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Grade 4 Read/Write

Unit 2: Contemporary Fiction

October 9, 2024

“Three Little Pigs”

The wolf comes down
the chimney, and into a
pot of boiling water
The wolf falls into the
pot and is scared
away.

The wolf attempts to
enter the brick house
through the chimney.

The three pigs build
houses one of of straw,
one of sticks, and one
of bricks, before the Big
Bad Wolf arrives to
threaten them.

The story introduces three
pig siblings who set out to
build their own houses in
the countryside, each
choosing a different
building material bricks.

The three pigs are safe in
the brick house. They live
happily ever after
because of third pig's
hard work and
determination.

Multiple Choice

Click on the picture to enhance. Answer the green side ONLY.

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Multiple Choice

Click on the picture to enhance, make bigger. Answer the purple side only.

• definition 1

• definition 2

• definition 3

• definition 4

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

DOL: Given a fiction text, students will correctly
identify and analyze plot elements, including the
rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution in at
least 4 of 5 questions.
Ⓢ ELA.4.8C analyze plot elements, including the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution Wed OCT9

Unit 2: Contemporary Fiction

TURN AND TALK

What do you think the word analyze means?

Analyze means to look closer at and learn more about different parts.

Multiple Choice

What are we going to learn about today!

• theme

• context clues

• inference

• plot

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Real World Connection: Our lives
are a map just like plot –
exposition, rising action,
climax, falling action, resolution

Ⓢ ELA.4.8C analyze plot elements, including the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution Wed OCT9

Unit 2: Contemporary Fiction

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HOT Question: What
if your life had no
CLIMAX – what would
your life be like?

Ⓢ ELA.4.8C analyze plot elements, including the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution Wed OCT9

Unit 2: Contemporary Fiction

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Excerpt 1:
Cafe Con

Leche

Excerpt 2:

Cangrejitos de

guayaba y

queso

Excerpt 3:

Synchronized

Eating

Excerpt 4:

Congri

Excerpt 5:
Mariquitas

Excerpt 6 :
Ropa vieja,

parte 1

Excerpt 7 :
Ropa vieja,

parte 2

Excerpt 8:
Ropa vieja,

parte 3

Excerpt 9:

Misunderstandings

Knowledge Objective:

SWBAT analyze narrative

literature by focusing on literary

elements such as detailed

descriptions, theme development,

and contrasting perceptions.

Excerpt 10:
Asking for
Help, Part 1

Excerpt 11:
Asking for
Help, Part 2

Excerpt 12:

Flan

Excerpt 13:
Family Dinner

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Academic Vocabulary

resolution

(noun)

the point in a literary

work at which the
story’s problem is

worked out

plot
(noun)

climax
(noun)

the highest point in the

plot where the

problem/conflict reaches

its peak

the sequence of events
in a story that includes
the exposition, rising
action, climax, falling
action, and resolution

Match

Match the Academic Vocabulary to its definition.

• plot

• climax

• resolution

the sequence of events in a story that i

the highest point in the plot where the

the point in a literary work at which th

• the sequence of events in a story that i

• the highest point in the plot where the

• the point in a literary work at which th

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Historical

Fiction

Contemporary

Fiction

Fiction

Traditional

Tales

Modern
Fantasy

describes
stories that
are not true

but could
happen in

real life

has characters who think,

speak, and behave like

real people

has a plot and events are

told in order

often

includes
a theme

has a setting
that is real or

like a real

place

may include

sensory words
and figurative

language

told in first- or
third-person
point of view

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

The elements of the plot are
important for the reader to
understand because ______ .

Why are the elements of
the plot important for the

reader to understand?

Provides important details at
the beginning of the story to
introduce the setting,
character, and details about
the conflict

Develops the conflict
through a series of events
and leads up to the climax

The conflict reaches its peak

Takes place after the climax
and begins to resolve the
conflict of the story before
the resolution

The story’s conflict is worked
out

The Three Little Pigs

Three little pigs build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. The Big Bad
Wolf blows down the straw and stick houses, but fails to destroy the
brick one. When he tries to enter through the chimney, he falls into a
pot of boiling water set by the third pig.

The wolf flees, and the three pigs live safely in the brick house. They
live happily ever after, with the third pig's hard work and
determination rewarded.

Based on the text “The Three Little Pigs” name the

plot element for each part of the story.

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What is the plot element?

