Plot Diagram Intro Using The Lion King

Story Elements with

climax

rising action

falling action

resolution

exposition

conflict

The Lion King Walt Disney

Simba returns to Pride Rock and challenges Scar.

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4) Nala finds Simba and tells him he needs to return to Pride Rock. 3) Simba meets Pumbaa and Timon.

1) Scar turns to the hyenas for help. 2) Recognizing that he took advantage of them, the hyenas kill Scar.

2) Scar convinces Simba that he killedMufasa and tells him to run away.

3) Order is restored to Pride Rock. 4) Rafiki summons Simba to climb Pride Rock to take his place as king.

1) There is a stampede, and Mufasa dies trying to protect Simba.

Simba wants to be king, but Scar is trying to get rid of him so he can instead.

Simba

Scar

Simba takes his place as king. Rafiki brings his son up to show the animals the next king.

- Pride Rock- the elephant graveyard

Simba, Mufasa, Scar, Nala, Rafiki,Pumbaa, Timon

Mufasa and Sarabi bring Simba up Pride Rock to show the animals the next king.

Past experiences are an opportunity to learn.

the turning point of the story (the reader has an idea of the outcome of the story)

Directions(hover)

third event leading up to the climax

first event after the climax (leading to the resolution)

second event leading up to the climax

second event after the climax (leading to the resolution)

first event leading up to the climax

what the main character wants, and who or what is preventing this

how everything turns out (the ending)

"bad guy"

"good guy"

when and where the story takes place

the people or animals in the story

the lesson or message of the story (what the author wants the reader to take away from the story)

opening scene/events