Lesson 15: Plot
Duration of Days: 2
Lesson Objective
After rereading and discussing a model of close reading, students will be able to explain how dialogue propels the plot forward in a literary text.
Checklist for Plot:
In order to identify plot elements in a story or drama, note the following:
- dialogue or conversations between two or more characters
- incidents or notable events throughout the story’s plot
- central conflict
- characters’ responses or decisions to incidents
- the ways in which the characters affect the resolution of the conflict
To analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action or provoke a decision, consider the
following questions:
- What happens as a result of a dialogue between two characters?
- How does the plot unfold in the story?
- Do characters respond or change as the plot advances? How?
- What causes a character to act or make a decision? What events occur as a result of their actions or decisions?
RL.8.1, RL.8.3; SL.8.1.A, SL.8.1.C, SL.8.2
DOK 2
Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Louds
Quiz questions, Open-Ended Response Questions, Discussion and Notes
StudySync Lesson on Plot