Transcript Plot Diagram

Plot Diagram
Where the Wild Things Are
Exposition
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Establishes the setting
Introduces characters
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Major
Minor
Exposition
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Sets up the story
Who are the characters
What do they want
Max-Rascal
Mom
Their Home
Exposition
Rising Action
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Events and action that create the story
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Conflict: What is the problem: internal and
external
Big events
Small events: foreshadowing
Introduces more characters:
protagonist/antagonist
Rising Action
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Creates the story
Met the wild things and made himself king
Sailed away to where the wild things are
Forest began to grow in his room
Sent to bed /no food
Sassed his mom
Max made mischief
Max-Rascal
Mom
Their Home
Exposition
Climax
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A moment of great intensity in the story
Max initiates the wild rumpus and then stops it
Met the wild things and made himself king Climax
Sailed away to where the wild things are
Forest began to grow in his room
Sent to bed /no food
Sassed his mom
Max made mischief
Max-Rascal
Mom
Their Home
Exposition
Falling Action
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Provides details that help end the story
Max initiates the wild rumpus and then stops it
Met the wild things and made himself king Climax
Sailed away to where the wild things are
Forest began to grow in his room
Sent to bed /no food
Sassed his mom
Max made mischief
Max-Rascal
Mom
Their Home
Exposition
Max becomes lonely
He begins to smell food
Max gives up being king
Max turns away from the wild thing
He sails home to his room
Resolution
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Brings closure to the conflict or challenge
Max initiates the wild rumpus and then stops it
Met the wild things and made himself king Climax
Sailed away to where the wild things are
Forest began to grow in his room
Sent to bed /no food
Sassed his mom
Max made mischief
Max-Rascal
Mom
Their Home
Exposition
Max becomes lonely
He begins to smell food
Max gives up being king
Max turns away from the wild things
He sails home to his room
His hot dinner shows that
his mother still loves him
Max tames his emotions
Resolution
Theme for Where the Wild
Things Are
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We need to acknowledge our anger, face it,
and then work through it to find peace in our
lives.
It’s ok to have rage filled emotions, but it is
important not to let them rule your life.
Remember you have people in your life who
love you, despite your rage or any other faults.