1. Understanding Plot Development

2. What You Will Learn Today / Understanding of plot development / The meanings of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution / You can apply your knowledge on the Read-Write-Think website and to future activities / Understanding of plot development / The meanings of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution / You can apply your knowledge on the Read-Write-Think website and to future activities

3. Plot Pyramid / Exposition / Intro / Rising Action / Events to climax- conflicts / Climax / The big event and is where the character makes a decision about the conflict / Falling Action / Events after climax / Resolution / The end / Exposition / Intro / Rising Action / Events to climax- conflicts / Climax / The big event and is where the character makes a decision about the conflict / Falling Action / Events after climax / Resolution / The end Climax ExpositionResolution Rising Action Falling Action

4. Jack and Jill Jack is a young, energetic boy. One day his mom asked him to fetch a pal of water from the well. He climbed the tall hill to get to the well. When he arrived he found Jill with a fishing pole. Jack asked Jill what she was doing. Jill said she was on her way to the pond to go fishing. Jack said he was getting a pal of water for his mom. Just then as Jack put his pal into the well, he dropped it and it fell into the deep well. “Oh, no!” Cried Jack. “My mom is going to kill me!” Jill said, “Don’t worry we can get your pal back. Why don’t we use my fishing pole and hook to fish out the pal?” “Great idea, Jill!” Jack and Jill worked together to get Jack’s pal back. Jack was able to return home with a full pal of water and Jill was able to go fishing.

5. Breaking Down the Pyramid with Jack and Jill 2 Exposition 2 Rising Action 2 Climax 2 Falling Action 2 Resolution Climax Rising Action Falling Action Exposition Resolution

6. Do It Yourselves! Read-Write-Think Plot Development Directions for website: Students can enter name and teacher’s name Give event title, write 2-3 sentences describing event Drag event to pyramid In the printed version, it will have events on pyramid and sentences will be printed below http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/plot-diagram/