Plot Diagram
Where the protagonist faces the main conflict
What is the conflict?
She was as hungry as a lion.
What is a simile?
Miss Metcalfe's phone died while she was walking through Chicago.
Making predictions about what will happen in the story
What is inferring?
What is Illinois?
When the "journey" starts for the main character
What is the inciting incident?
What is a metaphor?
Miss Metcalfe was anxious about the test because she did not study.
What is man v. self?
Taking notes as you read
What is annotating?
This is the state snack of Illinois
What is popcorn?
What is the resolution?
The breeze whispered through the trees on Halloween night.
What is personification?
Miss Metcalfe went hiking, and she was bitten by a squirrel. Ouch!
What is man v. nature?
What is discussion?
These five states border Illinois
What are: Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, and Kentucky?
Where the protagonist makes their way toward facing the main conflict
What is the rising action?
Mindy will make more muffins on Monday.
What is alliteration?
What is man v. man?
True or False: Rereading does not help recall information
What is false?
The second biggest city in Illinois
What is Aurora?
What is the exposition?
The drum crashed and banged down the stairs after Mr. Q slipped.
What is onomatopoeia?
Miss Metcalfe was startled by a ghost in basement of her great-great aunt's old mansion.
What is man v. supernatural?
True or False: Reading the summaries of the chapters after you read something is not allowed.
What is false?
Please do read the chapters first, but it is okay to read summaries after to better understand what you read.
This president was born in Illinois
Who is Ronald Reagan?