Plot diagram

With this plot diagram template you can organize the events of a story you have read into segments and visualize easier the key elements after they are identified.

German novelist Gustav Freytag created a simple plot diagram known as Freytag's Pyramid to show dramatic structure.

Don't forget to review the five parts of the plot. All stories, no matter how basic, follow this outline.

Teaching plot elements to upper elementary students? Use a picture book to engage your students! Read it aloud, and then create a plot diagram!

Create plot diagram worksheets at StoryboardThat for students to complete by pencil or digitally. Choose our templates to tailor the worksheet to your lesson!

Here's a free plot diagram worksheet for students, teachers and writers. The plot diagram provides a clear overview of the general structure of a story.

Some ideas for teaching plot elements to help students recall stories in sequential order, summarize stories, and understand theme.

This plot worksheet directs the student to fill out each box that represents each part of plot.

Plot elements diagram: 5th grade

My Resource Room students have been reading several short stories in our literature book and I have been teaching/reviewing story elements and conflict. These are the notes they pasted in their jou…