Brainpop! Plot

An example of a plot event from The Wizard of Oz is:

• A. Dorothy

• B. The farm

• C. The Tornado

• D. The Wicked Witch

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In general, each event in a story's plot ______ the next event.

• A. causes

• B. undoes

• C. repeats

• D. is unrelated to

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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Freytag's pyramid __________ the plot structure used in ancient Greece.

• inspired

• simplified

• rejected

• refined

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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What information is mot likely to be included in the exposition?

• Where the story takes place

• Who the protagonist encounters on their journey

• How the conflict changes the protagonist

• What happens to the protagonist at the end

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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An inciting incident usually occurs near the beginning of the:

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Falling action

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Who is the antagonist in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

• Snow White

• Prince Charming

• Evil Queen

• Grumpy

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which event is most likely to be the climax of a story?

• The hero receives instructions to find a lost sword

• The hero learns the sword was stolen by the villain

• The hero promises to save his true love

• The hero defeats the villain in battle

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which statement best describes this stage of Freytag’s pyramid?

• The protagonist confronts the antagonist

• The conflict is resolved

• The protagonist is introduced

• Obstacles slow down the protagonist

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

A story without a dénouement might lack:

• Urgency

• Plot devices

• Conflict

• Closure

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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What is most likely true of a formulaic story?

• It starts in medias res

• It is told entirely in flashbacks

• It closely follows Freytag's pyramid

• It completely ignores Freytag's pyramid

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9