Exposition
beginning of the story where the characters, setting, and basic situation are introduced
Climax
The conflict reaches its point of greatest drama or tension. The turning point in the action of a story.
Resolution
The conflict comes to an end, and any loose ends are tied up.
Inference
Something assumed, based on information in the text, but it is not directly stated.
Falling action
The eventual outcome of the story becomes clear. The tension in the story decreases.
Rising action
The conflict begins and starts to get more intense..
Conflict
a struggle or problem the characters face
Internal Conflict
A struggle within a single character (ex. deciding what to do)
external conflict
A struggle between a character and an outside force (ex. nature, another character)
plot
the sequence of related events that make up a story
commas
a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a series and to mark off non-essential elements.
Non-essential elements in a sentence
one that is not needed to express the main idea of the sentence - (It can be deleted without affecting the sentence's basic meaning.)