This part of the story is sometimes the highest point of interest or the most suspenseful.

In this part of the story the tension eases.

In this part of the story the main character begins to resolve the conflict.

The story comes to an end in the part of the plot.

This is considered the problem of the story that must be solved.

This problem is an outside force that is against the main character

This problem takes place in a character's mind.

This is the organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story.

This part of the story introduces the characters, the setting and the conflict

Another term for internal conflict

What is the definition of an "external" conflict?

What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?

Sarah was accepted into her top choice for college, however, it is the most expensive one on her list. Should she sacrifice her family's wallet to attend the school of her dreams, or should she be conservative and consider other schools?

A plane crashed on an island in the middle of the ocean. Chuck had to survive ... all on his own!

He wants to ask someone to the dance but he's too scared.

A narrator can see and describe every characters' thoughts.

He was a skinny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who had the pinched, slightly unhealthy look of someone who has grown a lot in a short space of time.

(J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix )

Feeling confident and superior, Devin gave his opponent, Gwen, a genuine smile as she walked past him. Though Gwen returned Devin’s smile, she was suspicious of his kindness. He’s probably gloating over my mistakes, Gwen thought angrily.

When I was a child, I used to go to the seaside for the holidays.

(Beatrix Potter, "Tale of Little Pig Robinson")

When I was a child, I used to go to the seaside for the holidays.

(Beatrix Potter, "Tale of Little Pig Robinson")

Not always happy, but it does complete the story. It can leave the reader with questions, answers, frustration, or satisfaction.

The most exciting point of the story, and is a turning point for the plot or goals of the main character.

the sequence of events in a literary work; the development of the central conflict

(1) The storm arose out of the north so fast, neither Justin nor his father saw it coming, but they heard it. The peal of distant thunder made Justin nearly drop his fishing pole into the lake, but his father said not to worry.

(2) “It’s probably just a flash thunderstorm in the valley to the north of us,” Mr. Tate added.

(3) Just then, Justin hooked a trout, and he was so overjoyed that he did not notice the purple clouds closing in. “Look, Dad, it’s a big one!” he yelled as he reeled it.

(4) A lightning flash lit up the sky then, followed two seconds later by a deafening thunderclap. The look of alarm that crossed his father’s face frightened Justin.

(5) “Put your gear down, son. We’re getting out of here,” Mr. Tate said while he secured the oars and began to row.

(6) Justin stowed his fishing pole and put his prize fish in the cooler. The increasing wind was now blowing the boat backward every time his father rowed. Rain began to pelt them, and another lightning flash tore across the sky.

(7) C-r-r-a-ck! The bolt hit a giant fir tree, splitting it down the center. Half the tree began to topple into the lake, directly toward their boat!

(8) “Look out, Dad!” the boy shouted, while Mr. Tate rowed for their lives. With one final effort, he pulled the boat just beyond the reach of the mammoth tree. Its splash nearly turned the boat over.

(9) “That was close!” Mr. Tate said. He rowed hard for home. By the time they reached the dock, the storm had passed.

(10) On the car ride home, Justin thought about the fresh trout they would have for supper that night, and the fishing trip he would never forget.

Question:What happens in the climax of this story?

(1) The storm arose out of the north so fast, neither Justin nor his father saw it coming, but they heard it. The peal of distant thunder made Justin nearly drop his fishing pole into the lake, but his father said not to worry.

(2) “It’s probably just a flash thunderstorm in the valley to the north of us,” Mr. Tate added.

(3) Just then, Justin hooked a trout, and he was so overjoyed that he did not notice the purple clouds closing in. “Look, Dad, it’s a big one!” he yelled as he reeled it.

(4) A lightning flash lit up the sky then, followed two seconds later by a deafening thunderclap. The look of alarm that crossed his father’s face frightened Justin.

(5) “Put your gear down, son. We’re getting out of here,” Mr. Tate said while he secured the oars and began to row.

(6) Justin stowed his fishing pole and put his prize fish in the cooler. The increasing wind was now blowing the boat backward every time his father rowed. Rain began to pelt them, and another lightning flash tore across the sky.

(7) C-r-r-a-ck! The bolt hit a giant fir tree, splitting it down the center. Half the tree began to topple into the lake, directly toward their boat!

(8) “Look out, Dad!” the boy shouted, while Mr. Tate rowed for their lives. With one final effort, he pulled the boat just beyond the reach of the mammoth tree. Its splash nearly turned the boat over.

(9) “That was close!” Mr. Tate said. He rowed hard for home. By the time they reached the dock, the storm had passed.

(10) On the car ride home, Justin thought about the fresh trout they would have for supper that night, and the fishing trip he would never forget.

Question: How is the first paragraph important to the plot?

(1) The storm arose out of the north so fast, neither Justin nor his father saw it coming, but they heard it. The peal of distant thunder made Justin nearly drop his fishing pole into the lake, but his father said not to worry.

