TEKS 5.8C: Analyze Plot Elements
Plot Elements
About this lesson
Learning Target: I can analyze the elements of plot and explain their importance in a text.
Focuses On:
- Identifying the parts of a story that represent each plot element
- Analyzing how specific parts of a plot effect the entire text
Builds On:
4.8C
Analyze plot elements, including the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Next Level:
6.7C
Analyze plot elements, including rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, and non-linear elements such as flashback.
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This lesson is designed to support student understanding of the elements of plot, how they are used to create a story, and how each element effects the overall story. Students begin by combining two shorter sentences into a complex or compound sentence and organizing sentences into the category of a problem or solution.
The instructional block in this lesson focuses on analyzing the plot. Students begin by defining each element of the plot. Students then look at how the different plot elements keep a story moving or determine importance. Students are asked to draw evidence from the text in order to support their ideas.
Passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and allow students to practice the skill in context.
Grade 5ELARTEKS 5.8C