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Plot is...

• The struggle between opposing forces

• The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work

• an account of an event that happened at an earlier point

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.3

The plot can be structured into 5 areas. What are the 5 areas?

• Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

• Exposition, Rising Action, Falling Action, Resolution

• Exposition, Rising Action, Conflict, Falling Action, Resolution

Look in the exposition of the story Checkouts. What is the setting?

• Cincinnati

• New York

• Baltimore

Look in the exposition of the story Checkouts. What recently happened to the girl and her family?

• They moved.

• They went grocery shopping.

• The girl's father lost his job at the grocery store.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Look in the exposition of the story Checkouts. What is grocery shopping like for the girl?

• It is relaxing, easy, and a chance to be alone.

• She hates grocery shopping.

• The people in the grocery store annoy her and she moves quickly to get what she needs and leave.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Look at the end of the exposition of the story Checkouts. What event sets the rising action in motion?

• The bag boy drops a jar of mayonnaise.

• The bag boy approaches the girl and asks for her phone number.

• The girl approaches the bag boy and asks for his phone number.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In the rising action of the story Checkouts, after the bag boy drops the jar, we are given clues that tell us how the girl feels about the boy. How does she feel about the boy?

• She falls in love with him.

• She is annoyed by him.

• She feels sorry for him.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In the rising action of the story Checkouts, after the bag boy drops the jar, we are given clues about how the bag boy feels about the girl. How does he feel?

• He feels like he messed up his chance to talk to the girl.

• He feels great that he broke the jar and got back at one annoying customer.

• He feels like his boss will fire him for dropping the jar.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How would you describe the conflict faced by the girl and the bag boy?

• They like each other, but they are fighting themselves and are unsure how to begin talking to the other.

• They like each other and ask each other out on a date.

• They don't really like each other since the bag boy dropped her mayonnaise.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the conflict make the story more interesting?

• It builds suspense and keeps the reader interested to know what will happen next.

• It slows down the action and makes the reader want to stop reading.

• The conflict is not useful and adds nothing to the story.