UNIT: Plot and Setting Focus: How do authors develop time and sequence? Work with your teams to answer the questions! The team with the highest amount of points wins! Take notes as we go through the information- Cornell notes, please!

1 point Draw an outline of a plot diagram on your whiteboard.

Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows the a causal arrangement of events and actions within a story. plot: a chain of related events

1 point What are three things revealed in the EXPOSITION of a plot? 1.S_________g 2.C_________t 3.Ch________s –Exposition: setting, conflict, and characters are revealed.

1 points At what point in the plot do all of the events start happening? Two words: _________ _________

1 point Give a synonym for the most exciting part of the plot.

Switch-a-Roo! The two lowest teams can change points with any team. Haha!

1 point Give a synonym for the end of the story.

1 point There is another word (it’s French) for the resolution of the plot: d___________t (spelling counts!) denouement

1 point What is it called when everything in the plot starts falling into place? “falling action”

1 point Give example for both an internal conflict and an external conflict. Both must be correct to get the points!

Conflict Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.

Types of Conflict 1. man vs. self Internal Conflict: External Conflicts: 1. man vs. man 2. man vs. nature 3. man vs. society

1 point The setting of a story can make you feel a certain way- this is described as: M________ (mood)

Types of Linear Plots Plots can be told in: 1. Chronological order 2. Flashback 3. In media res (in the middle of things) when the story starts in the middle of the action without exposition Flash-forward/Foreshadowing

A. Conflict B. Flashback C. Foreshadowing D. Suspense “The last station sped behind her. The overhead light went out, and the fluorescent flashes from the subway tunnel gleamed in the darkness behind her eyelids, pane after pane like frames of a movie. Mrs. Chen, then just a girl named Lai Fong, was in China again.” from “Disguises” by Jean Fong Kwok

A. Conflict B. Flashback C. Foreshadowing D. Suspense “With a violent effort, he tore loose. He knew where he was now. Death Swamp and its quicksand.” from “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell

A. Conflict B. Flashback C. Foreshadowing D. Suspense “Inside the clearing I stopped short. Two strange men in dark glasses were crouched behind the hedge… I began to back away, but the other man grabbed my arm. ‘Not so fast,’ he said. Two little scared faces- my own- looked down at me from his glasses.” from “Liberty” by Julia Alvarez

A.Conflict B.Flashback C.Foreshadowing D.Suspense “‘The old charts call it Ship-Trap Island,’ Whitney replied. ‘A suggestive name, isn’t it? Sailors have a curious dread of the place.’” from “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell

HOMEWORK / Practice Fill in a plot diagram with events from a movie, TV show, song or story. (Be creative: use different materials, colors, etc.)

Part 1) Literary Skills Review: PLOT Read “Caline” (by: Kate Chopin) p Answer #1-6 (on front). #7 (on the back) 1 paragraph in colors. Part 2) VOCAB. Context Clues Below your paragraph, p. 107 (#1-8) select the correct choice.

Synthesizing Sources: Analyzing Main Ideas 1.“The Great Escape” (p ) - Answer: #6 (7 minutes in colors). Then, 1-5 (p.93) 2.“Did Animals Sense the Tsunami Was Coming?” (p.95-98) - (p. 99) answer: #1-6. #7 paragraph in colors (7 minutes) 3.“Travis’s Dilemma” (p ) - #10 = 7 minutes. Then, #1-9