the time,place andenvironmentof a storySettingA fictional(made-up) storyLiteraryTexta charactermentallystruggles withhis or her ownopposingthoughtsInternalConflictCharactervs.TechnologyA type ofexternalconflicta climaxwhere storychanginginformationis revealedRevelationClimaxthe events inthe storyjump aroundin time withno pattern Nonchronologicalor NonlinearTimelinea climax wherethe protagonistcomes to anunderstandingof a difficultsituationCatharsisClimaxwhathappens in astory beforethe climaxRisingActionHow theconflict of thestory is clearedup and thestory endsResolutionthe maincharacterin thestoryProtagonista super shortsummaryincluding theprotagonist andmain plotdetailsMainIdeaCharactervs.SocietyA type ofexternalconflicttheunderlyingmessageof a storyThemethe events in thestory are told inthe order theyhappened withoccasional jumpsback or forward intime ChronologicalTimeline withFlashbacksandFlashforwardsthe mainpeople,animals orobjects in astoryCharactersthe characterwho causesconflict fortheprotagonistAntagonistCharactervs.CharacterA type ofexternalconflictthe strugglebetweenopposingforcesConflictthe mostexciting,dramatic oremotionalpoint in a storyClimaxwhen a storyhas two ormore storiesthat progresson differenttimelines MultipleTimelineCharactervs.SupernaturalA type ofexternalconflicta climax thatis an intenseevent like abattleCrisisClimaxthe eventthat startsthe actionof a storyIncitingIncident/InitialConflictthe events inthe story aretold in theorder theyoccurChronologicalTimelinethe exposingof information,like the settingandcharactersExpositionCharactervs.NatureA type ofexternalconflictthe events thathappen afterthe climax—notevery story hasthese eventsFallingActionwhen acharacterconflicts withsomethingoutside of theirown bodyExternalConflictCharactervs. SelfThe onlytype ofinternalconflictthe time,place andenvironmentof a storySettingA fictional(made-up) storyLiteraryTexta charactermentallystruggles withhis or her ownopposingthoughtsInternalConflictCharactervs.TechnologyA type ofexternalconflicta climaxwhere storychanginginformationis revealedRevelationClimaxthe events inthe storyjump aroundin time withno pattern Nonchronologicalor NonlinearTimelinea climax wherethe protagonistcomes to anunderstandingof a difficultsituationCatharsisClimaxwhathappens in astory beforethe climaxRisingActionHow theconflict of thestory is clearedup and thestory endsResolutionthe maincharacterin thestoryProtagonista super shortsummaryincluding theprotagonist andmain plotdetailsMainIdeaCharactervs.SocietyA type ofexternalconflicttheunderlyingmessageof a storyThemethe events in thestory are told inthe order theyhappened withoccasional jumpsback or forward intime ChronologicalTimeline withFlashbacksandFlashforwardsthe mainpeople,animals orobjects in astoryCharactersthe characterwho causesconflict fortheprotagonistAntagonistCharactervs.CharacterA type ofexternalconflictthe strugglebetweenopposingforcesConflictthe mostexciting,dramatic oremotionalpoint in a storyClimaxwhen a storyhas two ormore storiesthat progresson differenttimelines MultipleTimelineCharactervs.SupernaturalA type ofexternalconflicta climax thatis an intenseevent like abattleCrisisClimaxthe eventthat startsthe actionof a storyIncitingIncident/InitialConflictthe events inthe story aretold in theorder theyoccurChronologicalTimelinethe exposingof information,like the settingandcharactersExpositionCharactervs.NatureA type ofexternalconflictthe events thathappen afterthe climax—notevery story hasthese eventsFallingActionwhen acharacterconflicts withsomethingoutside of theirown bodyExternalConflictCharactervs. SelfThe onlytype ofinternalconflict

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