siân miller, edmt 330 winter 2010, first grade language arts
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Unpacking
Identify problem/solution,
sequence of events,
and sense of story
(beginning, middle, and end).
Or, in other words:
STORY ARC
Beginning:
Middle:
End:
MainCharacter(s)
Setting
Problem
!
Action!Adventure!
Resolution
Problem solved?
climax
Beginning
Main Characters: Setting: Problem:
Hansel
Gretel
In the woods No food
Picture
Title
Answers these questions:Who is the story about?Where does the story happen?What is the problem that starts out the story?
Image credit: Arthur’s Clip Art
MiddleTitle
Picture
Main Events:Hansel and Gretel get lost in the woods.
They find the Witch’s gingerbread house.
The Witch puts Hansel in a cage and plans to eat him!
Climax: Gretel pushes the Witch into the oven.
Answer these questions:
What are some of the main events? (at least 3)
What is the climax of the story?
Image credit: WP Clip Art
EndTitle
Picture
Resolution: Hansel and Gretel escape the Witch and go home to their father.
Problem solved?
Yes, because with the Witch’s money the family has plenty of money for food.
Answer these questions:
How does the story end?
Is the problem from the beginning solved?
Image credit: Lee Hansen Clip Art
Credits
All art is original, or supplied by Microsoft’s clip art gallery, with the Following exceptions:
Slide 6: Log cabin imageSource: Arthur’s Clip Art (original image)
Slide 7: Hansel and Gretel imageSource: WP Clip Art (original image)
Slide 8: Treasure imageSource: Lee Hansen Clip Art (original image)