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Journal 19. DO NOW. Create a recipe for a good book. What “ingredients” do you need for a book to be good? What is your favorite book? Why?. Recipe for a Good Book: 2 cups of relatable characters ½ cup of action 1 cup of suspense A pinch of love
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Journal 19 DO NOW Create a recipe for a good book. What “ingredients” do you need for a book to be good? What is your favorite book? Why?
Recipe for a Good Book: 2 cups of relatable characters ½ cup of action 1 cup of suspense A pinch of love 1 tablespoon of humor 1 teaspoon of drama Directions: Bake at 75 degrees for 3 hours. Serve immediately. My favorite book is Water For Elephants. The book is about a man who runs away from home and joins the circus during the 1920s. The book details his experiences with love, murder, betrayal and a very intelligent elephant. The book held my attention throughout and I never wanted to put it down. I found myself lost in this world the author created and I never wanted to leave it. I felt a part of the story. My “Do Now”
Book Stations • 5 minutes per genre station • Read the front cover, back cover, first few pages of each book • Create a list of books you’d be interested in reading…you must have at least 3 today
Elements of Plot Class Notes 25 • Plot describes the structure of a story • It shows the arrangement of the events and actions within a story • There are 5 elements of plot
Elements of Plot Climax Rising Action Falling Action Exposition Resolution
Exposition • Beginning of story • Introduces setting and characters • Setting is time and place • Characters are people, animals, creatures part of story
Rising Action • Events leading up to the climax • Conflicts arise during these events • Conflictsare problems or complications • The building tension
Climax • The moment of greatest intensity • Brings events to a point • Rising action leads up to this moment
Falling Action • Action which follows the climax • Intensity begins to decrease
Resolution • The end (conclusion) • Ties together all of the threads, conflicts are resolved
Tell a Tale • 1st person writes the rising action • 2nd person writes the climax • 3rd person writes the falling action • 4th person writes the resolution You may only read the LAST line of writing from the person in front of you
Story Starters • "The man laughed loudly at a joke that only he had heard.“ • "The footprints in the snow suddenly ended.“ • "The train was late today, and it was always early.“ • "I should have listened with both ears instead of one.“ • "Something moved in the cupboard.“ • "She had been warned, but now it was too late.“ • "A mysterious box was sitting on the doorstep.“ • "He tried to remember who had talked him into this."