Exploring Characters’ Actions and the Sequence of Events in Fiction
Exploring Characters’ Actions and the Sequence of Events in Fiction
Objectives
This lesson reviews the events that make up the plot in a fictional text. Students will:
- identify the main events in a fictional text.
- identify the plot of a fictional text.
- identify sequence of events in a fictional text.
- determine how a character’s actions impact the sequence of events.
Essential Questions
- How do strategic readers create meaning from informational and literary texts?
- What is this text really about?
Vocabulary
- Literary Elements: The essential techniques used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme).
- Sequence: The order in which events occur in a story; chronological order or the order of steps in a process
- Plot: The structure of a story. The sequence in which the author arranges the events in a story.
Duration
30–60 minutes/1–2 class periods
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Materials
- Mr. Peabody’s Apples by Madonna. Callaway, 2003 (or another book that has a distinct timeline of events).
- Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens. Harcourt Children’s Books, 1995.
- Mr. Peabody’s Apples and Tops and Bottomswere chosen because of their strong plot lines and clear-cut events. Alternative books should include literature that has an easily identifiable plot and a clear-cut sequence. Suggested titles include the following:
- The Curious Garden by Peter Brown. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009.
- Piggybook by Anthony Browne. Dragonfly Books, 1990.
Teachers may substitute other books to provide a range of reading and level of text complexity.
- large sheets of paper (one for each event in Mr. Peabody’s Apples)
- student copies of Story Line graphic organizer (L-3-1-2_Story Line.docx). You can find additional examples at http://freeology.com/graphicorgs/index.php
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02/28/2013