(2) “It’s probably just a flash thunderstorm in the valley to the north of us,” Mr. Tate added.

(3) Just then, Justin hooked a trout, and he was so overjoyed that he did not notice the purple clouds closing in. “Look, Dad, it’s a big one!” he yelled as he reeled it.

(4) A lightning flash lit up the sky then, followed two seconds later by a deafening thunderclap. The look of alarm that crossed his father’s face frightened Justin.

(5) “Put your gear down, son. We’re getting out of here,” Mr. Tate said while he secured the oars and began to row.

(6) Justin stowed his fishing pole and put his prize fish in the cooler. The increasing wind was now blowing the boat backward every time his father rowed. Rain began to pelt them, and another lightning flash tore across the sky.

(7) C-r-r-a-ck! The bolt hit a giant fir tree, splitting it down the center. Half the tree began to topple into the lake, directly toward their boat!

(8) “Look out, Dad!” the boy shouted, while Mr. Tate rowed for their lives. With one final effort, he pulled the boat just beyond the reach of the mammoth tree. Its splash nearly turned the boat over.

(9) “That was close!” Mr. Tate said. He rowed hard for home. By the time they reached the dock, the storm had passed.

(10) On the car ride home, Justin thought about the fresh trout they would have for supper that night, and the fishing trip he would never forget.

Question: How does paragraph 6 help to move the plot along?

(1) The storm arose out of the north so fast, neither Justin nor his father saw it coming, but they heard it. The peal of distant thunder made Justin nearly drop his fishing pole into the lake, but his father said not to worry.

(2) “It’s probably just a flash thunderstorm in the valley to the north of us,” Mr. Tate added.

(3) Just then, Justin hooked a trout, and he was so overjoyed that he did not notice the purple clouds closing in. “Look, Dad, it’s a big one!” he yelled as he reeled it.

(4) A lightning flash lit up the sky then, followed two seconds later by a deafening thunderclap. The look of alarm that crossed his father’s face frightened Justin.

(5) “Put your gear down, son. We’re getting out of here,” Mr. Tate said while he secured the oars and began to row.

(6) Justin stowed his fishing pole and put his prize fish in the cooler. The increasing wind was now blowing the boat backward every time his father rowed. Rain began to pelt them, and another lightning flash tore across the sky.

(7) C-r-r-a-ck! The bolt hit a giant fir tree, splitting it down the center. Half the tree began to topple into the lake, directly toward their boat!

(8) “Look out, Dad!” the boy shouted, while Mr. Tate rowed for their lives. With one final effort, he pulled the boat just beyond the reach of the mammoth tree. Its splash nearly turned the boat over.

(9) “That was close!” Mr. Tate said. He rowed hard for home. By the time they reached the dock, the storm had passed.

(10) On the car ride home, Justin thought about the fresh trout they would have for supper that night, and the fishing trip he would never forget.

Question:

Read this sentence from the passage.

“With one final effort, he pulled the boat just beyond the reach of the mammoth tree.”

Which part of the plot does this sentence describe?

(1) The storm arose out of the north so fast, neither Justin nor his father saw it coming, but they heard it. The peal of distant thunder made Justin nearly drop his fishing pole into the lake, but his father said not to worry.

(2) “It’s probably just a flash thunderstorm in the valley to the north of us,” Mr. Tate added.

(3) Just then, Justin hooked a trout, and he was so overjoyed that he did not notice the purple clouds closing in. “Look, Dad, it’s a big one!” he yelled as he reeled it.

(4) A lightning flash lit up the sky then, followed two seconds later by a deafening thunderclap. The look of alarm that crossed his father’s face frightened Justin.

(5) “Put your gear down, son. We’re getting out of here,” Mr. Tate said while he secured the oars and began to row.

(6) Justin stowed his fishing pole and put his prize fish in the cooler. The increasing wind was now blowing the boat backward every time his father rowed. Rain began to pelt them, and another lightning flash tore across the sky.

(7) C-r-r-a-ck! The bolt hit a giant fir tree, splitting it down the center. Half the tree began to topple into the lake, directly toward their boat!

(8) “Look out, Dad!” the boy shouted, while Mr. Tate rowed for their lives. With one final effort, he pulled the boat just beyond the reach of the mammoth tree. Its splash nearly turned the boat over.

(9) “That was close!” Mr. Tate said. He rowed hard for home. By the time they reached the dock, the storm had passed.

(10) On the car ride home, Justin thought about the fresh trout they would have for supper that night, and the fishing trip he would never forget.

Question:How does paragraph 9 add to the story’s plot?

Moshe Abramov, the village tailor, stopped at Reb Kluger’s general store to look at the sewing machine for sale. Moshe’s machine had broken, and he feared his customers would start going to a tailor in a nearby town.

