ELA Understanding Plot

How do characters in a story develop?

• By the author's personal experiences

• By what is directly stated in the text

• By the reader's imagination

• By the setting of the story

Infer

• Make a logical guess or conclusion based on textual evidence

• Includes where and when the story takes place

Setting

• Includes where and when the story takes place

• type of literacy genre that tells a fictional story

In order to  make an inference, I must use my background knowledge and what else? 

• Text clues

• theme

• main idea

• stanzas

a retelling of a story using only the main events

• theme

• main idea

• summary

• perspective

Making pictures in your mind as you read to help you "see" what you are reading.

• Determining what's important

• Visualizing

• Making predictions

• Making an inference

What do good readers do when they are reading?

• Visualize while they are reading.

• Talk to their mom about what they are going to do over the weekend.

• Just keep reading even if it doesn't make sense.

• Wonder why their teacher loves the color purple

What is pacing in a narrative?

• The order in which events happen

• The time and place where the story occurs

• The speed at which the story unfolds

• The feelings or emotions the reader experiences

What is the typical pacing of a narrative?

• Events are evenly spaced throughout the story

• Some parts of the story move quickly, while others slow down to focus on important details

• The story moves at the same speed from beginning to end

• The pacing always speeds up at the end of the story

What is the main purpose of the plot in a story?

• To describe the characters

• To provide a sequence of events

• To explain the setting

• To introduce the theme