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1 Reading Literary Text 3 (RL 3): Anchor Standard: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. Grade 6: Describe how a particular story s or drama s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. Grade 7: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters and plot) Grade 8: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. RL 3: Analyzing Story Elements: Character Development Students explain how a character changes as a result of the story s plot. Then they provide evidence to support their analysis of the character s development. RL 3: Analyzing Story Elements: Plot Development Students track the development of the plot by completing a plot triangle including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. RL 3: Analyzing Story Elements: Character and Plot For this organizer, students will analyze the plot according to a character s reactions feelings to the events. Students will describe the character at the beginning of the story as well as at the end. RL 3: Analyzing Story Elements: the Effect of Setting Students will begin this organizer by describing the story s setting. The rest of the organizer asks students to describe the impact of setting on mood, characters, and conflict. Additional Items: Plot Organizer Plot Diagram: Three Pigs Example Character Map Character Traits and Evidence Trait Chart Vocabulary for Describing Characters Story Map 1 Story Map 2 Setting Creates Conflict Poster Setting Shapes Character Poster Setting Creates Mood Poster

Grade 7: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g.

2 RL 3: Analyzing Story Elements: Character Development DIRECTIONS: Use the following organizer to analyze how a character develops in response to conflict in a story or drama. Provide excerpts from the text to support your analysis. Title: Character: Your Words Evidence from the Text Conflict the Character Faces How the Character Changes Meaning of the Change

Provide excerpts from the text to support your analysis.

3 RL 3: Analyzing Story Elements: Plot Development Directions: A plot diagram helps you see how stories and dramas are organized. Use it to analyze the main parts of a plot. Name of Story or Drama: Main Conflict: Explain the story s main problem here Climax: Rising Action Falling Action Exposition: Resolution:

Use it to analyze the main parts of a plot.

4 RL 3: Analyzing Story Elements: Character and Plot DIRECTIONS: Use the following organizer to analyze how a character develops in response to events in the story or drama.

5 RL 3: Analyzing Story Elements: the Effect of Setting Directions: In many stories, the setting greatly impacts the characters and events. Use the graphic organizer below to analyze how the setting influences or impacts each of the other story elements. Use evidence from the text to support your ideas. Setting: Mood: Character: Conflict:

Use the graphic organizer below to analyze how the setting influences or impacts

8 Character Map

9 Character Traits and Textual Evidence

10 Trait Chart

11 Vocabulary for Describing Characters able demanding hopeless restless active dependable humorous rich adventurous depressed ignorant rough affectionate determined imaginative rowdy afraid discouraged impatient rude alert dishonest impolite sarcastic ambitious disrespectful inconsiderate safe angry doubtful independent satisfied annoyed dull industrious scared anxious dutiful innocent secretive apologetic eager intelligent selfish arrogant easygoing jealous serious attentive efficient kindly sharp average embarrassed lazy short awkward encouraging leader shy boastful energetic lively silly bold evil lonely skillful bored excited loving sly bossy expert loyal smart brainy fair lucky sneaky brave faithful mature sorry bright fearless melancholy spoiled brilliant fierce messy stingy busy foolish miserable strange calm fortunate mysterious strict careful forgiving naughty stubborn careless fresh nerdy studious cautious friendly nervous talented charming frustrated noisy tender cheerful funny obedient thankful childish generous obnoxious thoughtful clever gentle old thoughtless clumsy giving peaceful tired complex glamorous picky tolerant concerned gloomy pleasant touchy confident graceful polite trusting confused grateful poor trustworthy considerate greedy popular unfriendly cooperative grouchy positive unhappy courageous grumpy precise upset cowardly guilty proper useful creative happy proud warm cruel harsh quick weak curious hateful quiet wicked dangerous healthy rational wise daring helpful reliable witty dark honest religious worried decisive hopeful responsible young

apologetic eager intelligent selfish arrogant easygoing jealous serious attentive efficient kindly sharp average embarrassed lazy short awkward encouraging leader shy boastful energetic lively silly

12 Story Map 1

13 Story Map 2

14 from All Summer in a Day It had been raining for seven years; thousands upon thousands of days compounded and filled from one end to the other with rain, with the drum and gush of water, with the sweet crystal fall f of showers and the concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves come over the islands. A thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again. And this was the way life was forever on the planet Venus and this was the schoolroom of the children of the rocket men and women who had come to a raining world to set up civilization and live out their lives. Margot stood apart from them, from these children who could never remember a time when there wasn t rain and rain and rain. They were all nine years old, and if there had been a day, seven years ago, when the sun came out for an hour and showed its face to the stunned world, they could not recall.

A thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again.

15 Setting from Rattlesnake Hunt The sun was bright overhead, the sky a translucent blue, and it seemed to me that it was warm enough for any snake to do as it willed. The sweat poured down my back. Ross dropped the rattler in a crocus sack and Will carried it. By noon, he had caught four. I felt faint and ill. We stopped by a pond and went swimming. The region was flat, the horizon limitless, and as I came out of the cool blue water I expected to find myself surrounded by a ring of rattlers.

Ross dropped the rattler in a crocus sack and Will carried it. By noon, he had caught four. I felt faint and ill.

16 from Travels with Charley The night, far from being frightful, was lovely beyond thought, for the stars were close, and although there was no moon the starlight made a silver glow in the sky. The air cut the nostrils with dry frost. And for pure pleasure I collected a pile of dry dead cedar branches and built a small fire just to smell the perfume of the burning wood and to hear the excited crackle of the branches. My fire made a dome of yellow light over me

And for pure pleasure I collected a pile of dry dead cedar branches and built a small fire just to smell the

Romeo and Juliet Character study: Character Traits, Perspective, and Adjectives

Marsha Waldman ELA Lesson Plan Romeo and Juliet Character study: Character Traits, Perspective, and Adjectives Overview In this activity, student teams "become" one of the major characters in Romeo and