1. The Destructors
Plot and Structure

2. Plot and Structure Series of events and the way Conflictpp
Series of events and the way
in which those events are ordered and presented.
Conflict
Protagonist/Antagonist
Suspense/Surprise (very important for commercial lit)
Mystery
Dilemma
Happy/Unhappy/Indeterminate Endings
Artistic Unity (avoiding irrelevance/plot manipulation)
Deus ex machina
Chance/Coincidence

3. Opening Sentence
“It was the eve of August Bank Holiday that the latest recruit became the leader of the Wormsley Common Gang.”
What does this sentence do?

4. Reading Period Paired Reading Identify the elements of Plotpp
Paired Reading
Identify the elements of Plot
Time yourself. How long will it take you to read & take notes on these 13 pages?

5. Close Reading Group Work
How does the author build suspense?
Par
How does the author create conflict? How does the author resolve it?
Par
Why are we surprised by the ending? Is it happy or unhappy? What words tell you?
Par. 173-end

6. Homework: Read “Interpreter of Maladies,” pp. 141-159.
Identify Plot Elements
Come up with two test questions about plot & structure