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Miss Alaineus
Vocabulary

Slumped
A person isslumped 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 howthe 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 the
events of a story are
organized can help
readers better
understand and
remember what thet are
reading.

Focus skill
Character and Plot

The Plotis the series of events that give a story a …
beginning---Middle---End

Parts of a plot
Beginning (exposition)
Middle
Rising action
Conflict
climax
End
Falling action
Resolution

Plot
Climax
Falling Action
conflict
Resolution
Rising action
beginning

A CHARACTERIS WHO THE STORY IS ABOUT.

CHARACTER
AMajor characteris the character the story is about.
The Minor characters are the other characters in a story.
Sage
Mrs. Page Forrest

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.

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