UNIT 1 CUMULAT

IVE

REVIEW

C O M P R E H E N S I ON

PLOTThe plot is what happens in

a story.

CHARACTERSCharacters are the people who experience the events of a

story.

Brady, Rose, Karana, Satchel, Iron Men

CAUSE AND EFFECTThe cause is why an event happens and the effect

is what happens.- Ben lives because Brady continued his search.- Karana was in danger so she built a fence

around her shelter.- The clouds poured rain because of Rose’s

touching song.- Because he pitched so well, Satchel Paige

played Pro Baseball for many years.- Because of teamwork and organization, the

railroad team shredded the previous record of 7 miles built in a day.

- People that confront challenges achieve amazing things.

SETTINGThe setting is where and when the story takes place.

THEMETheme is the “big idea” that holds the entire story together.

All of our stories in this UNIT follow the same theme. What is the common theme in all 5 of Unit 1 selections?

SEQUENCESequence refers to the order in which the events happen. In nonfiction, it means the steps in a process.-Can you put the events from a story into a chronological (putting events in the order in which they happen) sequence?-Pick a story from Unit 1 and put 5 events from that story in chronological order. Recreate an abridged version of the story in a mini-book using only your 5 events.