It would take me a year to save enough rubles for this machine, Moshe thought with despair. How am I going to feed my family?

As he walked home, he met Chaim Ascher, his best customer.

“Moshe,” Chaim said, “I have some unfortunate news. My children need clothes, and I must go to a tailor in Kiev who can complete the job quickly.”

“I’m very sorry to hear that,” Moshe said, and he bid the man good day.

Moshe thought sadly, I can never make a living without Chaim Ascher’s business.

“Why are you so glum?” his wife, Olga, asked when he arrived home. Moshe explained about Chaim Ascher and cried, “We are doomed without that sewing machine!”

Olga comforted him while she thought up a plan. “Wait here,” she told Moshe. She gathered her three daughters, dressed them in the colorful skirts her husband had sewn for them, and the four set off to Reb Kluger’s store.

When they arrived, the shopkeeper could not take his eyes off the children.

“Where did you get those beautiful skirts?” Reb Kluger asked the eldest daughter, Eva.

“Our father made them,” she answered proudly.

Reb Kluger said, “Please tell your father, if he will make skirts like these for my wife and daughter, I will give him the sewing machine he wants.”

Olga and her daughters rushed home to tell Moshe.

“Hurray!” he shouted. “You saved us, Olga.”

“No,” she answered, “your fine sewing saved us. Now, go get that machine,” she coaxed. “You have work to do!”

Question: During the __________ of the passage, Moshe breaks down and tells his wife they are “doomed.”

Rosa Parks has been called the "mother of the civil rights movement." She is one of the most important people of the 20th century. In December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. The bus driver had her arrested. She was sent to court. She was found guilty of breaking the law.

Her act sparked a boycott of the bus system by blacks. Blacks refused to use the buses for more than a year. The boycott introduced the country to a man named Martin Luther King, Jr. People all over the country came to know King. Soon, the U.S. Supreme Court made segregation on city buses against the law.

Over the next forty years, Rosa Parks helped make Americans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle. She earned many honors, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize. She is an example of courage and strength. She inspires all Americans to live free.

The summary of this passage is:

April's parents were dog breeders and their kennels were often filled with a litter of puppies. April helped care for the dogs by bathing them and giving them the best food and water.

April's class had also been learning how to care for animals in their science lessons, so she was thrilled when her teacher announced a field trip to an animal shelter. The shelter manager, Rachel, led the class into the kennel area where dogs and cats sat along opposite walls of the building. April was stunned by what she saw. Some dogs looked like they had been starved before coming to the shelter.

"What happened to these dogs?" April asked.

"These dogs are here because their owners did not care for them properly," Rachel replied. "We try to keep the animals healthy so they can go to good homes. If you know someone who wants to adopt a pet, please tell them about our shelter."

April decided to take action and she printed flyers with information about the shelter. April's parents handed them out to people who bought their puppies. The following day April received permission to post a flyer at her school. That afternoon, April received a phone call at home.

"Hi, April, this is Rachel. I wanted to thank you for creating flyers for the shelter. Our adoptions have already started to increase!"

"You're welcome! I just wanted to help rescue the puppies."

Which detail from the second paragraph would be most important to include in a summary of this passage?

Picture this: a herd of elephants flies past you at sixty miles perhour, followed by a streak of tigers, a pride of lions, and a bunch of clowns. What do you see? It must be a circus train! One of the first uses of the circus train is credited to W.C. Coup. He partnered with P.T. Barnum in 1871 to expand the reach of their newly combined shows using locomotives. Before circus trains, these operators had to lug around all of their animals, performers, and equipment with a team of more than 600 horses. Since there were no highways, these voyages were rough and took a long time. Circuses would stop at many small towns between the large venues. Performing at many of these small towns was not very profitable. Because of these limitations, circuses could not grow as large as the imaginations of the operators. After they began using circus trains, Barnum and Coup only brought their show to large cities. These performances were much more profitable and the profits went toward creating an even bigger and better circus. Multiple rings were added and the show went on. Today, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus still rely on the circus train to transport their astounding show, but now they use two.

The summary of this passage is:

Read the group of words below:

learning to understand who she is

This group of words is an example of a

Read the group of words below:

after Leo takes a huge bite of her sandwich

How could a student turn this fragment into a complete sentence?

Read the group of words below:

When Linda asked Yulja to unlock the chest Yulja realized she would become rich.

How could a student turn this run-on into a complete sentence?

Read the sentence below.

After Mark finds work at a Law School and becomes a professor, he is contributing to his community.

Which change would correct the verb tense error?

Read the sentences below:

(1) At the end of the story, Brandon chooses a different path from Orville. (2) Brandon decides to stay in Houston to be a professional soccer player (3) However, Brandon and Orville are both happy with their choices.

How would you change the subject in sentence 3 to a pronoun?

Read the sentence below:

Phillamina stated, “I am going to the North pole this Summer!”

What change would correct the capitalization error?