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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofthisReallyGoodStuff® Plot Diagram Banner—anexcitingvisualresourcethattakesstudentsonarollercoasterridethroughtheelementsofplotstructure.

Meeting Common Core State StandardsThisReallyGoodStuff® Plot Diagram BannerisalignedwiththefollowingCommonCoreStateStandardsforEnglishLanguageArts:

Key Ideas and DetailsRL.2 Determinecentralideasorthemesofatextand

analyzetheirdevelopment;summarizethekeysupportingdetailsandideas.

RL.3 Analyzehowandwhyindividuals,events,andideasdevelopandinteractoverthecourseofatext.

Range of Reading and Level of Text ComplexityRL.10Readandcomprehendcomplexliteraryand

informationaltextsindependentlyandproficiently.

Displaying the Plot Diagram BannerBeforedisplayingthePlot Diagram Banner, makecopiesofthisReallyGoodStuff® ActivityGuideandfilethepagesforfutureuse.Or,downloadanothercopyofitfromourWebsiteatwww.reallygoodstuff.com.Hangthe Bannerwherestudentswillbeabletoseeiteasily.

Introducing the Plot Diagram BannerTellstudentstoraisetheirhandsiftheyhaveeverriddenarollercoaster.Callonafewstudentswiththeirhandsraisedandaskthemwhichpartoftherollercoasterthey

likedbest.Ifstudentshavetroubleansweringthisquestion,guidethembybeingmorespecific.Forexample:Is it more fun when the coaster is climbing a hill, or is it better when it races down a hill? Continueuntilyouhaveavarietyofresponses.Acknowledgethattherearemanypartsofarollercoasterride,andpointouthowthosepartsallworktogethertocreatethefullexperienceoftheride.Climbingthehillhelpsbuildanticipationandmakestheperchatthetopexciting.Iftherollercoasterrideendedatthetopofthehill,riderswouldbedisappointedbecauseitwouldfeelliketheridewasincomplete.Directthestudents’attentiontothePlot Diagram Banner.Pointoutthat,muchlikearollercoaster,astorymusthaveabeginning,middle,andanendtogivereadersacompleteexperience.Tellstudentsthatthisseriesofeventsinastoryisknownastheplot.

Plot PartsMakecopiesofthe Plot Parts Cards Reproducibleandusescissorstocutouteachofthefiveplotelementsections.(Forrepeateduse,considerusingposterstockwhenmakingthecopyandlaminateeachplotelementsection.)Chooseastorythatstudentshavereadrecentlyandknowwell.TellstudentsthattheywillbeusingthePlot Diagram Bannertopracticeidentifyingthedifferentpartsofthatstory.Dividestudentsintofivegroupsandtelleachgroupthatitwillberesponsibleforpresentingoneplotelementofthestorytotheclass.Assigneachgrouponeofthefollowingplotelements:exposition,risingaction,climax,fallingaction,andresolution,andgiveeach

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groupthecorrespondingPlotPartscard.Allowgroupsfivetotenminutestodiscusstheirplotelementanddevelopanswerstothequestionsontheircard.Assign,orhavegroupselect,apresentationpersonfortheirgroup.Uponcompletionofgroupdiscussiontime,havethefivepresenterstaketurnspointingouttheirassignedplotpartsontheBannerandsummarizingtheirgroups’answers.Considerhavinggroupswritetheiranswersonstickynotesthatthepresenter,oranassistant,canplaceontheBannerinthecorrespondingplotelementlocation.

Sequence ScrambleWritethefollowingfivesentencesonfivedifferentindexcards:On a sunny spring day, our teacher told us that we would be going on a field trip to an amusement park. Our class had fun making a calendar and counting down the days to our trip. When the day finally arrived, it was a fun challenge to see how many rides we could squeeze into one trip. On the way home, we sang songs on the school bus and talked about our favorite rides. Back in the classroom, we each wrote stories about our adventures at the amusement park. Youmaywanttophotocopythecardsontoposterstocktocreateseveralstory“decks”.Arrangetheclassintogroupsofthreetofivestudents.Shufflethecardsandpresentasettoeachgroup.Havestudentstaketurnsreadingtheircardsaloudinthegroup.Tellstudentstodeterminewhichcardsrepresenttheexposition,risingaction,climax,fallingaction,andresolution.Havestudentsarrangetheir“decks”intheappropriatesequence.Collectthecardsetsandcheckforpropersequence.

Considerhavingstudentscreatetheirown SequenceScrambledecks.Giveeachstudentfiveindexcardsandtellhimorhertopickawell-knownstory.Forexample,The Three Little Pigs,orastorythattheclasspreviouslyreadtogetherwouldworkwell.Tellstudentstowritefivesentencesthatsummarizetheplotofthestory.Havethemwriteonesentenceoneachcard,shuffletheirfivecards,andexchangewithapartner.Letstudentstaketurnstryingtounscrambletheirclassmates’scrambledstories.

Plot PracticeMakecopiesofthePlot Practice Reproducible anddistributeonetoeachstudent.Assignastoryforstudentstoreadindependently.Tellstudentsthatidentifyingthebasicplotpartsinastorywillhelpthemunderstandit.ExplaintostudentsthattheywillreadastoryontheirownandcompletethePlotPracticesheetastheyread.Uponcompletion,selectstudentstosharetheirresponseswiththeclass.

Writing ExtensionUsethePlot Practice Reproduciblesheetasaprewritinggraphicorganizerwhenassigningnarrativewritingassignments.Explaintostudentsthatdraftingoutabasicplotstructurefortheirstorypriortowritinghelpsthemensurethatallpartsofaplotwillberepresentedintheirstory.

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Plot Parts Cards Reproducible

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Plot Practice Reproducible