FROM THE AUTHOR'S IMAGINATION NOT REAL BUT COULD BE BASED ON REAL EVENTS

A STORY THAT'S REAL OR TRUE

THE TIME, PLACE AND MOOD OF A STORY, TIME+PLACE=MOOD

THE CHAIN OF EVENTS, WHAT HAPPENS IN A STORY

HINTS TO FUTURE EVENTS IN A STORY

THE PROBLEM THAT SETS THE PLOT IN MOTION, THERE IS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONFLICT

A CONCRETE OBJECT USED BY THE AUTHOR TO REPRESENT AN IDEA

UNIVERSAL, IF YOU'RE A HUMAN BEING IT APPLIES TO YOU

CHARACTERS ARE INTRODUCED, SETS THE STAGE, SETTING DESCRIBED, CONFLICT BEGINS

HIGHEST POINT OF ACTION, TURNING POINT FOR CHARACTER, CHARACTER CONFRONTS AND RESOLVES CONFLICT

STORY IS ENDING, LOOSE ENDS ARE TIED OR LEFT OPEN