Elements of Plot
HOW MANY PLOT STAGES ARE THERE?
FIVE
A LONG WAVE OR SUCCESSION OF WAVES IS CALLED A…
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SWELL
THE SCIENCE OF GETTING VEHICLES FROM PLACE TO PLACE IS _____.
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NAVIGATION
CITE EVIDENCE FROM THE STORY TO SUPPORT THAT SULLY IS AN EXPERIENCED SAILOR.
HE SAILED THE OLD SEA DOG A DOZEN TIMES; HAS BEEN AROUND BOATS HIS WHOLE LIFE
WHEN THE ROGUE WAVE HITS THE OLD SEA DOG, WHAT TYPE OF CONFLICT ARE THE CHARACTERS FACING?
EXTERNAL; CHARACTER VS. NATURE
ONE WAY AUTHORS BUILD SUSPENSE IS BY USING _____, OR HINTS THAT READERS CAN USE TO MAKE PREDICTIONS.
FORESHADOWING
WHICH PLOT STAGE INTRODUCES THE CHARACTERS, SETTING, AND INITIAL CONFLICT?
EXPOSITION
FILL IN THE BLANK: THE CROWD ____ AT THE ACROBATS’ PERFORMANCE, AMAZED BY THEIR TALENTS.
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MARVELED
WHEN SOMETHING IS DONE WITH HESITANCY OR UNCERTAINTY…
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TENTATIVELY
SCOOT CAN BE DESCRIBED AS BOTH ADVENTUROUS AND SPUNKY. PROVIDE EVIDENCE FROM THE STORY TO SUPPORT THESE TRAITS.
SHE WANTED AN OFFSHORE SAILING TRIP FOR HER BIRTHDAY; SHE TEASED SULLY BACK; SHE WAS DETERMINED TO ESCAPE THE CABIN
ONCE THE ROGUE WAVE HITS, THE STORY DIVIDES INTO TWO SETTINGS. EXPLAIN BOTH.
IN THE OCEAN AND ON THE BOAT'S HULL (SULLY) AND INSIDE THE CABIN (SCOOT)
SUSPENSE IS TYPICALLY INCLUDED IN WHAT STAGE OF THE PLOT?
RISING ACTION
WHAT PLOT STAGE IS AT THE VERY END OF THE STORY?
RESOLUTION
WHAT IS A SYNONYM FOR DESOLATE?
UNINHABITED; DESERTED
FILL IN THE BLANK: IF YOU CONTINUE TO TALK BACK AND BE DISRESPECTFUL, YOU WILL ____ FACE CONSEQUENCES.
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INEVITABLY
IDENTIFY TWO OBSTACLES THAT SCOOT HAS TO OVERCOME WHILE TRAPPED IN THE OLD SEA DOG’S CABIN.
FIERCE HEADACHE; TOTAL DARKNESS; DOORS DIDN'T OPEN; WATER SEEPING IN
WHEN SCOOT IS TRAPPED IN THE CABIN IN TOTAL DARKNESS, HOW DOES SHE REALIZE THAT THE BOAT IS UPSIDE DOWN?
SHE FEELS THE GALLEY RANGE (STOVETOP) ABOVE HER HEAD
HOW DOES THE TIME OF DAY BUILD SUSPENSE IN THE STORY?
SULLY IS WORRIED ABOUT NIGHTFALL APPROACHING (NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE SCOOT IF SHE ESCAPES; LESS CHANCE OF RESCUE).
THIS PLOT STAGE DEVELOPS THE CONFLICT AND MAKES IT MORE COMPLICATED.
RISING ACTION
INSUFFICIENT AND SCARCE ARE ANTONYMS FOR _____.
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AMPLE
FILL IN THE BLANK: THE PARK RANGER ____ APPROACHED THE INJURED DEER, UNSURE OF ITS CONDITION AND TRYING NOT TO SCARE IT.
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TENTATIVELY
WHAT IS SCOOT’S REAL NAME AND HOW DID SHE GET HER NICKNAME?
MELISSA; AS A BABY SHE CRAWLED SO FAST
IDENTIFY THE FATE OF THE OLD SEA DOG.
IT SINKS AT THE END OF THE STORY.
WHAT DOES THE AUTHOR INCLUDE IN THE STORY TO FORESHADOW THAT THE ROGUE WAVE IS GOING TO HIT THE OLD SEA DOG BEFORE IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS?
A ROGUE WAVE IS DESCRIBED AS APPROACHING BAJA CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS WHERE THEY ARE SAILING.
WHAT ELEMENT OF THE STORY IS RESOLVED AT THE CLIMAX, AND WHEN DOES THE CLIMAX TYPICALLY OCCUR IN THE STORY?
THE CONFLICT; OCCURS TOWARDS THE END OF THE STORY
NAME AN ANTONYM FOR IMPROBABLE.
PROBABLE; POSSIBLE; LIKELY
NAME AN ANTONYM FOR DESOLATE.
INHABITED; CROWDED; BUSY
WHEN SULLY TOLD MARK STEVENS, THE BOAT CAPTAIN WHO RESCUED THEM, ABOUT THE ROGUE WAVE, HE WINCED AND NODDED. WHY DID HE HAVE THIS REACTION?
BEING A BOAT CAPTAIN, HE IS AWARE OF HOW DANGEROUS ROGUE WAVES ARE; HE MIGHT HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THEM
DESCRIBE HOW SCOOT AND SULLY COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND HOW THEIR COMMUNICATION COMPLICATES THINGS.
SCOOT IS USING A KNIFE TO TAP ON THE BOAT AND SULLY POUNDS WITH HIS FIST; THEY CAN'T HEAR WHAT EACH OTHER IS SAYING
WHAT DOES SULLY CONSIDER THAT HELPS TO FORESHADOW A POSSIBLE RESCUE?
HE CONSIDERS THAT THEY ARE 16-17 MILES OFF THE COAST AND BOAT ACTIVITY TYPICALLY OCCURS WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST.