Outline Plot from Journal

Your Fiction Project assignment for Week 03 is to map out a plot based on an entry you made last week in your journal – and then add a one-sentence theme. Read the material on plot in your textbook before you tackle this assignment. Return to Week 02 and find the journal entry where you described a conflict. Take your journal entry and map out a plot for your short story.In outlining your plot, remember that it is an ! Stick to the plot details – don\’t try to write the whole story. Most plots break down into five stages: 1) the , an opening incident that sets the scene and gets the conflict going; 2) the , where the tension builds; 3) the , where the conflict comes to a head and the outcome becomes known; 4) the (or \”denoument\”), where the reader learns how the character has changed based on his/her experience; and 5) the, which provides the ending for the story.In short stories, both the exposition and the rising action are usually quite short, as is the denoument and resolution.  The primary focus on a short story is on the climax, but the other stages are still needed to provide the context for that. Submit the plot summary and theme for your short story. 

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