RL7.3

RL7.3

I can analyze how particular elements of a literary text interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). 

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What do you already know about story elements? Tell me below.

Vocabulary:

• Analyze to figure out how the story's elements interact with each other.

• Elements of a literary text consist of story elements in the passage.

• The setting is when or where the story takes place.

• Characters are the people, animals, etc. in the story.

• Plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.

• The conflict is the problem(s) in the story.

• The resolution is how the problem is resolved.

Study the photo. Do you see a conflict in the story? What is the setting of the story? What is the relationship between the setting and the conflict?

Questions to Think About While Reading:

• What is the relationship between the setting and the conflict?

• What is the setting of the story?

• What is the conflict in the story?

Relationship between setting and conflict:

Setting: A farm on the Oklahoma Plains

Conflict: A dangerous dust storm has consumed the plains and Cora, her family are in danger and must find shelter to get through the storm.

Relationship: The Oklahoma plains are popular for having dust storms; therefore the setting shapes the conflict.

LET'S PRACTICE

• Look for the sentence that best shows Cora taking charge to solve the problem.

• Answer the question on the next page.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the passage shows that Cora's ability to take charge in a dangerous situation will lead to a happy resolution?

• A. Cora froze for a minute and then shouted, "Dust storm!" loudly enough for everyone inside to hear.

• B. Cora held the cellar door open for her mother and the younger children as they descended into the cold darkness.

• C. "Follow me, everyone. We can make it, but we have to move now!"

• D. That day would later be known as Black Sunday because of the epic storm that blew over the plains.

More Practice: Read the passage and answer the questions on the slides that follow.

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What is the setting of the story?

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What is the conflict in the story?

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What is the relationship between the setting and the conflict in the story?

Independent Practice:

Go into Canvas and complete today's assignment. Your module will be found at the top.

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Exit Ticket:

Write one thing that you learned today about story elements and tell me about it.