The Three Little PigsThere was a big, bad wolf looking for food
who finally discovers three little pigs, each of whom has his own home made of straw, sticks and, finally, bricks. The wolf knocks on each door, threatening to blow each pig’s house down. The pig with the straw house and the pig with the stick house fall victim to the wolf's threat. The homeless pigs take refuge in the third pig's brick house. The wolf continues to huff, puff, and blow the house down but when he finally gives up and decides to come down the chimney, the pigs are ready with a trap and the wolf is killed. The three little pigs live happily ever after in the brick house and they never have to worry about the big, bad wolf ever, again.
Plot Definition
Plot is the organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story. Every plot is made up of a series of incidents that are related to one another.
Exposition Definition
The beginning of the story in which the characters, setting and conflict are introduced.
1. ExpositionCharacters: the people and/or animals of the story
Setting: the place and time of where the story takes place
Conflict: the struggle or problem that is challenging the main character
Exposition Example:
• What happens in the exposition of “The Three Little Pigs”?
The exposition is
when the characters,
setting and conflict
are introduced.
Setting Example:
• What is the setting?
The setting is the
village where the pigs
live at their three
houses.
Rising Action Definition:
A series of challenges that build to the climax.
Complication:A new challenge arises
• What is the rising action in
“The Three Little Pigs”?
The rising action is when the wolf goes to the first two houses and blows them down and the pigs have to run to the third pig’s house.
Rising Action Example:
Climax DefinitionThe most interesting/exciting part of the story; where the reader starts to see how the conflict will be resolved. The “turning point”
Climax Example:
• What is the climax of “The Three Little Pigs”?
The climax is when the
wolf tries to blow down the
third house and fails.
Falling Action Definition:The series of events that follow the turning point to the resolution; how the author ties up any “loose ends”
Falling Action Example:
• What is the falling action in “The Three Little Pigs”?
The falling action is when the the wolf is killed in the trap
Resolution Example:
• What is the resolution of “The Three Little Pigs”?
The resolution is when the three pigs get rid of the wolf and live
happily ever after.