This presentation goes over the basic knowledge for middle school plot and figurative language.

1. Plot and Figurative
Language (212)
Begin your Bell Ringer

2. Bell Ringer – 15 Minutes
 Drop
 Everything
 And
 Read

3. Overview…Today we are going over
specific literary devices for PLOT
 REVIEW: Character / Setting / Conflict
 Conflict / Resolution / Theme

4. Plot (element)
 Plot is the basic sequence of events in a story. In
conventional stories, plot has five parts: exposition,
rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

5. Notes: Character
 Characters:
 Dynamic character a character which changes during
the course of a story
 Protagonist—the story’s main character
 Antagonist—a character in opposition of the protagonist
 Character Development: the
explanation of how a character changes
from beginning to end.
 Question to ask: what role does each
character play in the story?

6. Notes on Setting:
 The setting of a story is the time and place in
which it occurs.
 Elements of setting may include the physical,
psychological, cultural, or historical
background against which the story takes
place thus changing the MOOD and TONE.
 QUESTION TO ASK?
 What is the importance of the setting?!?
 How does it affect our characters?

7. Types of Conflict
 Character versus Character—a conflict
between one character and another
 Character versus Nature—a conflict between
a character and a force of nature
 Character versus Society—a conflict
between a character and the values, beliefs,
and/or customs of a larger group
 Character versus Self—an internal
psychological conflict within a character

8. Questions to ask for Conflict
 Remember, CONFLICT are the PROBLEMS
in a story
 What is the first conflict that my character
endures at the beginning of my story?
 Why is this conflict important for my
character?

9. Resolution
 Resolution is the part of the story’s plot line
in which the problem of the story is resolved
or worked out.
 Question to ask:
 What was the solution to the problem?
 How did our story come to a close?
 Were all the problem’s solved?

10. Main Idea / Theme of a novel
 We use the PLOT as evidence for our theme
 A theme is the main message or lesson in a
text. Theme is the main idea for non-fiction
text
 Questions to ask yourself:
 What was the point of the character’s actions?
 What did I want to learn from my character?
 What did I want to learn from the story / plot?

11. USA Test Prep - Review
 I DO:
 W.I.N. The Passage
 USA Test Prep…Go over the first few questions
 We Do
 W.I.N. The Passage in PAIRS!
 USA Test Prep…Go over the first few questions
 You Do
 FINISH THE REST!

12. DI Time!!
 Teacher Zone:
 Deep teaching on plot elements
 Characters / Setting / Conflict / Resolution / Theme
 Independent Group:
 Worksheet on The Sniper (Reading
Comprehension questions)
 Accelerated Reading:
 AR Books out!
 Complete AR Worksheet!!