Our current learning target is describing plot. We took notes on elements of plot today. Students learned the terms exposition and resolution, and continued to review the vocabulary we learned yesterday: plot, setting, conflict/complications, protagonist, and antagonist.

Homework tonight: Students must locate and label the exposition, conflict, and resolution in the short story The Lion and the Boar. Here is a link to the story (you must be logged in with your Dearborn Schools email to see the link):

The Lion and the Boar: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19xQAICCZM_7ULQKSyylm-kZE8PJT8Yq_hNAj7PuWi90/edit

Students are also expected to write 3 full sentence responses about the plot elements of the story using the following sentence stems:

In the exposition, I learn…
The main conflict of the story is…
In the resolution, the conflict is resolved when…

Be sure that you are becoming comfortable and confident with this new vocabulary! As we move on to reading more complex stories and work on writing our own narratives, it will become very important to have a good understanding of these terms and how to locate the elements of plot in a short story.

Tomorrow is a late start! Remember to be at school by 8:50. Have a great night!!