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HISD 4th Grade

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November 3, 2023

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TEKS ELA.4.8.C analyze plot elements, including the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

LO: SWBAT analyze plot elements in a narrative
poem, including the rising action, climax, falling
action, and resolution, and explain the influence
of the setting on the plot.

DOL: Given a poem, SW analyze plot elements in
a narrative poem, including the rising action,
climax, falling action, and resolution, and explain
the influence of the setting on the plot in at least
4 out of 5 times.

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Academic Vocabulary

Plot

The plot of a
story is made
up of its
characters,
setting, and
events.

Rising
Action

The events
that lead to
the climax

Climax

The conflict at
a turning point

Falling
Action

The events that lead to solving the conflict

Resolution

The conclusion or how the conflict is solved

​Pay attention or get knocked off course! I'm going to move fast as a golden snitch

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Rising Action

● The

grandmother's
arrival, with the
house filled with
the smells of her
cooking.

● The sharing of

stories about the
family's history
and relatives.

"Grandma's Visit" Image from ©TEA release tests withpermission.

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Climax

The day arrives
when grandmother
has to leave

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Conflict

Since Grandma is
visiting she will
eventually have to
leave.

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Falling Action

The speaker wasn’t
able to express
herself and let her
Grandmother know
how she feels.

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Resolution

The speaker
realizes that even
though her
Grandmother is
leaving she knows
that she will be
back again.

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​Made it!!!! Time to rest..............................NOT!!!!

​Take out a pencil and put your name and "Poem 1" at the top of your plot diagram, because.................

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Giles at 14

by Diane de Anda
Read
and

annotate

the

poem.

Study it, mark it

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“Giles at 14” from HMH Into Readingwith permission © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Multiple Choice

Why is the first stanza important to the plot?

• 1. It introduces the conflict of Giles aging.

• It describes Giles's dreams of hunting and tomcat ways.

• It presents the conflict between Giles and other cats in his territory.

• It focuses on the vivid description of Giles's youthful, adventurous days.

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“Giles at 14” from HMH Into Readingwith permission © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Multiple Choice

What effect does stanza two have on the plot of the poem?

•  It introduces Giles's favorite activities, such as hunting and chasing shadows.

• It describes Giles's physical appearance and the fading of his once bright stripes.

• 1. It presents the conflict between Giles and other cats in his territory.

• It highlights Giles's preference for indoor settings.

Draw

Analyze and answer the question

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“Giles at 14” from HMH Into Readingwith permission © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Multiple Choice

The main conflict is resolved when:

• Giles decides to venture outdoors again.

• Giles's once bright stripes of marmalade have faded.

• 1. Giles has transitioned to his more domestic life indoors.

• 1. Giles chases shadows down the hall.

​We did that!!! Now let's rock this DoL

1. Put the poem, Giles at 14, away in your binder,

2. put your binder away,

3. sit down and flip your plot diagram over so that you have the blank one facing up,

4. while sitting, quietly raise your hand.

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How does the speaker's change of feelings in the poem contribute to the plot? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

​The speaker's change of feelings in the poem contribute to the plot _____________________________________________. I know
because the poem said

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DOL: Given a poem, SW
analyze plot elements in
a narrative poem,
including the rising
action, climax, falling
action, and resolution,
and explain the influence of the setting on the plot in at least 6 out of 8 points.

​When you finish:
1. clean your area
2. put your graded short constructed response in front of you
3. raise your hand quietly

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