Stages
Maya
Vocab
Plot
Genre
100

Introduces the characters, setting, and conflict

Exposition

100

Maya's crush

Daniel

100

To sob or let out a soft cry

Whimpering

100
The exposition for "My Favorite Chaperone"

Maya, she is in the 9th grade, her family is from Kazakhstan, she wants to go to the spring fling

100

The way an author reveals the personality traits and perspectives of characters in a story

Characterization 

200
Complicates the conflict

Rising Action

200

Maya partakes in this sport

Gymnastics 

200
A disorderly fight

Scuffle

200

The rising actions for "My Favorite Chaperone"

Nurzhan gets in a fight, Maya is caught with Daniel, her mother hurts her foot and now Maya has to do the work

200
Authors may introduce and develop characters through

direct comments about the character, descriptions of physical apperances, a characters' own thoughts, speech, and actions, the relationship between characters

300

The most intense moment

Climax

300

Maya does this in stressful situations 

She imagines herself somewhere else

300

A person who sends out vehicles according to a schedule

Dispatcher

300

The climax for "My Favorite Chaperone"

Nurzhan convinces his parents to let Maya go to the dance, and he will go as her chaperone

300

Includes the basic elements of fiction - setting, characters, plot, conflict, and theme

Realistic Fiction

400

The consequences of the climax

Falling Action

400

Maya's reaction/feelings to the Spring Fling

She is hopeful to go but knows her parents will say no

400

Very surprised and unable to move or act

Stunned

400

The falling action for "My Favorite Chaperone"

Maya’s mom gives Maya the gold bracelet

400
Story events presented in chronological order

linear plot

500

The conflicts are resolved

Resolution 

500
We can infer this about Maya through her thoughts, feelings, and actions to her mother's injury

Maya is reliable and responsible/Maya does not complain and does the work/Maya feels responsible for this task

500

Someone who supports someone or something

Sponsor 

500

The resolution for "My Favorite Chaperone"

Maya goes to the dance with Nurzhan as her chaperone

500

Themes in "My Favorite Chaperone"

Family is very important

Children of immigrants understand American culture better than their parents do