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Interactive Literature Notebook
6th grade
Table of Contents
• Plot Vocabulary• Elements of Plot• Character Traits• Plot Pyramid• Theme
Plot Vocabulary
The chain of events that make up the story.
The time and place of the story.
Problems that arise as characters struggle to reach their goals.
Plot Vocabulary
The main character in a story.
The character or force in conflict with the protagonist.
Little Red Riding HoodPlot – While visiting her sick Granny, Little Red Riding Hood finds the Big Bad Wolf dressed as Granny and in her bed to trick Little Red so that he can eat her!Setting – In the woods, at Granny’s house, a long time agoComplications – Big Bad Wolf eats Granny and pretends to be herProtagonist – Little Red Riding HoodAntagonist – The Big Bad Wolf
Elements of Plot• The first part of the plot• Characters, setting, and basic
situation are revealed
• The events that sets the story in motion
• Makes the rest of the story possible• Main part of the story• Moves the plot along• Where complications arise
• The most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist
• The OMG!• Usually the turning point• Events that follow the climax and lead
to the resolution• Conflicts begin moving towards
resolution• The end of the story• Loose ends of the plot are tied up• Remaining questions are answered• Conflicts are resolved
Goldilocks and the Three Bears• Exposition – • Characters – Goldilocks, 3 bears• Setting – In the woods, sometime in the past
• Inciting Incident – Goldilocks finds a house and decides to go in
• Rising Action- Goldilocks eats baby’s porridge, breaks baby’s chair, and falls asleep in baby’s bed. The bears return home and find that someone has been there.
• Climax- The bears discover Goldilocks asleep in baby’s bed; she wakes
• Falling Action- She screams and runs out of the house
• Resolution- Goldilocks never returns again
Character TraitsPositive Negative
List 10 positive character traits here.
List 10 negative character traits here.
Plot Pyramid“Just Once”
Thomas J Dygard
Characters: Moose, Jerry Dixon, Coach WilliamsSetting: HS Football FieldEvent: Moose wants to carry the ball; the coach won’t let him
The Moose accepts his role as the lineman.
-Jerry’s touchdown
-The Moose asks the coach for the ball and is turned down -The crowd chants for the Moose
The Moose
gets the ball
-Tacklers were after the Moose-The Moose got tackled-The Moose scored!
Theme
The truth or central idea a story reveals about life
Moral, life-lesson, message
A debatable opinion
Implied not stated
Any theme can be considered valid
THEME
IF you can support it with text evidence!
“Just Once”
What is the theme of “Just Once”? Use text evidence to support your answer.
Full House Theme SongThere’s a face of somebody who needs you
Everywhere you look, there’s a heart
A light is waiting to carry you home
Family members are there for each other and help each other.
There’s a hand to hold on to
HomeFriendsFamily Being Togeth
er
Themes
Christian the Lion Video ClipAfter a year apart, Christian embraces his former owners
Christia
n
beca
me
wild
–
head
of a
prid
e
Told he would not remember his owners
Introduced his wife!
Love and friendship last a lifetime and endure separation.
ThemesLove
AnimalsFriendshi
pSacrifice
Alternate Clip
“All Summer in a Day”“All Summer in a Day” Ray Bradbury
Venus
Margot, teacher, classmates
They are expecting the sun to come out for the first time in 7 years.
3rd person omniscient
The rain was slackening
The children were mean to Margot
The children lock Margot in the closet.
The rain stops and the sun comes out!
The children play outside in the sun for 2 hours
The rain begins
The children let Margot out of the closet
Margot’s withdrawal vs. the children’s lack of compassion
Theme: Jealousy - the children are jealous that Margot has seen the sun and they haven’t
Internal & External Conflict
Conflict – a struggle between opposing forces or characters
• Without conflict, a story would be boring!• A story can have several conflicts• The main conflict is central to the plot and is
usually resolved at the resolution
Internal & External Conflict
• Takes place inside a character’s mind or heart
• Sometimes involves a decision
• Takes place between a character and something outside the character
• Outside forces = nature, an event/situation, or another character
Internal & External ConflictMargot from “All Summer in a Day”
Margot keeps to herself because she feels she does not fit in with her classmates.
Margot misses Earth and the sun.
Point of ViewPoint of View – the standpoint from which a story is told
Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using pronouns “I” and “We”
Second Person
The narrator refers to the reader as "you", making the audience member feel as if he is a character within the story.
Point of View
The narrator is an outside observer who can tell us the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a story
The narrator reports the facts of a narrator as a seemingly neutral and impersonal outside observer
The narrator is an outside observer that focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character
ACEnswerthe question succinctly, restating the question.
ite text evidence that strongly supports your answer.
