Plot Diagram- The Sandlot
The boys go to the carnival and get sick on one of the rides.
Rising Action
Hailey sniffed at the scent of the rain hitting the hot concrete.
Sense of Smell
Define PROWESS.
Very great skill or ability.
Define RISING ACTION.
The steps leading up to the climax.
Who is KIND because he includes new people in the group, even if they are a little awkward?
Benny
Benny introduces each of the boys one by one.
Exposition
Beautiful blue flowers decorated the large, green field.
Sense of Sight
What does the idiom "piece of cake" mean?
That something is easy!
Define CONFLICT
The problem
Who is SHY because he doesn't know how to make friends or play baseball?
Smalls
Benny becomes a professional baseball player.
Resolution
The cat's fur was soft beneath Mason's fingertips.
Sense of Touch
Does this sentence correctly use the word "smitten"?
Gerald was SMITTEN with Caroline and never wanted to be around her!
No
What 3 things make up the EXPOSITION of a narrative?
Time, Place, and Characters
Who can be considered DRAMATIC because he embellishes the details while telling the story of The Beast?
Squints
Smalls loses his dad's prized baseball over the fence where The Beast lives.
Conflict
The noise from the drills and tools that came in through the window at the back of the classroom were very distracting.
Sense of Sound
What is the meaning of the latin root "dict"?
To say
Define CHARACTER TRAITS
Words that describe what a character is like- their personality. Who they are on the inside.
Who is LOUD and can come off as MEAN because he makes fun of other people often?
Ham
Smalls gives his dad the baseball signed by the New York Yankees.
Falling Action
Caleb's mouth watered as the aroma of the apple pie drifted in from the kitchen.
Sense of Smell
What does each letter of the word RACE stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain
Define MOTIVATION
What drives someone to do something. WHY they make the decisions they do.
Who is KIND even though people at first believed he was SCARY because they thought he made his dog eat a child?
Mr. Myrtle