ELA Understanding Plot

What are two central ideas of the text? (ELA.7.R.2.2)

• Understanding and analyzing the theme

• Identifying the main characters and setting

• Analyzing the plot and the author's purpose

• Understanding the text's structure and analyzing key details

What do I notice and wonder about chapter 6?

• The character development and plot twists

• The descriptive settings and narrative style

• The introduction of new characters

• The thematic elements and their evolution

How does recognizing the author's use of foreshadowing impact the reader's understanding of the plot?

• It has no impact on the plot

• It limits the reader's interpretation

• It helps create suspense and predict future events

• It confuses the reader

The plot of a story is _____________.

• Where and when an event takes place

• The main character’s feelings and thoughts

• The events that take place as characters deal with the conflict

• What happens when the conflict is resolved

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

• exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution

• rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution

the sequence of events that makes up a story

• main idea

• theme

• setting

• plot

The sequence of events that occur in a narrative (story).

• Plot

• Prediction

• excerpt

• Central Idea

The rising action of the plot...

• is the series of events that help the reader understand the conflict.

• show how the problem is resolved.

• show a change in the main character.

• is the theme.

The problem faced by the main character is developed during the ______________.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Turning point in a story; moment of greatest suspense; problem at most intense or dramatic moment.

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Climax

• Falling Action