1. Inference & Plot
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2. Inferences

3. Review According to the video, what is an inference?
What does evidence from the text have to do with inferencing?
Go over your answers with a neighbor.
An inference is an educated guess that we make based on the information in front of us (text), combined with our own experience (common sense).
INFERENCE= common sense + evidence from text
We need textual evidence to back up our inferences. Textual evidence is specific information from a text that we use to support our inference(s).

4. Plot
What is plot?
What are the parts of the plot?

5. Is the sequence of events in the story
Plot- definition
Is the sequence of events in the story

7. With a partner: Define the parts of the plot.
What is the difference between falling action and resolution?
What do we learn during the exposition?
When is the conflict introduced in the story?

8. Plot Parts
Exposition: The beginning of the story. characters and setting are introduced, conflict may be introduced here
Rising action: action builds, conflict occurs; suspense builds (if there is suspense)
Climax: the turning point of the story. Often called the most exciting (or suspenseful) point of the story
Falling action: action slows, conflicts begin to resolve
Resolution: all conflicts are resolved, story ends