amira promises to bring her class's model bridge to a school exhibition. On the way, the box falls and the model breaks. Because the model breaks, Amira and her partner must decide whether to give up or rebuild it before the exhibition opens. Their decision creates the next event. That chain of connected actions is part of the plot.

A plot is more than a list of everything that happens. A detail may be interesting without moving the main action forward. When you analyze plot, ask: '''What changes because of this event?'''

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-QB58egsK4|500|center}}

This video gives another student-friendly explanation of plot and its major parts. Compare its terms with the plot-mountain model below.

[[File:Story v. plot.png|500px|frameless|center]]

The diagram above helps you think about connected events. In everyday school work, the words ''story'' and ''plot'' are sometimes used almost the same way. A useful distinction is that the story includes the whole imagined world and everything that happens, while the plot focuses on the events selected and arranged to create the narrative.

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== Plot as Cause and Effect ==

Cause and effect help a reader understand why the sequence matters. Compare these two versions:

'''Version A:''' The team practiced after school. The next day, the school held a match.

'''Version B:''' The team lost its first match, so the players practiced a new passing strategy after school. Because they practiced, they worked together better in the next match.

Version B gives stronger plot connections because the events affect one another. Words such as '''because''', '''so''', '''therefore''', and '''as a result''' can help you explain those links.

When you read, try this question: '''If this event did not happen, would the next important event still make sense?''' If the answer is no, you may have found an important plot event.

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== A Common Plot Mountain ==

Many teachers use a plot mountain to organize a narrative into five broad parts:

# [[English:Exposition (narrative)|Exposition]]: The story introduces important characters, the setting, and the starting situation.
# [[English:Rising action|Rising action]]: Problems, choices, discoveries, or obstacles increase tension and move the story forward.
# [[English:Climax (narrative)|Climax]]: A major turning point occurs. The main character may make a key choice, face the greatest challenge, or discover something important.
# [[English:Falling action|Falling action]]: The results of the climax begin to unfold.
# [[English:Denouement|Resolution or denouement]]: The main conflict is settled, changed, or left intentionally open, and the reader sees the outcome.

[[File:Plotmountain.jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

This simple plot-mountain diagram shows the general rise toward a turning point and the movement toward an ending.

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpWHZJZQDSE|500|center}}

The Scratch Garden song gives a memorable review of the plot-mountain terms. As you watch, notice how the climax is treated as a turning point, not simply as the loudest or most exciting moment.

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== Plot Models Are Tools, Not Rules ==

Not every story follows the same shape. Some narratives begin near the end and then use a [[English:Flashback|flashback]]. Some have several smaller conflicts. Some stories end with an unanswered question. Different cultures and storytelling traditions also use different structures.

Freytag's pyramid is a famous model connected with the nineteenth-century writer Gustav Freytag. It is often shown today with labels such as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement.

[[File:Freytag's Pyramid with English text.svg|500px|frameless|center]]

For Grades 5–6, the important idea is not to force every story into one diagram. Instead, use the diagram as a thinking tool: '''Where does the situation change? What builds tension? What choice or event changes the direction of the story? What happens afterward?'''

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= What Is Conflict? =

A '''conflict''' is a struggle, obstacle, or problem that stands in the way of a goal. Conflict gives characters something important to face. It often creates the central question that keeps a reader interested: '''Will the character reach the goal, and what will the character do when something gets in the way?'''

Conflict does not have to mean a fight. A student deciding whether to admit a mistake has a conflict. A family trying to travel during a storm has a conflict. A character who wants two different things at the same time has a conflict.

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiFe0uRwDPI|500|center}}

This video reviews how conflict works as a story element. While watching, listen for the connection between a character's goal and the obstacle that makes the goal difficult.

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== External and Internal Conflict ==

A useful first step is to decide whether the conflict is mainly '''external''' or '''internal'''.

'''External conflict''' happens between a character and something outside that character. Common school labels include:
# [[English:Conflict (narrative)|Character versus character]]: Two characters want different things or block each other's goals.
# [[English:Conflict (narrative)|Character versus nature]]: Weather, animals, terrain, or another force of nature creates an obstacle.
# [[English:Conflict (narrative)|Character versus society]]: A character struggles with a rule, custom, group expectation, or unfair system.

'''Internal conflict''' happens inside a character's thoughts or feelings. It is often called '''character versus self'''. The character may be torn between choices, fears, values, or goals.

A story can contain more than one conflict. For example, a character lost in a snowstorm may face an external conflict with nature while also facing an internal conflict about whether to keep going or turn back.

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== Finding the Main Conflict ==

To find the main conflict, use three questions:

# What does the main character want or need?
# What stands in the way?
# Which struggle causes the most important decisions and events?

