Lesson Story Elements

​ 1. Setting

2. Ch​aracters

3. Mood​

4. Plot :

Problem

Solution

Resolution

4. Theme ​

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​Let's Sum Up Plot

4. Plot: Why is it so Important?

​When you pay attention to the plot, you understand what happens in the beginning, the middle, and the ending of the story.

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​You know the setting.

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You know​ who or what the characters are.

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You know the mood, or you felt the mood.​

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You understand the plot: every event, action, and problem/conflict​ that occurred in the story. You even know how the ending went.​

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​But wait, there is one more....

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​Always think about what you can learn from the story: something useful or meaningful.

To focus on the plot of a story, we will be reading the tall tale "Pecos Bill"

​F.Y.I

A Tall​ Tale is a story with exaggerations that make some parts of the story "unbelievable" or "hard to believe".