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Plot Diagram stop and jot

Plot Diagram stop and jot. Conflict Rising Action. Important Event Rising Action. Setting, Characters Exposition. Climax Turning Point. Falling Action. Denouement. What is the problem in the story?. Memory String Character Motivation and Change.

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Plot Diagram stop and jot

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  1. Plot Diagramstop and jot Conflict Rising Action Important Event Rising Action Setting, Characters Exposition Climax Turning Point Falling Action Denouement

  2. What is the problem in the story?

  3. Memory StringCharacter Motivation and Change Describe the character in the beginning: Laura has a string with buttons on it. Each button is from a piece of clothing that has a memory tied to it. It is special to her because her mother is dead and her father has remarried a woman Laura resents. Event #2 Event #1 Event #3 The character feels: The character feels: The character feels: Laura is ignoring her father and stepmother while talking about the memory string to her cat. Laura resentful of her stepmother and only wants to think about happy memories with her mom. Her cat accidently breaks it and Dad and her step-mom help her find all of the buttons. Laura is angry and becomes frantic as she searches for the missing buttons. STOP! Think about what the problem is in the story. One very special button is missing and dad thinks to take another button off of the item of clothing it came from. Laura is heartbroken; that button had special meaning to her. She refuses her step mother’s help.

  4. How does the character change?

  5. Character Change Timeline Resentful Angry/Heartbroken Thoughtful Forgiving It hurt Laura to see her father and Jane happy together. The cat breaks her string and the buttons all go missing.

  6. Character Change Timeline Resentful Angry/Heartbroken Thoughtful Forgiving Laura overhears Jane tell her father that a replacesment substitute for the real thing. It hurt Laura to see her father and Jane happy together. The cat breaks her string and the buttons all go missing. Laura says a good fairy must have found the necklace. Laura asks for Jane’s help to restring the necklace. One very meaningful button is missing. Laura notices the buttons on Jane’s shirt. Laura ignores offers of lemonade and insists her storytelling is important. Laura notices the chokiness in her voice. Laura refuses Jane’s help or offer to comfort her.

  7. TURN AND TALK WITH A PARTNER. Laura overhears her step-mother lets him know that it would never substitute for the real thing. She hears the chokiness in her voice. How is the character reacting to the problem so far in the story? How do you know this? How would you feel? TURN AND TALK WITH A PARTNER. They set off to the back yard with flash-lights to find it for her; Laura hears her stepmother find it. Event #4 Event #6 Event #5 The character feels: The character feels: The character feels: Laura finds the button waiting for her the next morning; she says “a good fairy must have brought it”. She notices the buttons on Jane’s shirt. TURN AND TALK WITH A PARTNER. Laura asks Jane if she will help her restring the necklace. Describe the character at the end. How did the character change? Laura realizes that her step-mother was not trying to take her mother's place.

  8. Good Readers notice how the character changes throughout the story. As you read today, think the problem in the story and how it is changing the character. Stop and Jots How does the problem change the character? What is the problem in the story?

  9. Reading Workshop Expectations -Reading Workshop is a time for you to be SILENTLY READING your independent novel and answering your class stop and jot assignment. -We expect you to have your book out the ENTIRE TIME. -We will be walking around the room, conferencing with you, individually. -If we hear you talking or see you off task, you will receive a teacher ticket. -Each time you receive a teacher ticket, you will get a zerofor that day!

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