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• Reading Literature Standard 9-12.5: Reading Literature Standard 9-12.5:

Structural Features of LiteratureStructural Features of Literature

Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action ResolutionExposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution

Setting: Where, When, & Why

Main characters: Protagonist: Name, Method of Char.Antagonist: Name, Method of Char.

Basic plot:

Main conflict: Describe event Conflict: External or internal Character vs: Character

SocietyNature

Turning point: Describe eventTurning point: Describe event

Plot Development: Describe event leading

toward resolution

Main conflict resolved:Describe event that

resolves conflict in Rising Action

Protagonist’s role in resolution: Describe

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GuidelinesGuidelines

• All plot development events must be described in 10

words or less

• Creatively format the chart just like it looks on

previous slide

• Provide all literary term headings

• Do not use lined paper

• Must be colorful (add graphics if you want)

• See following examples for ideas

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SettingSetting: :

•Where: Welton Where: Welton Academy, VermontAcademy, Vermont

•When: 1959When: 1959

•Why: The 1950’s was an Why: The 1950’s was an age of conformityage of conformity

Characterization:Characterization:

•Protagonist: Mr. Protagonist: Mr. KeatingKeating

•Method: DynamicMethod: Dynamic

•Antagonist: Education Antagonist: Education at Weltonat Welton

•Method: StaticMethod: Static

PlotPlot::

•Keating inspires a group Keating inspires a group of students to think for of students to think for themselves. themselves.

Main Conflict:Main Conflict:

•Keating’s style of teaching clashes with Keating’s style of teaching clashes with traditional education at Welton. traditional education at Welton.

Type/Kind:Type/Kind:

•External: Character vs. SocietyExternal: Character vs. Society

ClimaxClimax::

•Neil kills himself after the Neil kills himself after the play. play.

Falling actionFalling action: :

Todd is bothered by Neil’s Todd is bothered by Neil’s death being pinned on death being pinned on Keating. Keating.

ResolutionResolution: :

•Keating is fired and Keating is fired and Todd finally resists Todd finally resists authority using authority using transcendentalismtranscendentalism. .

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Grading CriteriaGrading Criteria

• Contains labels for both legs of the chart

• Labels all five aspects of dramatic structure

• Contains all literary headings for each aspect of

dramatic structure

• Correctly identifies each answer for the headings

• All plot developments are 10 words or less

• Does not use lined paper

• Colorful

(See next slide for Bloom’s Taxonomy Grading Scale)

Higher Order Thinking Skills

Lower Order Thinking Skills

Creativity

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4.5 to 5/A

3.5 to 4.4/B

2.5 to 3.4/C

1.5 to 2.4/L

.1 to 1.4/K

Write one sentence Write one sentence explaining what you did well explaining what you did well according to the skill being according to the skill being learned using the language learned using the language of Bloom’s taxonomy. of Bloom’s taxonomy. Then, Then, write one more sentence write one more sentence explaining what you could explaining what you could do better or differently next do better or differently next time and how you could time and how you could move up one level on move up one level on Bloom’s Taxonomy.Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Student Directions for Written Evaluation

0 Errors = 4.5/A to 5/A 0 Errors = 4.5/A to 5/A 3 Errors - = 1.5/L to 2.4/L3 Errors - = 1.5/L to 2.4/L1 Errors = 3.5/B to 4.4/B 1 Errors = 3.5/B to 4.4/B 4+ Errors = .1/K to 1.4/K4+ Errors = .1/K to 1.4/K2 Errors = 2.5/C to 3.4/C2 Errors = 2.5/C to 3.4/C

EvaluationEvaluation

Grading Scale

Printing DirectionsPrinting Directions

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