Plot & Setting Practice

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Plot & Setting Practice “A Christmas Memory” Reading Check Quiz

Label your paper “Christmas Memory Reading Check Quiz” Label your paper “Christmas Memory Reading Check Quiz”. Write True or False for each statement below. Buddy’s best friend is a cousin who is in older than he. Buddy and his friend make birthday cakes as gifts. The two friends buy liquor from Haha Jones. The two friends give each other kites for Christmas. The two friends remain united for the rest of their lives.

Plot Practice PART I - Create a plot chart for A Christmas Memory . Be sure to label all five parts of your story: Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution Each part should have bullet points explaining what is happening in each part of the story. Use complete sentences with appropriate punctuation. PART II - In an extended response, discuss the plot timing of this story. Is it in chronological order? Is it a flashback? Is it a flash-forward? Or, is it a combination of one or two of these? Give examples!

Setting Practice PART III -- Fill in the following setting chart for A Christmas Memory. Each section should have a list of information AND complete sentences to fully explain your answers. Time: Place: Details of setting that affect mood: Details of setting that affect tone: Details of setting that reveal character: Details of setting that affect conflict and meaning: PART IV – Appealing to the senses – list the five senses and find two examples of how the author appeals to each. Why does an author appeal to a reader’s senses? What does it do for the reader?