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Exploring English Language Arts: Understanding Plot and Character

In this engaging lesson, students are introduced to the fundamentals of English Language Arts (ELA) by creating a circle map to brainstorm ideas associated with the subject. The session incorporates an overview of classroom procedures, including silent signals and group work guidelines. Students will deepen their understanding of plot elements—conflict, complications, climax, resolution, and more—while enhancing their vocabulary. They will complete homework assignments focused on applying these concepts to stories they are familiar with, promoting a comprehensive grasp of narrative structure.

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Exploring English Language Arts: Understanding Plot and Character

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  1. Monday August 29, 2011 • Starter: • On a blank sheet of notebook paper, draw a circle map • In the center of the circle map, write the letters ELA • (English Language Arts) • In the space between the 2 circles, list at least 15 things that come to mind when you think of English Language Arts • When you are finished, silently review your Guidebook of Guidelines and Procedures for Language Arts

  2. Monday 8.29.11 • Review Classroom Procedures • Entering • Silent Signals • Restroom Passes • Dismissal • Guidelines/Consequences • Group work/Getting attention/Noise Level • Share starter responses

  3. Monday 8.29.11 • Teach NEW Procedure • Heading journal pages • Journal  Explain at least 2 ways in which YOU honor and respect your elders • Share a few responses • Vocabulary pages

  4. Monday 8.29.11 • Read pages 2 – 3 and add words to vocabulary wall and vocabulary pages • Plot • Conflict • Complications • Climax • Resolution • Subplot • Parallel Episode

  5. PLOT • The sequence of all the related events that tell us what happens in a story

  6. Conflict • The “hook” of a plot • A problem faced by the character • A struggle between 2 opposing forces • A major decision

  7. Complications • Other smaller problems that arise in the middle to make the conflict worse

  8. Climax • The most exciting part! • When the outcome is DECIDED!

  9. Resolution • The end of the story • When all the loose ends are tied up • We know what happens to the characters

  10. Subplots • Extra plots that are part of the story • Not as important as the main plot

  11. Parallel Episodes • When an event in the plot repeats • Usually has a minor change from one to the other

  12. Retelling • Tips for a good retelling • State the title and author • Identify the main character • Describe the setting • Relate the main events • Use time-order words like first, next and finally • Keep events in the right order • Explain how the story ends

  13. Prediction • A guess that you make that could be based on: • What you have already read • The clues that you think the author has left you • Your experiences with other books/movies

  14. Author Profile • About the Author • List 10 facts that you learn about the author while reading the selection

  15. Homework: Due Tuesday 8/30/2011 • Complete the second pencil diagramby applying the plot of a story you already know • Fairy tale • Movie • Book • TV show • Graphic novel

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