a charactermentallystruggles withhis or her ownopposingthoughtsInternalConflicta climax thatis an intenseevent like abattleCrisisClimaxthe mainpeople,animals orobjects in astoryCharactersthe events in thestory are told inthe order theyhappened withoccasional jumpsback or forward intime ChronologicalTimeline withFlashbacksandFlashforwardsthe characterwho causesconflict fortheprotagonistAntagonistwhen a storyhas two ormore storiesthat progresson differenttimelines MultipleTimelinewhathappens in astory beforethe climaxRisingActionthe events thathappen afterthe climax—notevery story hasthese eventsFallingActionthe time,place andenvironmentof a storySettingthe exposingof information,like the settingandcharactersExpositionA fictional(made-up) storyLiteraryTextthe events inthe story aretold in theorder theyoccurChronologicalTimelineCharactervs.NatureA type ofexternalconflictCharactervs.CharacterA type ofexternalconflicta climaxwhere storychanginginformationis revealedRevelationClimaxa super shortsummaryincluding theprotagonist andmain plotdetailsMainIdeawhen acharacterconflicts withsomethingoutside of theirown bodyExternalConflictthe mostexciting,dramatic oremotionalpoint in a storyClimaxCharactervs. SelfThe onlytype ofinternalconflicta climax wherethe protagonistcomes to anunderstandingof a difficultsituationCatharsisClimaxthe strugglebetweenopposingforcesConflictthe events inthe storyjump aroundin time withno pattern Nonchronologicalor NonlinearTimelineCharactervs.SupernaturalA type ofexternalconflictCharactervs.TechnologyA type ofexternalconflictthe eventthat startsthe actionof a storyIncitingIncident/InitialConflictthe maincharacterin thestoryProtagonistHow theconflict of thestory is clearedup and thestory endsResolutionCharactervs.SocietyA type ofexternalconflicttheunderlyingmessageof a storyThemea charactermentallystruggles withhis or her ownopposingthoughtsInternalConflicta climax thatis an intenseevent like abattleCrisisClimaxthe mainpeople,animals orobjects in astoryCharactersthe events in thestory are told inthe order theyhappened withoccasional jumpsback or forward intime ChronologicalTimeline withFlashbacksandFlashforwardsthe characterwho causesconflict fortheprotagonistAntagonistwhen a storyhas two ormore storiesthat progresson differenttimelines MultipleTimelinewhathappens in astory beforethe climaxRisingActionthe events thathappen afterthe climax—notevery story hasthese eventsFallingActionthe time,place andenvironmentof a storySettingthe exposingof information,like the settingandcharactersExpositionA fictional(made-up) storyLiteraryTextthe events inthe story aretold in theorder theyoccurChronologicalTimelineCharactervs.NatureA type ofexternalconflictCharactervs.CharacterA type ofexternalconflicta climaxwhere storychanginginformationis revealedRevelationClimaxa super shortsummaryincluding theprotagonist andmain plotdetailsMainIdeawhen acharacterconflicts withsomethingoutside of theirown bodyExternalConflictthe mostexciting,dramatic oremotionalpoint in a storyClimaxCharactervs. SelfThe onlytype ofinternalconflicta climax wherethe protagonistcomes to anunderstandingof a difficultsituationCatharsisClimaxthe strugglebetweenopposingforcesConflictthe events inthe storyjump aroundin time withno pattern Nonchronologicalor NonlinearTimelineCharactervs.SupernaturalA type ofexternalconflictCharactervs.TechnologyA type ofexternalconflictthe eventthat startsthe actionof a storyIncitingIncident/InitialConflictthe maincharacterin thestoryProtagonistHow theconflict of thestory is clearedup and thestory endsResolutionCharactervs.SocietyA type ofexternalconflicttheunderlyingmessageof a storyTheme

Plot Diagram Vocabulary Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Internal Conflict
    a character mentally struggles with his or her own opposing thoughts
  2. Crisis Climax
    a climax that is an intense event like a battle
  3. Characters
    the main people, animals or objects in a story
  4. Chronological Timeline with Flashbacks and Flashforwards
    the events in the story are told in the order they happened with occasional jumps back or forward in time
  5. Antagonist
    the character who causes conflict for the protagonist
  6. Multiple Timeline
    when a story has two or more stories that progress on different timelines
  7. Rising Action
    what happens in a story before the climax
  8. Falling Action
    the events that happen after the climax—not every story has these events
  9. Setting
    the time, place and environment of a story
  10. Exposition
    the exposing of information, like the setting and characters
  11. Literary Text
    A fictional (made-up) story
  12. Chronological Timeline
    the events in the story are told in the order they occur
  13. A type of external conflict
    Character vs. Nature
  14. A type of external conflict
    Character vs. Character
  15. Revelation Climax
    a climax where story changing information is revealed
  16. Main Idea
    a super short summary including the protagonist and main plot details
  17. External Conflict
    when a character conflicts with something outside of their own body
  18. Climax
    the most exciting, dramatic or emotional point in a story
  19. The only type of internal conflict
    Character vs. Self
  20. Catharsis Climax
    a climax where the protagonist comes to an understanding of a difficult situation
  21. Conflict
    the struggle between opposing forces
  22. Nonchronological or Nonlinear Timeline
    the events in the story jump around in time with no pattern
  23. A type of external conflict
    Character vs. Supernatural
  24. A type of external conflict
    Character vs. Technology
  25. Inciting Incident/Initial Conflict
    the event that starts the action of a story
  26. Protagonist
    the main character in the story
  27. Resolution
    How the conflict of the story is cleared up and the story ends
  28. A type of external conflict
    Character vs. Society
  29. Theme
    the underlying message of a story