1. A SHORT NARRATIVE READING SKILL SHEET REVIEW
THE BREAKAWAY
A SHORT NARRATIVE
READING SKILL SHEET REVIEW
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2. QUIETLY & INDIVIDUALLY. THEN, WE READ AS A WHOLE CLASS.
THE BREAKAWAY
READ THE SHORT STORY
QUIETLY & INDIVIDUALLY.
THEN, WE READ AS A WHOLE CLASS.
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3. What does the title mean in basketball?
THE BREAKAWAY
What does the title mean in basketball?
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4. THE fast break
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5. Fast Break or Breakaway
When a player separates himself from the rest of the players down the court and races towards the basket to score! A FAST BREAK REQUIRES 2 TEAMMATES TO HELP EACH OTHER SPEED DOWN THE COURT AND EVENTUALLY SCORE.
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6. THE BREAKAWAY
How does this title CORRELATE to how Justin’s LIFE changes during the course of the narrative?
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7. Author’s Purpose
The author’s purpose of writing the short narrative entitled THE BREAKAWAY is to entertain. The GENRE is fiction, and the subgenre is Realistic Fiction. The narrator’s POV is: 3rd -person limited
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8. Author’s Purpose
This story is meant to ENTERTAIN. The GENRE, meaning the category of writing, is fiction. FICTION = PRETEND. The subgenre, a genre(category) within the Genre of Fiction, is Realistic Fiction. EVEN THOUGH THIS STORY IS PRETEND, IT HAS A REALISTIC CONTEXT. The narrator’s POV is: 3-person limited
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9. Author’s Purpose
This story is meant to ENTERTAIN. The narrator’s POV is: 3RD person limited THE STORY IS TOLD FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A NARRATOR WHO IS NOT PART OF THE STORY (3RD PERSON). THE NARRATOR DOES NOT DESCRIBE THE THOUGHTS OF THE CHARACTERS, SO IT’S LIMITED.
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10. STORYBOARD
PICK 8 SCENES THAT STAND OUT IN THE STORY IN YOUR MIND. THIS IS IMAGERY. DRAW(ILLUSTRATE IT) AND DESCRIBE IT BELOW.
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11. SUMMARY OF THE TEXT
USING 8 SENTENCES, ONE PER PARAGRAPH OF THE STORY, HIGHLIGHT THE KEY EVENTS AND OVERALL THEME OF THIS SHORT STORY.
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12. SUMMARY OF THE TEXT POTENTIAL KEY IDEAS:
Justin was a great basketball player.
He had his future planned.
He was injured.
He fell into a slump; things fell apart.
His sister Kiki came home from college.
Kiki helps her brother bounce back!
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13. Storyboard Samples
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14. Basketball storyboards
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15. Setting
Where does the narrative take place? LOCATION(S) – basketball court, home ERA (DATE) – present day
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16. Setting
Where does the narrative take place? The setting of THE BREAKAWAY revolves around the basketball court and Justin’s home. It takes place in the present or modern day.
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17. How does the story unfold?
The events in a story, from beginning, middle, to the end, is called THE PLOT. Many events compose the plot of a story. We can MAP OUT a Plot with a CHART.
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18. PLOT CHART
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19. Building the PLOT CHART
Fill in the following Chart Template with a description of:
The Exposition (beginning)
3 events (rising action) leading to the climax
The Turning Point (climax) – most exciting
Identify the CONFLICT (problem) in the story
2 events (falling action) after climax
The Denouement (ending)
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21. Rising Action: SAMPLE
What 3 events lead to the CLIMAX (most exciting event or Turning Point) of THE BREAKAWAY?
Just was a really good basketball player.
His cousin got him to play a guy who injured him; this ended his career.
Justin fell into a slump.
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22. CLIMAX The most-exciting part of a story (narrative). A Turning Point
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23. CLIMAX
The injury is not the most exciting part of THE BREAKAWAY. The Turning Point is when Justin begins to work with his sister Kiki and turn his life around.
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24. “THE BREAKAWAY”
Key Vocabulary INSISTENT, STUBBORN, INTRIGUE, DEVASTATED, ASHAMED, ACQUIRED. You pick 4 TERMS, and complete the VOCAB MAP IN YOUR ELA NOTEBOOK.
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