conflict in dragon, dragon
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FictionPlot Characters Setting Theme
plot diagramexposition
rising actionclimaxfalling actionresolution
conflict
Created by Heather Taxis Greene, 2010
Reading StrategiesPredict
Infer
Visualize
Summarize
readers make predictions based on how stories tend to goreaders confirm or revise predictions as they read
Question
Synthesize
Monitor Comprehension
Make Connections
Activate Background Knowledge
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What is plot?What is conflict ?Where would conflict fall on the plot diagram ?
Talk at Your Table
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climax
rising ac
tion
falling action
resolutionexposition
PLOT DIAGRAM
characters and setting introduced
events o
f the st
ory star
t
happenin
g; builds i
nterest
and
suspense
for the
climax
the most exciting part; often called the "turning point"
of the storythe events of the story
wrap up
"The End";often has a reflection
about the story or "teases" another story
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events in
the risin
g action
build the
conflict
conflict ends
conflict established
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Think about a time you got advice from someone.
Did you accept their advice? Why or why not?
Readers make predictions based on their experiences.
Reader's Tip
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Dragon Dragon
http://www.jewcy.com/gallery/kosher_guide_imaginary_animals
page 461
Created by Heather Taxis Greene, 2010
Created by Heather Taxis Greene, 2010
Identify the conflict and the climax.
What quality leads the two elder brothers to reject their father's advice?
What quality leads the youngest brother to accept this advice?
Talk at Your Table
PICK ONE!1. Explain what the story teaches about the value of following advice.
2. Do you think the father's advice really "worked"? Explain.