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Let’s think…

Let’s think…. What are the characteristics of a folktale? Make a list of what you know about folktales. THINK: What do I know about a folktale?.

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Let’s think…

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  1. Let’s think… What are the characteristics of a folktale? Make a list of what you know about folktales. THINK: What do I know about a folktale?

  2. ObjectivesI will be able to define plot after participating in interactive activities with whole group, with a Partner, and individually. I will create a bookmark to help me remember how to use the retelling Strategy and retelling guide when reading fiction to help me write a summary of a story.I will create a Plot foldable to help me show my understanding of how to determine plot. Elements of Plot

  3. What is PLOT? Something happens to someone somewhere. Elements of Plot • Introduction to characters and their conflict • Complications (events leading to rising action) • Climax (most exciting moment) • Resolution (ending) What happened?

  4. Introduction to characters and their conflict • The first part of plot tells you about the story’s basic situation. • It answers the questions: Who is the main character? What is the conflict (struggle for the character)? Types of conflict: person vs. person (two characters opposing each other) person vs. environment (setting is in nature) person vs. society (character against a group of people) person vs. self (internal struggle)

  5. Complications • Characters face problems. • These are the events, referred to as the rising action, that lead up to the climax. Rising Action: Events Introduction to characters and their conflict

  6. Climax • How characters try to solve their problem. • How the conflict will turn out – the most exciting moment of the story. Climax

  7. Resolution • Characters’ problems are solved and the story ends. • Final part of the plot Resolution (ending)

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