Plot and Conflict

Exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution; character against character, nature, or self.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 45

Welcome to Legend Mountain! Every story, from a myth to a comic book, climbs a mountain called the plot.
The exposition is the base of the mountain. It introduces the characters and the setting.
In the rising action, the problem builds and gets harder, like a steep climb.
The climax is the peak: the turning point, the most exciting moment. Then the resolution shows how it all works out.
Every plot has a conflict. It can be character against character, character against nature, or character against self, like fighting your own fear.
Let's climb one together. Read Storm on the Marsh.
Jada checks the hives: exposition. A storm loosens the lids: rising action. Jada ties them down in the rain: climax. The hives are safe: resolution. The conflict is character against nature.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

4.T.T.1.a — Analyze the use of narrative techniques to present ideas, design texts, and convey information about characters, setting, and plot. (I)
4.T.T.1.b — Describe how the text’s protagonist and antagonist function in the plot, drive the conflict, and contribute to the development of other characters. (I)