LITERARYVOCABULARY

PLOTWHAT IS….

BASIC SITUATION

BASIC SITUATION

EVENTS

RESOLUTION

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ACTION

EVENTS

series of related events that

make up a story

Basic situation

first part of the plot in which you learn the information you need to understand the story; setting, character, and conflict

AKA: introduction, exposition

EVENT

something that happens

complications

additional problems that arise during the

story’s events

climax

most exciting part of the plot

resolution

part of the plot where events

are wrapped up

LITERARYVOCABULARY

review

climaxresolution

plotcomplications

basic situation

event

What are the key parts of

plot?

Who are the main characters, setting,

and the main conflict?

What is an exciting event that leads up

to the climax?

Is there another exciting or

important event?

What is the most exciting part of the story? How will the

conflict be resolved?

Is there an event that helps wrap up

the story?

Is there another event that helps

wrap up the story?

What happens after the problem is

resolved?

STORYVOCABULARY

“The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy”

/be wich/

“….who sit in their field of flowers and bewitch all men who came near them.”

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bewitch

(v)

to attract or delight as if by magic

/k m pan y n/

I told my companions what Circe had told me about the Sirens.

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companion

e

(n)

a person frequently seen in the company

of another

/hoist/

Then the sails were hoisted, a breeze came and we sailed away.

hoist

(v)

to lift with effort

/ned/

I took a great piece of wax and broke it and kneaded it until it was soft.

knead

_

(v)

to work and press into a mass with the hands

“Please Mom, can I please have it?”

/pled/

No matter how much you plead, they must not loosen you.

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plead

(v)

to make a request for

/rauz/

I went to the ship and roused my men.

..

rouse

(v)

to stir up; to excite

StoryVOCABULARY

review

kneadhoist

bewitch

rouse

companion

plead

knead

hoistbewitch

rouse

pleadclimax

resolution plot

complications

basic situation event

companion

VOCABULARYreview

Basic Situation

INCLUDES:*Setting *Main Character(s)*Conflict

AKA:*Introduction*Exposition

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