Suppose Eli wants to win a robotics challenge, but his teammate Noor wants to test their robot carefully instead of rushing. Their disagreement is a character-versus-character conflict. If Eli also worries that admitting his mistake will disappoint the team, that is an internal conflict. The main conflict depends on which struggle drives the central events.

A good explanation names both the '''goal''' and the '''obstacle'''. Instead of writing, "The conflict is the robot," write, "Eli wants to finish the robot quickly, but his disagreement with Noor about testing slows the team down."

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= What Is Resolution? =

The '''resolution''' is the part of a story where the main conflict reaches an outcome and the reader sees what has changed. The resolution often comes after the climax and falling action.

A resolution does not have to be happy. It can be successful, sad, mixed, surprising, or partly open. What matters is that it connects meaningfully to the conflict and shows the result of important actions or choices.

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DOtwzQRCU|500|center}}

This video focuses on resolution as the conclusion of a story's problem. As you watch, ask whether the ending solves the problem completely or simply shows what the characters decide to do next.

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== Strong Resolutions Connect Back to the Conflict ==

Imagine that the main conflict is: '''Maya wants to perform in the school concert, but she is afraid she will forget her solo.'''

A weak resolution might be: '''The next day, Maya gets a new bicycle.''' The bicycle does not connect to the conflict.

A stronger resolution might be: '''Maya tells her music teacher that she is nervous, practices one more time, and performs. She misses one note but keeps going. Afterward, she realizes that success does not mean being perfect.'''

The stronger ending answers the main story question and shows a change in the character. It also allows the resolution to connect with a possible [[English:Theme (narrative)|theme]], such as courage, practice, or learning from mistakes.

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== Resolution and Denouement ==

You may also meet the word '''denouement'''. It means the final part of a narrative in which plot lines are untangled or explained. In many school discussions, ''resolution'' and ''denouement'' are used closely together. The falling action shows consequences after the climax, while the resolution gives the final outcome of the main conflict.

A short story may have only a few sentences of resolution. A longer novel may spend several chapters showing what happens to different characters.

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= How Plot, Conflict, and Resolution Work Together =

Plot, conflict, and resolution are connected:

'''Plot''' answers: What important events happen, and how are they connected?

'''Conflict''' answers: What important struggle or obstacle makes the goal uncertain?

'''Resolution''' answers: What is the outcome of that struggle, and what has changed?

The conflict often pushes the plot forward because characters must respond to obstacles. Their responses create new events. Near the climax, a crucial action, decision, or discovery changes the situation. The resolution then shows the effects.

[[File:Rapunzel's story Diagram.svg|500px|frameless|center]]

This Rapunzel story diagram is useful for noticing that storytelling combines characters, actions, places, and changes over time. Use it as a prompt to ask which events are essential to the plot and which event creates the biggest change.

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== Worked Example: The Broken Bridge Model ==

Read this original mini-story:

'''Beginning:''' Amira and Ben build a model bridge for the school engineering fair. Amira wants to carry it to school early, but Ben says the glue needs more time to dry.

'''Rising action:''' Amira carries the model anyway. The box slips, and one side of the bridge breaks. Ben is angry because he warned her. Amira first blames the weak cardboard, but then she admits that she rushed.

'''Climax:''' Amira decides to tell Ben the truth, apologize, and ask him to help rebuild the bridge instead of hiding the damage.

'''Falling action:''' They work together, add stronger supports, and test the rebuilt bridge with small weights.

'''Resolution:''' The bridge is not the prettiest model at the fair, but it holds more weight than before. Amira and Ben agree to test their plans and listen to each other next time.

Now analyze the parts. The plot is the chain from building the bridge to breaking it, admitting the mistake, rebuilding, and testing it. The main conflict is partly character versus character because Amira and Ben disagree, and partly internal because Amira must choose whether to admit her mistake. The climax is Amira's decision to tell the truth and ask for help. The resolution works because it shows both the practical outcome and the change in their teamwork.

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== Reading Like a Story Detective ==

When you read a short story, novel, comic, or watch a film, collect evidence instead of guessing. Look for:

# Repeated goals: What keeps the main character trying?
# Obstacles: What makes success difficult?
# Turning points: Which choice, discovery, or event changes the direction of the action?
# Consequences: What happens because of the turning point?
# Final changes: What is different at the end compared with the beginning?

A useful sentence frame is: '''Because ___ happened, the character decided to ___, which caused ___.''' Another is: '''The resolution fits the conflict because ___.'''

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= Using Plot in Your Own Writing =

Planning a plot can help you write a narrative that feels connected instead of random. Before drafting, try a simple five-part plan:

# Starting situation: Who is the main character, where are they, and what do they want?
# Conflict: What important obstacle gets in the way?
# Rising action: What two or three attempts, mistakes, discoveries, or complications make the situation harder?
# Turning point: What important choice or event changes the direction of the story?
# Resolution: What happens because of that turning point, and what has changed?

