1. G5: Lesson Six What’s Happening Here? Plot

2. “The main events in a story.” Before we look at the story. Let’s think about the plot in The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs.

3. Introduction The narrator says the real story is about a sneeze and a cup of sugar. Event He walked down the street to get a cup of sugar for the birthday cake. Event He knocked on the door of the straw house and the door fell in. Big Event His nose started to itch. Solution He sneezed and the whole house fell down. Conclusion The little pig died.

4. We will learn about plot in the story Senora Reganona. This is a Mexican bedtime story about a child’s fear of the dark.

5. Definitions Can you match the words with their meanings? dreadful dare shone starryfloat covers 1. ________________gave off light 2.________________do something you should not do 3.________________move in a gentle way in air or water 4.________________full of stars 5.________________ very bad, terrible 6.________________ bed sheets and blankets

6. While reading questions 1. Who is Senora Reganona? 2. What does the author do to try and keep her away? 3. What problem did the light cause?

11. 1. She puts a light under her covers. 2. She forgets her light and falls asleep. 3. She flies out into the night sky. 4. She finds Senora Reganona and plays with her. 5. She floats over the houses with her new friend.

12. Now identify the plot in…

13. 1. Sylvester saw the pebble 2. On the way home, he met a lion. 3. Sylvester turned into a rock 4. His parents searched for him when he didn’t return home. 5. He changed back into a donkey when his parents went for a picnic.