2. Cooking Up A Plot 3rd Grade, Language Arts Mary Ruebusch, McCurdy School To Teacher Pages

3. Teacher Page Plot development involves creating a problem and a solution. Developing a plot will help a story to have a beginning, middle, and an end. Objective: The students will practice using a graphic to make a story plot. Summary:

4. Procedure: 1. The teacher will click through the slides, reading and discussing the content. 2. The students will plot a story on a graphic. 3. They should then share their story plot with a partner. Teacher Page

5. Putting a plot together is a little like cooking. If you put the pieces together well, the result is wonderful.

6. You can use a plot chart to plan your story.

7. Beginning The story beginning should show the character, the setting, and set up the action.

8. Middle The middle of the story is where the problem is established. The action happens in the middle.

9. Ending At the end of the story the problem is resolved.

10. Plot your own story. Copy this graphic on your paper.

11. Hint: A Story Middle may have many parts.

12. Share your story chart with a partner. It is easier to write a well planned story. The end