To Kill a Mockingbird Plot and Tension Day eight.

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To Kill a Mockingbird Plot and Tension Day eight

I can… I can analyze a complex plot, break it down into parts and map it. I can analyze the impact of a change of plot has on the meaning and impact that a novel has on its audience.

Standards CLE Write in a variety of modes, with particular emphasis on persuasion, for different purposes and audiences Analyze the function and effect of plot elements (e.g., exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/denouement) in complex literary texts Analyze how plot developments determine characters’ conflicts and dilemmas.

Agenda Bellringer: Foreign Words Du Jour Hook: A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises. Instruction: Power point Group Work: Identify Key points/ Plot map Independent Practice: Changing the Plot Writing Assignment Closure: Journal: Agree or disagree with the following quote

Journal Agree or disagree with the following statement:Agree or disagree with the following statement: A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.

Basic Plot Structure Introduction (Exposition) Rising Action (Complication) Climax Falling Action Resolution (Denouement)

What does Plot do? Plot is what drives characters through-out the story. It forces them to make decisions they might not otherwise face and helps them to achieve their goals or gain new understanding. PLOT DRIVES THE CHANGE IN CHARACTERS! Plot also keeps us, the readers, interested. A fast paced plot, or a plot that builds tension within us, keeps us coming back.

Simple or Complex? A simple plot is straight forward. You are introduced to the character, the character faces a conflict, the character overcomes(sometimes) the conflict, the story resolves.

Simple or Complex? There are times, however, when a plot can become quite complex full of subplots and background. Some complicated plots are –The ‘group’ protagonist –Present and past –The grand scale story –Grand scale theme –Etc. Does To Kill a Mockingbird have a complex or simple plot?

Breaking down the Plot of TKAM The plot of TKAM is slightly more complex than the plots of many stories. It begins with a story of childhood curiosity, friendship and adventure and evolves into a more serious story about justice and racial prejudice. So how does Harper Lee pull this off? Let’s map it out.

Group Work Look back over the novel and pick out five or more of the most important events. Then, we will create a plot map.

Changing the Plot What do you think would happen if the plot of this story were changed? Write a one page essay in which Tom Robinson is acquitted and released. Then answer the following questions. 1.Does this change make the novel more powerful or less powerful? Why? 2.Does this change also change the overall tone of the novel? 3.Might it have made Bob Ewell’s attack more vicious? Why or why not? 4.What might have become of Tom Robinson? Would he have been able to live in peace after the trial? Would he have been murdered?

Independent Practice Read chapters Finish your Changing the Plot essay

Standards CLE Write in a variety of modes, with particular emphasis on persuasion, for different purposes and audiences Analyze the function and effect of plot elements (e.g., exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/denouement) in complex literary texts Analyze how plot developments determine characters’ conflicts and dilemmas.

Closure Think pair share- In what kind of career, might you use the information you learned today?