1. Reading Skill: Story Mapping What is a road map? -Much like a road map, story mapping can help guide you to understand what you are reading. It show’s a how a story’s events fit together and how the action moves the story forward. Using your handout and the smart board, we will complete the story map together. The Diary of Anne Frank Setting: Characters: Problem: Events: Resolution: Key Points within a Story

2. The Diary of Anne Frank Setting: Characters: Problem: Events: Resolution:

3. Exposition: Characters Setting Problem Rising Action: Events leading to the climax. Climax: Turning point within a story. Falling Action: Events leading to the resolution. Resolution: How does it all end or the problem get solved? On your plot chart, fill out the following story sequence for all sections. Use your Story map to help guide you through the plotline.