1.4.4: Sentence Quiz, Suffixes, Close Read - Plot Analysis

Match

Match the suffix with the correct definition.

• a person or thing that does a specific thing; behaving in a specific way

• forming a noun; indicating a collection, set, or group

• denoting an occupation, business, calling, or good

• full of

-ant

-age

-ery

-ous

• -ant

• -age

• -ery

• -ous

Open Ended

Using your knowledge of the suffixes, define or use ONE of these words in a sentence:

1. wreckage

2. hesitant

3. trickery

4. copious

Draw

Which part of the setting in "Pattern Recognition" interests you the most? How do you picture it?

To the best of your ability, use the drawing components in the sketchpad to draw a part of the setting from the story.

Match

Match the definitions of the plot elements.

Note: "Resolution" is left out. It is simply the end of the story where all loose ends are tied up.

• the introduction to the setting and characters of the story

• an event that sets the rest of the story in motion; usually introduces a problem or conflict

• events that follow the introduction of the main conflict, leading up to the climax of the story

• the turning point or twist of the story, often the most suspenseful and exciting part of the plot

• the events that unfold after the suspense of the climax, where problems begin to be solved

exposition

inciting incident

rising action(s)

climax

falling action(s)

• exposition

• inciting incident

• rising action(s)

• climax

• falling action(s)