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Conflict & Plot . Mrs. Esterline PLMS. Conflict. The struggle between opposing forces. Types of Conflict. Internal: A struggle within a character, typically in one’s heart or mind; Internal conflicts often deal with thoughts, feelings, and emotions
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Conflict & Plot Mrs. Esterline PLMS
Conflict The struggle between opposing forces
Types of Conflict • Internal: A struggle within a character, typically in one’s heart or mind; Internal conflicts often deal with thoughts, feelings, and emotions • External: A character struggles with another person or some form of outside force, such as nature • Central: The main conflict a character experiences in which a story’s plot is centered around
Plot The sequence of related events that make up a story
Stages of Plot • Exposition: the fist stage of the plot that identifies the main characters, establishes the setting (time, place & culture), and sets the tone (author’s attitude towards the main characters) • Rising Action: Complications arise as the main character struggles with the main conflict • Climax: The turning point, or highest point of action • Falling Action: The main conflict is resolved resulting in the theme (the moral or life lesson)being identified and all loose ends tied up