Plot
Name the 5 stages of plot development.
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is citing evidence?
Providing evidence from the text that proves your thinking. You have to evaluate the evidence and select the best piece(s) to support your thinking.
Define 1st person, 3rd person limited, and 3rd person omniscient perspectives.
1st person: told by the main character
3rd person limited: told by an unknown narrator with access to the thoughts of one character at a time.
3rd person omniscient: told by an unknown narrator with access to the thoughts of more than one character at a time.
The author's central idea or message about life. The theme is written as a complete sentence or statement related to the topic of the text. Texts often have multiple themes.
To owe someone something in return.
Beholden
This stage builds tension in a story.
Rising Action
How do you cite evidence?
Turn to the section of the text being discussed.
Find details that led to your thoughts on the question.
When others share their evidence, be thinking, "Is that the best evidence to support the answer? Can I find a different/better piece of evidence?"
Which pronouns indicate 1st person, and which indicate 3rd person?
1st person: I, me, my, we, us
3rd person: he, she, they, them
How do you identify the theme?
List the topics the text is mostly about.
Write a sentence identifying what the author wants the reader to understand about the topic.
Characters' opinion of what is happening in the story.
Perspective.
This stage of plot development resolves the conflict in a story.
Falling Action.
How do you cite your evidence directly?
Cite your evidence directly by saying, "In the text, on page ____ it says . . . "
How do you find and analyze Conflicting Evidence/Viewpoints?
1. Identify the author's position on a topic.
2. Identify the parts of the text where the author presents conflicting evidence/viewpoints.
3. Ask, "What does the author write/say in response?"
4. Ask, "How does this make his or her position stronger?"
How do authors develop a theme in a text?
Authors use the characters, setting, and plot of their text to develop a theme.
Comparison where one thing is said to be the other.
Metaphor
This stage of plot development introduces the main character, setting, or conflict.
Exposition.
How do you know if the evidence is relevant or not?
For each piece of evidence, ask, "Does this evidence support the author's claim?"
If so, it is relevant. If not, it is irrelevant.
What does "Perspective Creates Mood and Tone" mean?
Authors use perspective to create the mood and tone in narratives. Characters often have different perspectives and knowledge of events, and the way they are relayed can influence the mood and tone for the reader.
How do authors use dialogue and incidents in the plot?
Authors use dialogue and incidents in the plot to reveal the elements of a character, to provoke decisions by the characters, and to propel the plot forward.
Word or phrase that does not have its normal, everyday literal meaning.
Figurative Language.
Why do you need to know what plot development is and how to identify its stages?
Good readers identify how the plot develops in a text to fully understand what is happening and why it's happening.
What does it mean to "Evaluate Evidence and Reasoning?"
Each piece of evidence the author provides to support the claim should be relevant, clearly explained,and linked to the claim with reasoning.
How do you evaluate Mood and Tone?
Think about: what the characters know about the events taking place, how the characters feel about the events happening, is what I know as a reader different from what the characters know, and do I know more as a reader than the characters know?
Ask: "What effect does this have on the mood or tone of the narrative?" It could be humorous, suspenseful, etc.
Why do good readers need to know how to identify and evaluate Theme Development?
To better understand the author's message about life or human nature.
When the audience knows something the characters do not.
Dramatic Irony.