miss alaineus powerpoint

MISS ALAINEUS

Vocabulary

SLUMPED

A person is slumped in his chair if he slides down.

SOGGY Soggy is how something

feels when it is full of water.

STRANDS

strands are threads or similar items that can be twisted

together.

CAPABLE

Capable means you have the skill or power to do something

well.

CATEGORIES

categories are groups or classes of things.

GIGANTIC

Something gigantic is larger than other things.

CREDIT Credit is something given by teachers for extra work.

LUMINOUS

Something luminous is very bright and shiny.

MISS ALAINEUS

Strategy and Skill

FOCUS STRATEGY

Analyze Story Structure

STORY STRUCTURE LOOKS AT HOW THE AUTHOR HAS ORGANIZED THE EVENTS OF THE PLOT USING STORY ELEMENTS SUCH AS…

CHARACTER

The combination of qualities or features that distinguishes one person, group, or thing from another.

AND…

SETTING

The context and environment in which something is set.

…AS WELL AS LITERARY ELEMENTS SUCH AS…

FLASHBACK

A transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story

AND…

FORESHADOWING

Foreshadowing is a literary technique used by many different authors to provide clues for the reader to be able to predict what might occur later on in the story.

Understanding how theevents of a story areorganized can helpreaders betterunderstand andremember what thet are reading.

FOCUS SKILL

Character and Plot

THE PLOT IS THE SERIES OF EVENTS THAT GIVE A STORY A …

PARTS OF A PLOT Beginning (exposition) Middle

Rising actionConflictclimax

EndFalling actionResolution

PLOT

beginning

Rising action

conflict

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

A

CHARACTER IS WHO THE STORY IS ABOUT.

CHARACTER

Sage

Mrs. Page Forrest

A Major character is the character the story is about.

The Minor characters are the other characters in a story.

GOOD READERS

Identify the problem the

character faces and how he or she tries

to solve it.

GOOD READERS

Look for examples of Foreshadowing

or hints about what will happen next.

GOOD READERS

Look for examples of Flashbacks or a return to events that took place before the story

events.