Plot and Plot and SettingSettingChapter OneChapter One

Plot and SequencePlot and Sequence Plot:Plot: A series of A series of

related events related events in the story in the story each connected each connected to the next. to the next.

Sequence:Sequence: The The order in which a order in which a story’s events story’s events take place.take place.

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1. Name the five parts 1. Name the five parts to a plot line in order.to a plot line in order.

Think of the plot Think of the plot like a train each like a train each piece is linked piece is linked together, first together, first always comes the always comes the engine and last engine and last always comes the always comes the caboose. caboose.

ExpositionExpositionThe The ExpositionExposition

(engine) is the (engine) is the introduction. introduction. It is the part of It is the part of the work that the work that introduces the introduces the characters, characters, setting, and setting, and basic situation.basic situation.

2. Describe the exposition of 2. Describe the exposition of these fairy tales.these fairy tales.

Goldilocks and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.the Three Bears.

Little Red Riding Little Red Riding HoodHood

CinderellaCinderella

3. What three 3. What three things does the things does the exposition exposition introduce? introduce?

Rising ActionRising Action Rising ActionRising Action (the (the

train cars in the train cars in the middle) is the part middle) is the part of the plot that of the plot that begins to occur as begins to occur as soon as the conflict soon as the conflict is introduced. The is introduced. The rising action adds rising action adds complications to complications to the conflict and the conflict and increases reader increases reader interest.interest.

4. Describe the rising 4. Describe the rising action in these action in these fairytales.fairytales.

Goldilocks and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.the Three Bears.

Little Red Riding Little Red Riding HoodHood

CinderellaCinderella

5. What is 5. What is introduced in the introduced in the rising action?rising action?

ClimaxClimaxThe The ClimaxClimax is the is the

point of greatest point of greatest emotional emotional intensity, intensity, interest, or interest, or suspense in the suspense in the plot of a plot of a narrative. The narrative. The climax typically climax typically comes at the comes at the turning point in turning point in a story or a story or drama.drama.

6. Name the climax of these 6. Name the climax of these fairytales.fairytales.

Goldilocks and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.the Three Bears.

Little Red Riding Little Red Riding HoodHood

CinderellaCinderella

Falling ActionFalling Action

Falling Falling ActionAction is the is the action that action that typically typically follows the follows the climax and climax and reveals its reveals its results.results.

ResolutionResolution The The ResolutionResolution

(the caboose) (the caboose) is the part of is the part of the plot that the plot that concludes the concludes the falling action falling action by revealing by revealing or suggesting or suggesting the outcome the outcome of the conflict.of the conflict.

7. Name the falling action 7. Name the falling action and resolution of these and resolution of these fairytales.fairytales.

Goldilocks and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.the Three Bears.

Little Red Riding Little Red Riding HoodHood

CinderellaCinderella

The Three Billy Goats The Three Billy Goats Gruff Gruff

Once upon a time there Once upon a time there were three billy goats, who were three billy goats, who were to go up to the were to go up to the hillside to make hillside to make themselves fat, and the themselves fat, and the name of all three was name of all three was "Gruff." "Gruff."

On the way up was a On the way up was a bridge over a cascading bridge over a cascading stream they had to cross; stream they had to cross; and under the bridge lived and under the bridge lived a great ugly troll , with a great ugly troll , with eyes as big as saucers, eyes as big as saucers, and a nose as long as a and a nose as long as a poker.poker.

So first of all came the youngest Billy Goat So first of all came the youngest Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.Gruff to cross the bridge.

"Trip, trap, trip, trap! " went the bridge."Trip, trap, trip, trap! " went the bridge. "Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared "Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared

the troll .the troll . "Oh, it is only I, the tiniest Billy Goat Gruff , and "Oh, it is only I, the tiniest Billy Goat Gruff , and

I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, with such a small voice.said the billy goat, with such a small voice.

"Now, I'm coming to gobble you up," said the "Now, I'm coming to gobble you up," said the troll.troll.

