Plot Structure
______ is the basic sequence of events in a story.
What is a plot?
Characters ______ and _______ throughout the plot.
What is develop and change?
The lesson or message of the story
What is theme?
Include the plot and _____ of the story.
What is theme?
Mrs. Jones was nervous about flying on an airplane. She had never flown before. Her daughter REASSURED her by telling her that planes are very safe.
What does REASSURED mean?
A. comforted
B. reminded
C. forced
What is comforted?
Characters and setting are introduced.
What is the beginning?
What a character is like
What is traits?
Mrs. Smith was doing a unit on healthy living with her students. All week she taught her students about eating the correct foods like fruits and vegetables. Over the weekend, some of Mrs. Smith's students were at the mall and saw her eating pizza, a milkshake, and candy. Mrs. Smith's student Molly was going to order a salad, but now decided to order junk food too. What is the theme?
A. Actions speak louder than words
B. Never eat pizza at the mall
C. Vegetables are good for you
What is actions speak louder than words?
Restate events in the order in which they happen in _______.
What is your own words?
The meadow was full of wildflowers. There were not many large plants, and trees were SPARSE.
What does SPARSE mean?
A. many
B. few
C. large
What is few?
The character’s problem reaches its peak
What is the climax?
Reasons for acting a certain way
What is motivations?
Julia wanted to become a doctor for as long as she could remember. In college when her friends were out at the mall or going out with friends, Julia spent all of her time studying. At graduation, Julia graduated with high honors and was offered a job shortly after. What is the theme?
A. Studying is important.
B. It is important to go to college.
C. Hard work pays off.
What is hard work pays off?
Include important details about what characters ___, ____, and ______.
What is do, say, and feel?
Luke was COMPENSATED for the yard work he had done over the summer. He spent the money he had earned on a new bike.
What does COMPENSATED mean?
A. thanked
B. complimented
C. paid
What is paid?
A character is presented with a conflict or a problem
What is the rising action?
An emotional state or reaction
What is feelings?
Growing up, Sally was always in the shadow of her older sister Mary. Mary always got better grades, was better at sports, and seemed to even be prettier. Sally spent a lot of time in the family's garden feeling sorry for herself. Then one day Mary needed help on a science project about plants. Due to all of her time in the garden, Sally knew a lot about plants and was able help Mary with the project. Sally was shocked that she was better at something than her sister. What is the theme?
A. Accept yourself for who you are.
B. Sports are not important
C. You can learn a lot from plants.
What is accept yourself for who you are?
Do NOT include your own _____ or ______.
What is ideas and opinions?
Adrian liked his new laptop computer because it was light and PORTABLE. He took it with him everywhere!
What does PORTABLE mean?
A. small
B. movable
C. high-tech
What is moveable?
Tells how the character’s problem is solved
What is the ending?
The character’s actions
What is behaviors?
The Monkey and the Cookies A monkey put his hand into the jar of cookies. He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the cookie jar. Unwilling to lose the cookies, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears and cried bitterly. What is the theme?
A. Eating cookies can be dangerous.
B. If you are greedy, you might get nothing.
C. Don't put your hand in a jar.
What is if you are greedy, you might get nothing?
Which of the following statements about summarizing is NOT true?
A.The summary is what the text is mostly about
B. The summary is what all or most of the sentences are about
C.The summary is one small part in a sentence
What is the summary is one small part in a sentence?
Angela knew that there were NUMEROUS reasons why she should take the job, but she just did not want it.
What does NUMEROUS mean?
A. a few
B. many
C. none
What is many?