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7th Grade Language Arts
Agenda:
1. Independent Reading (15 Minutes)
2. Literary Elements (20 minutes)
3. Book in A...Work time (25 Minutes)
Assignments:
-Bring in a container (W)
-Spelling Post Test (F)
--Book in A... (W 8/28)

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Let's begin!
We are going to read a version of the fairy tale
Red Riding Hood to help understand the parts of a plot.

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*Here is a new version to a tale you all know well.
“Hi there, Red,” said a wolf to a little girl in a red velvet hood. “How’d ya like a ride on my motorcycle?”
“Thank you, sir, but I can’t,” replied Little Red Riding Hood. “As you can see, I’m carrying this basket of ginger cookies to my grandmother, and I can’t be late.”
“Tell you what, Red. You just hop on the back, and I’ll run you over to Granny’s in five seconds flat.”
“My grandmother lives way out at the end of Lonely Road,” Red protested. “It’s miles and miles.”
“This here motorcycle eats miles.”
“No thank you,” said Little Red Riding Hood. “I’ve made up my mind.”
“Suit yourself,” chuckled the wolf, who had thought of a wicked plan. He would go alone to the end of Lonely Road, gobble up Red’s grandma, and then, when the little girl turned up, he would g
So, arriving at the last house on Lonely Road, the wolf raced his engine, scaring Grandma out her back door and under the woodshed. The wolf was puzzled to find the house empty, but he pu
It was nearly dark when Red arrived, but as she approached her grandma’s bed, she sensed something was wrong.
“Are you all right, Granny?” Red asked. “Your eyes look blood shot.”
“All the better to see you with,” replied the wolf.
“And your teeth—suddenly they look like fangs.”
“All the better to eat—“ the wolf began, but he stopped at the sound of his motorcycle engine thundering in the front yard. “Wait right there, Red,” said the wolf, bounding from the bed.
The wolf was startled to find Grandma sitting on the motorcycle.
“Hey!” he shouted. “Stop fooling with my bike.” As he lunged for her, Grandma found the gearshift, and the cycle leapt forward, scooping the wolf up on its handlebars and hurling him into a
The wolf was brought to trial and sent to prison. Granny became a popular guest on talk shows. Red lived happily ever after.

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Parts of a Plot
Plot
Basic Situation/
Exposition
Conflict
Series of Events/
Rising Action/
Complications
Resolution
Climax
{ Internal
External

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A few things to consider!
Find clues in the story that will help
you predict what will happen next.
Foreshadowing
Flashbacks
It is an interruption in the action of the plot
to tell what happened at an earlier time.

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Plot
The plot is what happens in the story.
First, this happened...
Then, this happened...
And then, she realized this...
And in the end, this happened....

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PULL
Basic Situation/Exposition
At the beginning of the story, the
basic situation, or exposition, is described.
•You learn about the characters.
•Also, you learn about the setting.

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Conflict or Problem
As the story moves forward, a conflict,
or problem, in the story usually happens.
There are two types of conflicts.
It is a struggle a character faces in the story.

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Internal conflict is a struggle between a character
and his inner self over a specific problem. The
character often has trouble making a decision.
External conflict involves a struggle
between a character and a force outside of
himself. Kinds of
external
conflicts
man vs. society
man vs. man
man vs. nature
Two major kinds of conflict
man vs. self

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Conflict between
two persons and
their opinions
man vs. man
man vs. society
man vs. nature
Conflict between
man and some
element of nature
Three kinds of external conflict
Conflict between
man and society

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Internal conflict
The most important kind of conflict we read about in
our stories is man vs. self. The person stuggles with
an inner problem.
man vs. self

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Series of Events /
Rising Action / Complications
• what the characters are doing to try to resolve
their conflict.
The series of events are what happens after the
conflict to make the story move forward.
Psst... You may have two
events or five events!

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Climax
The climax is the most emotional,
suspenseful, or exciting part.
•The story takes a major turn in the plot.
•The conflict is decided one way or another.
OMG!
W
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!

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•At the end of the story, any unanswered
questions get resolved.
•All loose ends are tied up.
Resolution
The resolution happens at the very end of
the story.
What is the resolution
of Red Riding Hood?
PULL

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Let's put it all together!
Basic Situation:
Characters-
Red, Wolf, Grandma
Setting-
in the woods, Grandma's house
Conflict:
Red wants to give her granny cookies,
but the wolf wants to eat Red
Event 1: Red turns
down the wolf's offer
to ride his motorcycle.
Event 2: Wolf races to
Granny's; he scares her away
and takes her place in bed.
Event 3: Wolf tries to eat Red.
Climax: Granny rides the wolf's
motorcycle. catches him in
the handlebars and hurls
him into a thorn bush.
Resolution: The wolf
goes to prison; Granny
does talk shows; Red
lives happily ever after.

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