“The Three Little Pigs”

The wolf comes down the
chimney, and into a pot of
boiling water The wolf
falls into the pot and is
scared away.

The story introduces three
pig siblings who set out to
build their own houses in
the countryside, each
choosing a different
building material bricks.

2

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What is the plot element?

“The Three Little Pigs”

The three pigs build
houses one of of straw,
one of sticks, and one of
bricks, before the Big Bad
Wolf arrives to threaten
them.

3

The three pigs are safe in
the brick house. They live
happily ever after because
of third pig's hard work
and determination.

4

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What is the plot element?

“The Three Little Pigs”

The wolf attempts to
enter the brick house
through the chimney.

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The wolf comes down
the chimney, and into a
pot of boiling water
The wolf falls into the
pot and is scared
away.

The wolf attempts to
enter the brick house
through the chimney.

The three pigs build
houses one of of straw,
one of sticks, and one of
bricks, before the Big
Bad Wolf arrives to
threaten them.

The story introduces three
pig siblings who set out to
build their own houses in
the countryside, each
choosing a different
building material bricks.

The three pigs are safe in
the brick house. They live
happily ever after
because of third pig's
hard work and
determination.

“The Three Little Pigs”

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sprig
(noun)

a twig or shoot from a

plant

stunned

(verb)

to shock or amaze

occasion

(noun)

an event or the time at

which it happens

Content Vocabulary

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Letters From Heaven

Excerpt 13:

Family
Dinner

Read

Stop

Jot!

Read the chapter

Stop and ask yourself:

●what is happening in the
story?

●what are the plot elements of
this text?

●what is the conflict and how
is it resolved?

This is important!

Underline key words

or details

I don’t understand

Readers are expected to…

1

2

3

Multiple Choice

Click on the picture to make it bigger.

What does the word complement mean on page 57?

• to replace

• to taste better

• to prepare for

• to go well with

Based on the text “Excerpt 13: Family Dinner”

name the plot element for each part of the story.

Celeste is setting the table
for a feast. Her friends
and Mami are there.
Celeste is confused about
letters she got from her
grandma after she passed.

Celeste shares that she
thinks her grandmother is
there watching over them.

Celeste mentions wishing
she knew how her
grandmother sent the
letters, and Doña
Esperanza reveals that
she had been sending
them.

Doña Esperanza explains
how she got the packet of
letters with instructions to
mail them every five days
and that Celeste’s
grandmother had hoped
this would help Celeste
feel less sad

Celeste whispers thanks to
her grandmother and says
that her grandmother’s
plan (to make Celeste less
sad) worked.

“Excerpt 13: Family Dinner”

Multiple Choice

Click on the picture to enhance, make bigger.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Click on the picture to enhance it.

• a

• b

• c

• d

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Celeste and Mami’s relationship by the
end of the story is…

How would you describe Celeste’s and Mami’s relationship at the end of the story?

Which sentence from the text supports your answer?

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“I can tell you,” says Doña Esperanza. Everyone stares
at her, stunned.

“Before she died, your grandma left me a pack of
letters, each of them sealed and addressed to you.

She told me to mail them after she passed, every five
days, so that every week you’d have a new one. She
thought that this way she could help you feel less
sad.”

Anthology Supplemental pg. 59

What part of plot is used in this section?

The plot element used in this section is…

Multiple Choice

What part of plot is used in this section?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

Multiple Choice

Click on the image to enlarge, make it bigger.

• a

• b

• c

• d

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The conflict of the story was resolved when…

Doña Esperanza explains
how she got the packet of
letters with instructions to
mail them every five days
and that Celeste’s
grandmother had hoped
this would help Celeste
feel less sad.

How was the
conflict in the
story resolved?

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SCR

Look-fors in SCR responses:
❏ A complete response will provide

one of the possible responses.

❏ Evidence is accurately used to

support the response.

❏ The response and the evidence to

support it are based on the text.

1 point

2 points

Based on the events throughout the story, how was the conflict
resolved? Support your answer using evidence from the text.

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Based on the events throughout the story, the conflict
was resolved Celeste learned the truth about the
letters from her grandmother and accepted the love
and comfort they provided. The text states “Thank
you, Grandma,” I say in a whisper. “Your plan worked.”
This resolves the mystery of the letters and helps
Celeste feel at peace with her grandmother's passing.

Based on the events throughout the story, how was the conflict
resolved? Support your answer using evidence from the text.

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Closing

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

Demonstration of Learning