Plot
The series of events in a story.
What is plot?
Give the definition of a summary.
What is "telling the main parts of a story in your own words"?
What is "a shorter version of a story, focused only on the important parts"?
Brady, Tilly, and Ben are the main characters in this story. You are introduced to them in this part of a plot...
What is the exposition?
This happens LAST in the story:
A. The father decides to buy 20 oranges
B. The girl warns the narrator and her father that oranges are sour
C. The girl follows the narrator and her father to give them their change.
D. The father asks the girl how much the oranges are.
What is answer choice C?
To complain in a low voice.
What is grumble?
This is the most suspenseful or emotional part of a story's plot.
What is the climax?
These are the five "Key Words" we use to help us write good summaries?
Finding Ben floating in the water, lifeless, is which part of the plot?
What is the Climax?
Which sentence states a problem in the story?
A. the girl owes the father some change
B. the father wants to help the girl learn to read
C. the girl wants to give away oranges at the market
D. the father wants to buy some oranges
What is answer choice A?
To do something repeatedly, over and over.
What is insistently?
What three things are revealed in the exposition of a story?
Characters, Setting, and Conflict/Problem
Name the situation in which you would most likely use a summary:
A. When you want to forget a book you just read.
B. When you want to tell a friend your opinion about a book.
C. When you want to tell a friend the gist, or important ideas, of the book.
D. When you don't understand a vocabulary word you read.
What is answer choice C?
Finding Mrs. DiAngelo is what part of the plot of Red Kayak?
What is the Rising Action?
Which is MOST LIKELY the resolution of the story?
A. the girl catches the boy and his father
B. the girl admits the oranges are a little sour
C. the father surprises his son by buying 20 oranges
D. the father explains the meaning of honesty to his son
What is answer choice D?
Applying pressure.
(Think crushing a car or CPR)
What are compressions?
This is the last part of a story, when everything is "wrapped up".
What is the resolution?
What detail could you remove from the following summary:
My Funny Friend Fiona is a novel about a girl named Fiona. It's really quick to read. She wants to make friends with students at school, but is extremely shy. She turns out to be really funny, and ends up making a bunch of friends.
What is: "It's a really quick read."
Tell a detail that is in the falling action of Red Kayak..
-any detail that happens between finding Ben lifeless, and his life being saved.
Give a summary of this story.
What is:
The narrator and her father wanted to buy some oranges, but the booth they went to only had sour oranges that weren't ripe. So, the father, appreciating the girl's honesty, bought 20 anyway. Then, the girl ran after them when she realized she owed them change.
What is neutral?
Name the five parts of a plot line/diagram/mountain in order.
What are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
Which of the follow questions should you answer in a summary of "This Is Not My Hat"?
A) Who's hat is it?
B) What color is the hat?
C) Where did you get the hat?
D) Why do you have the hat?
What is answer choice B?
Summarize "Red Kayak".
What is:
"Brady wants to find and rescue Ben, but when he does find him, he is lifeless. So, Brady performs CPR on him and calls 911. Then, Ben is revived thanks to Brady's actions."
What is a possible theme of this story?
A. Don't buy sour oranges, they aren't worth the money
B. The market in China is different than those in America.
C. Buy from local people to help them buy more books.
D. People will appreciate honesty more than anything.
What is answer choice D?
60 minutes, or extremely small.
What is minute?