Plot Elements & Sensory Language
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Angelica Ohashi
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A story plot diagram is a line graph of the story's events, beginning with the story’s start on the left and continuing toward the right, ending with the story’s conclusion.
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Exposition
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Resolution
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You will need to know for your Personal narrative:
INCIDENT - The event in the story that caused a conflict/problem
RESPONSE - Describe how you responded to the incident
REFLECTION - Describe the lesson learned after the incident and response.
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words or phrases that create a connection to one or more of the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. It's a descriptive language that helps the reader imagine the narrator's experience.
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An elephant eating grass could be described using adjectives as follows: The huge (sight) elephant sat in the warm (touch) sunshine contentedly (emotion) crunching (sound) the sweet (taste) fragrant (smell) grass
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Multiple Choice
What are th elements of a plot diagram? Select the correct order.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution
Resolution, Rising Action, Falling Action, Exposition, Climax
Climax, Exposition, Resolution, Falling Action, Rising Action
Rising Action, Falling Action, Resolution, Climax, Exposition
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Fill in the Blanks
What is the exposition?
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Multiple Choice
What is the falling action?
Events leading to the climax
The lesson learned
Events after the climax/incident & the response
The beginning
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Multiple Choice
What is the climax ?
Events leading to the climax
The lesson learned
Events after the climax/incident & the response
The turning point or exciting point, the incident
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Multiple Choice
What is sensory language?
Describing the five senses
Describing using adjective
Describing using four senses
Descibing using elements of a plot diagram
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Fill in the Blanks
What are the five senses?
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Fill in the Blanks
To make your narrative interesting you should have Sensory, Descriptive Figurative, and...
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Open Ended
Practice writing descriptive language by using your five senses.
"It was a beautiful day..."
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Open Ended
Practice writing descriptive language by using your five senses.
"The mad scientist burst into his laboratory... "
A story plot diagram is a line graph of the story's events, beginning with the story’s start on the left and continuing toward the right, ending with the story’s conclusion.
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