* Exposition: Introduction of the main characters, setting, and initial situation.
* Rising Action: The series of events that build suspense and complicate the central conflict.
* Climax: The most intense point of the story, where the conflict reaches its peak.
* Falling Action: The events that follow the climax, leading towards the resolution.
* Resolution: The outcome of the story and the conclusion of the conflict.
Essentially, the plot summary tells the "what happened" of the book, leaving out the detailed descriptions and character analyses for other sections of the report.