Do not make every problem disappear by accident. A satisfying resolution usually grows from earlier actions, choices, skills, relationships, or clues. If a solution appears from nowhere, the ending may feel disconnected.

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== Revising a Draft ==

When revising, check each important event. Ask whether it changes the situation or teaches the reader something needed for a later event. Then check the conflict: is the goal clear, and is the obstacle strong enough to matter? Finally, check the resolution: does it answer the central story question or intentionally leave it open in a meaningful way?

One powerful revision strategy is to work backward. Start with the resolution and ask, '''What had to happen earlier for this ending to feel earned?''' Then add or adjust earlier events so the ending has a clear foundation.

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= Interactive Tasks =

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== Quiz: Test Your Knowledge ==

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'''What is a plot?'''
(A connected sequence of important story events)
(!A list of every detail in a story)
(!The place where a story happens)
(!The lesson printed at the end)

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'''Which part of a common plot mountain introduces the starting situation?'''
(Exposition)
(!Climax)
(!Falling action)
(!Resolution)

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'''What best describes a conflict in a story?'''
(A struggle or obstacle that blocks a goal)
(!A description of the weather only)
(!A list of the characters' names)
(!A sentence that always ends the story)

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'''Which example shows an internal conflict?'''
(A character must decide whether to admit a mistake)
(!Two teams compete for the same trophy)
(!A storm blocks the road home)
(!A new rule prevents a character from entering)

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'''What is the climax in a common plot model?'''
(A major turning point in the action)
(!The first description of the setting)
(!Every event after the ending)
(!A list of minor characters)

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'''Why is cause and effect important in plot?'''
(It shows how one event leads to another)
(!It makes every story end happily)
(!It removes all conflict from the story)
(!It tells the reader the author's age)

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'''Which resolution best matches a conflict about fear of public speaking?'''
(The character gives the speech despite being nervous)
(!The character buys a new backpack)
(!A storm starts in another town)
(!A new student joins the class)

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'''Can a story contain more than one conflict?'''
(Yes, several conflicts can appear in one story)
(!No, every story must have exactly one conflict)
(!No, conflict only belongs in plays)
(!Yes, but only if there is no resolution)

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'''What is falling action?'''
(Events that show results after the main turning point)
(!The opening introduction of all characters)
(!A title placed above the story)
(!A problem that appears after the story is over)

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'''Why can a plot mountain be useful?'''
(It helps organize and discuss important story events)
(!It proves every story has the same structure)
(!It replaces the need to read the story)
(!It shows how many pages a book must contain)

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== Memory Game ==

<div class="memo-quiz">
{|
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| Exposition || Introduces the starting situation, characters, and setting
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| Rising action || Builds tension through problems, choices, or complications
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| Climax || Marks a major turning point in the action
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| Falling action || Shows results that follow the turning point
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| Conflict || Creates a struggle or obstacle that blocks a goal
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| Resolution || Shows the outcome of the main struggle
|}
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== Drag and Drop ==

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{| class="wikitable"
! Match the correct terms.
! Topic
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| '''Character versus self'''
| A student must decide whether to admit breaking a class project
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| '''Character versus character'''
| Two teammates disagree about how to solve a problem
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| '''Character versus nature'''
| A hiker must find shelter during a sudden storm
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| '''Character versus society'''
| A young person challenges an unfair rule
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| '''Resolution'''
| The final outcome shows what changed after the main struggle
|}
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== Crossword Puzzle ==

<div class="kreuzwort-quiz">
{|
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| Conflict || What word names the main struggle or obstacle in a story?
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| Climax || What word names a major turning point in the plot?
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| Resolution || What word names the outcome of the main struggle?
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| Exposition || What word names the opening part that introduces the starting situation?
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| Obstacle || What word names something that gets in the way of a character's goal?
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| Sequence || What word names the order in which events are arranged?
|}
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== LearningApps ==

<iframe> https://learningapps.org/index.php?s=Plot+Conflict+and+Resolution </iframe>

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== Cloze Text ==

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{'''Complete the text.'''<br>
|type="{}"}
A { plot } is the connected sequence of important events in a narrative. A story's central struggle is called the { conflict }. The opening part that introduces the starting situation is often called the { exposition }. Events that build tension make up the { rising action }. A major turning point is often called the { climax }. Events that show results after that turning point belong to the { falling action }. The final outcome of the main struggle is the { resolution }. Strong plots often use { cause and effect } so that important events influence what happens next.
</quiz>

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= Open-Ended Tasks =

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=== Easy ===
# [[English:Plot (narrative)|Plot map]]: Choose a familiar short story and draw a five-part plot mountain with one sentence for each important stage.
# [[English:Conflict (narrative)|Conflict detective]]: Find the main character's goal and obstacle in a story, then explain whether the conflict is mainly internal or external.
# [[English:Storyboard|Six-frame storyboard]]: Turn a short story into six pictures that show only the events needed to understand the plot.
# [[English:Creative writing|New resolution]]: Write a different but believable resolution for a story you know and explain how it still connects to the main conflict.

