Plot Elements Anchor Charts (Teacher + Student Versions) | Middle School ELA Freebie

Help your middle school students master the five key elements of plot with these classroom-ready anchor charts! Perfect for teachers, tutors, and homeschool families, this resource includes two versions:

✨ Teacher Version – A completed anchor chart with definitions and examples from Gary Soto’s Seventh Grade(exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution).
✨ Student Version – A blank chart and diagram for students to fill in while reading any short story, novel, or play.

What’s Included:

• Full-color, landscape PDF (2 pages)

• Teacher anchor chart with examples

• Student anchor chart (fillable)

• Easy-to-read plot diagram with baseline

Ways to Use in Class or Homeschool:

• Introduce or review plot structure

• Guide class discussions and small groups

• Independent practice with short stories or novels

• Homework or digital ELA assignments

• Homeschool parent resource for literature study

Why You’ll Love It:

• Clean, visually engaging design

• Student-friendly definitions

• Works with ANY text (short stories, novels, plays)

• Perfect for scaffolding — from struggling readers to advanced students

⚠️ Copyright Notice:
©2025 Light Up Literature™ Curriculum. All rights reserved. For classroom use only. This resource may not be redistributed or uploaded to public/shared drives.
Seventh Grade is the property of Gary Soto and is used here under fair use for educational purposes.