5.8 C CFU 4/16

13

5.8C Analyze plot elements, including rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

LO: SWBAT analyze plot elements, including
the rising action, climax, falling action, and
resolution.

DOL: Given a text, SW correctly analyze plot
elements, including rising action, climax, falling
action, and resolution in at least 4 of 5
questions.

“Plot” Anchor Chart from HMH – used with permission © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Why is the PLOT
important for the reader to understand?

The PLOT is important
for the reader to
understand because …

19

Image by GDJ from Pixabay

Why is the PLOT important for the reader to understand?
The PLOT is important for the reader to understand because …

●it is like the map of a story

●It helps us get to know the
characters and understand the
conflicts they have to resolve

The Mystery of the Missing Mile-High

Cake

“Plot” Anchor Chart from HMH – used with permission © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

How can analyzing
the plot elements

of the story

supports your

understanding of a

text?

23

5.8 C Which sentence from the story best

describes the main character’s conflict?

…he was shocked to discover
that the splendid cake he had
toiled on for three days had
disappeared! (paragraph 13)

Mr. Sippey was not only the
most forgetful person in town; he
was also the town’s most talented
baker. (paragraph 3)

A

As Mr. Sippey hung up the
phone, he started to panic. How
could he possibly complete
everything? (paragraph 10)

B

“Or maybe you only dreamed
you made a cake,” joked the other
officer. “You call it a ‘dream’
cake, after all.” (paragraph 20)

D

25

5.8 C Which event occurs as a result

of the missing cake?

A. Mr. Sippey baked another cake to replace the

missing one.

B. Mr. Sippey asked his wife to help him find the

cake.

C. Mr. Sippey called the police to help him find

the cake.

D. Mr. Sippey decided to finish frosting cupcakes

instead.

27

5,8 C Read the information in paragraphs 25-27. Which sentence
best describe when the resolution begins?

ⒶIt came as no surprise that Mr. Sippey had forgotten his

bakery’s twenty-five-year anniversary. ⒷBut it was a tremendous

surprise that the mysteriously missing Mile-High-Mud-Pie-in-the-

SkyAtlanta-Banana Dream Cake was now sitting on a plate in his

dining room. ⒸMrs. Sippey laughed and explained, “It’s your

favorite, and only you know how to make it!” “This is the most

delicious surprise!” said Mr. Sippey, chuckling. Ⓓ “Now, let’s

celebrate and eat!"

29

5.8 C In the story, when is the first
challenge presented for the main character?

character?

When Mr. Sippey could not find his baker hat.

When Mr. Sippey needed to finish frosting the cupcakes.
B

When he was not sure if he was able to finish the special cake.

When he came to the bakery and didn’t see the cake.

C

A

D

31

5.8 C Which sentence best describes the rising action of the
story?

A.

He and Mrs. Sippey prepared the community’s favorite
desserts. (paragraph 4)

B.

“Where’s my baker’s hat? It was just right here!”
(paragraph 5)

C.

As Mr. Sippey hung up the phone, he started to panic. How
could he possibly complete everything? (paragraph 10)

D.

When Thursday morning dawned, a drowsy Mr. Sippey
unlocked the door to the bakery, blinked twice, and asked
himself, “Where are my eyeglasses? (paragraph 13)