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=== Standard ===
# [[English:Fairy tale|Fairy-tale comparison]]: Compare the plots of two familiar fairy tales and explain one similarity and one difference in how their conflicts are resolved.
# [[English:Character|Decision diary]]: Write three diary entries from a character's point of view before, during, and after the climax, showing how the conflict affects the character's choices.
# [[English:Book review|Plot-focused book review]]: Write a short review that explains how the conflict creates tension without giving away every detail of the ending.
# [[English:Interview|Storyteller interview]]: Interview a family member, classmate, or teacher about a memorable real-life challenge and turn the answer into a safe, respectful plot outline with a beginning, turning point, and resolution.

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=== Advanced ===
# [[English:Narrative structure|Structure experiment]]: Rewrite a short original story so it begins near the climax and uses a flashback, then explain how the new order changes the reader's experience.
# [[English:Film|Scene analysis video]]: Record a two- to three-minute video analyzing the plot, conflict, turning point, and resolution of an age-appropriate film scene without showing copyrighted footage.
# [[English:Theme (narrative)|Conflict and theme essay]]: Explain how a character's response to conflict helps develop a theme in a story, using at least three specific events as evidence.
# [[English:Digital storytelling|Interactive story project]]: Create a branching digital story in which the reader makes a choice at the conflict, then design at least two different resolutions that logically follow from those choices.

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= Learning Assessment =

# [[English:Cause and effect|Plot reasoning]]: Given six story events, choose the four that are essential to the plot and justify why the other two can be removed without breaking the main cause-and-effect chain.
# [[English:Conflict (narrative)|Conflict analysis]]: Explain the main character's goal, the strongest obstacle, and whether the central conflict is internal, external, or a combination of both.
# [[English:Climax (narrative)|Turning-point evidence]]: Identify the climax of a new story and defend your choice by explaining what changes before and after that moment.
# [[English:Denouement|Resolution evaluation]]: Judge whether an ending is satisfying, surprising, open, or weak, and support your judgment by connecting the ending to earlier events.
# [[English:Creative writing|Narrative transfer]]: Write a one-page original story in which the resolution grows from a clue, skill, relationship, or choice introduced earlier in the plot.
# [[English:Adaptation|Cross-media comparison]]: Compare the plot of a short written narrative with an age-appropriate screen adaptation and explain how changing or removing one event affects the conflict or resolution.

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= Evidence of Learning =

'''Knowledge:''' You can define plot, conflict, climax, falling action, resolution, and related terms in your own words, and you understand that story structures can vary.

'''Reading skills:''' You can select important events, trace cause and effect, identify a character's goal and obstacles, locate a turning point, and explain how an ending connects to earlier events.

'''Reasoning skills:''' You can support an interpretation with evidence, compare possible plot structures, distinguish internal from external conflict, and evaluate whether a resolution follows logically from the story.

'''Writing skills:''' You can plan a connected sequence of events, build a meaningful conflict, revise weak cause-and-effect links, and create an ending that grows from earlier choices or clues.

'''Products:''' Evidence may include a plot mountain, storyboard, written analysis, revised resolution, interview-based outline, short story, comparison, or explanatory video.

'''Transfer:''' You can use the same ideas to analyze novels, short stories, comics, films, plays, games, oral stories, and your own narratives.

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= OERs on the Topic =

The following English Wikipedia pages provide additional background on narrative plot and conflict. They are best used with teacher guidance because some sections go beyond the Grades 5–6 level.

<iframe> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plot_(narrative) </iframe>

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<iframe> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_(narrative) </iframe>

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<iframe> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denouement </iframe>

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= Linked Learning Areas =

Plot, conflict, and resolution connect reading comprehension with writing, drama, film study, speaking, and media literacy. Understanding these ideas helps you explain how narratives are built and gives you tools for creating your own stories.

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'''[[English:Plot, Conflict, and Resolution|Plot, Conflict, and Resolution]]'''
# [[English:Plot (narrative)|Plot]]
# [[English:Conflict (narrative)|Conflict]]
# [[English:Exposition (narrative)|Exposition]]
# [[English:Rising action|Rising action]]
# [[English:Climax (narrative)|Climax]]
# [[English:Denouement|Resolution]]
# [[English:Character|Character]]
# [[English:Setting (narrative)|Setting]]
# [[English:Theme (narrative)|Theme]]
# [[English:Creative writing|Creative writing]]
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