Direct – quoteIndirect - paraphrase
xplain how the text evidence supports your answer. Elaborate and extend when necessary.
Ways to Cite Text
• On page 12…• In paragraph 4…• The author states…• According to the text…• An example from the
text…
“The Emperor’s New Clothes”
What character trait is revealed about the emperor through his actions as the story unfolds? Choose one trait and back it up with text evidence.
In “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” the emperor’s actions reveal that he is gullible.
On page 5, the emperor stood in front of the mirror ready to march in his parade. When the people exclaimed, “Oh, how well they look! How well they fit!” (Andersen 140) the emperor believed them, allowing his fear of looking foolish to cloud his judgment.
Although the emperor saw himself naked in the mirror, he was so gullible that he was easily tricked into believing that only the hopelessly stupid would be unable to see his new clothes.
Strong Action Verbs
are present tense when possible
are very specific
help readers visualize
are more interesting
are clever
Vivid Verbs
plead, implore, plop, thrust, hurl, pitch, scatter, splatter, heave, wrangle
careen, glide, sail, float, soar, coast, waft, shoot, flow, skate, cruise, drift
bellow, spit, bark, roar, blare, scold, berate, criticize, chasten, admonish, reprimand
Vivid Verbs
Plop, topple, tumble, crash, collapse, stumble, buckle, dive, plummet, plunge
Devour, inhale, swallow, consume, gobble, gorge, relish, feast, scarf, ravage
Spurt, sprint, dart, dash, tear, fly, bolt, shoot, flee, hustle, scramble
Awesome Adjectives
(the catch-all) – bouncy, fun, boring, lazy, silly, first, polite, dainty, strong, mellow, magnificent, painful
five, two-hundred, several, few, many, some, numerous, none.
depressed, apprehensive, hungry, greedy, hopeful
fuzzy, smooth, shaggy, jagged, stingy, frigid, malleable, crusty
pungent, pleasant, bitter, salty, sweet, sour, interesting, revolting, rank, heavenly, delightful, divine
Yellow, magenta, round, rectangular, enormous, miniscule, puny, humongous
Good Sentences• The angry wolf stalks. • The cheerful girl meanders. • The swift creature approaches the
house. • Sharp teeth devour Grandmother. • The strange grandmother pleads. • The evil wolf plots. • The naïve girl approaches the wolf. • The hungry wolf swallows the girl. • The helpful woodsman murders the
wolf. • The relieved girl embraces her
grandmother.
Little Red Riding Hood Fairy Tale Video Clip
Build Action Parts
Day or time: yesterday, today, tomorrow, tonight, now, this morning, noon, 3:00pm (time)Prepositions: as, before, during, after, until, since, while, whenPrepositions: above, across, against, along, around, at, behind, below, by, between, down, from, in, near, off, on over, past, through, towards, under
• Because• Since• So that• To + verb (infinitive)
• Adverb (-ly)• Simile (like or as)• With• Without
If, even if, unless, despite, in case, assuming that, regardless, in spite of, although
Action Parts of a Sentencein the evening
after dinner
In his chair
At the library
so that he could be alonesince it was Monday
as they fell downwhile they were doing yard work
in the pile of leaves
at Grandpa’s house
because they were being sillyto clean up the yard
during recess
last summer
on the other side of the see-sawby the tree
so that he didn’t fall
because they were friends
at 5 o’clock
after chopping onions
in front of the stove
at the restaurant
to prepare for the party
because it was his favorite
during the tournament
as the other team scored
near the ceiling
in the air
to please the fans
since everyone was watching
whole-heartedlyas happy as a clam
even if it’s late
like toddlers
without caution
in spite of the mess
dangerously
with care
though they knew it was against the rules
like a professional chefwith anticipation
unless the sauce is too salty
like it was the NBA
with as much force as he could muster
despite trailing by 15 points
Better Sentences• The angry wolf stalks menacingly through
the forest. • The cheerful girl meanders while on her
way to Grandmother’s house despite being told to hurry.
• The swift creature approaches the house with caution during the middle of the day.
• The wolf’s sharp teeth devour Grandmother quickly so that he can trick the girl.
• The strange grandmother pretends to sleep in bed as the girl approaches.
• The evil wolf plots to harm the girl as his stomach growls.
• The naïve girl approaches the wolf carelessly despite her suspicions.
• The hungry wolf swallows the girl in the bedroom when she gets too close.
• The friendly woodsman murders the wolf to help the girl when he hears the commotion.
• The relieved girl embraces her grandmother as she thanks the woodsman because she is happy that Grandmother is safe.
Best Sentences• Menacingly, the angry wolf stalks through
the forest. • Despite being told to hurry, the cheerful
girl meanders on her way to Grandmother’s house.