"Oh, no! pray don't take me. I'm too little, that "Oh, no! pray don't take me. I'm too little, that I am," said the billy goat. "Wait a bit till the I am," said the billy goat. "Wait a bit till the second Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much second Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger."bigger."

"Well, be off with you," said the troll."Well, be off with you," said the troll.

A little while after came the second Billy Goat A little while after came the second Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.Gruff to cross the bridge.

Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap, went the Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap, went the bridge.bridge.

"Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared "Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll.the troll.

"Oh, it's the second Billy Goat Gruff , and I'm "Oh, it's the second Billy Goat Gruff , and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, who hadn't such a small said the billy goat, who hadn't such a small voice.voice.

"Now I'm coming to gobble you up," said the "Now I'm coming to gobble you up," said the troll.troll.

"Oh, no! Don't take me. Wait a little till the big "Oh, no! Don't take me. Wait a little till the big Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger."Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger."

"Very well! Be off with you," said the troll."Very well! Be off with you," said the troll.

But just then up came the big Billy Goat But just then up came the big Billy Goat Gruff .Gruff .

Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap! went the Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap! went the bridge, for the billy goat was so heavy that bridge, for the billy goat was so heavy that the bridge creaked and groaned under him.the bridge creaked and groaned under him.

"Who's that tramping over my bridge?" "Who's that tramping over my bridge?" roared the troll.roared the troll.

"It's I! The big Billy Goat Gruff ," said the billy "It's I! The big Billy Goat Gruff ," said the billy goat, who had an ugly hoarse voice of his goat, who had an ugly hoarse voice of his own.own.

"Now I 'm coming to gobble you up," roared "Now I 'm coming to gobble you up," roared the troll.the troll.

Well, come along! I've got two spears,Well, come along! I've got two spears,And I'll poke your eyeballs out at your ears;And I'll poke your eyeballs out at your ears;I've got besides two curling-stones,I've got besides two curling-stones,And I'll crush you to bits, body and bones.And I'll crush you to bits, body and bones.

That was what the big billy That was what the big billy goat said. And then he flew at goat said. And then he flew at the troll, and poked his eyes the troll, and poked his eyes out with his horns, and out with his horns, and crushed him to bits, body and crushed him to bits, body and bones, and tossed him out bones, and tossed him out into the cascade, and after into the cascade, and after that he went up to the that he went up to the hillside. There the billy goats hillside. There the billy goats got so fat they were scarcely got so fat they were scarcely able to walk home again. And able to walk home again. And if the fat hasn't fallen off if the fat hasn't fallen off them, why, they're still fat; them, why, they're still fat; and so,and so,

Snip, snap, snout.Snip, snap, snout.This tale's told out.This tale's told out.

8. Use the story The Three 8. Use the story The Three Billy Goats Gruff to map out a Billy Goats Gruff to map out a

plot line.plot line.

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What type of Conflict is Introduced?

Forward and BackForward and Back FlashbackFlashback: an action : an action

that interrupts the that interrupts the story to tell an event story to tell an event that happened in the that happened in the pastpast

Flash-forwardFlash-forward: an : an action that jumps action that jumps ahead of the story to ahead of the story to tell an event that tell an event that happens latter happens latter

ForeshadowingForeshadowing: hints : hints or clues to what will or clues to what will happen next in the happen next in the storystory

SettingSetting is the time and is the time and place of a story.place of a story.

Example: The Example: The settingsetting we are we are in right now is in right now is Nogales High Nogales High School in La School in La Puente, Puente, California in California in 2008.2008.

GO NOBLES!GO NOBLES!

AtmosphereAtmosphere Atmosphere:Atmosphere:

Mood or Mood or feelings brought feelings brought on by a story’s on by a story’s settingsetting

9. What is the 9. What is the setting and the setting and the mood for The mood for The Three Billy Three Billy Goats Gruff?Goats Gruff?

Show me what you Show me what you know.know.

10. What are the two 10. What are the two parts of setting?parts of setting?

11. Name the five elements 11. Name the five elements of plot.of plot.