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THE BREAKAWAY

A SHORT NARRATIVEREADING SKILL SHEET REVIEW

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THE BREAKAWAY

READ THE SHORT STORYQUIETLY & INDIVIDUALLY.

THEN, WE READ AS A WHOLE CLASS.

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THE BREAKAWAY

What does the title mean in basketball?

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THE fast break

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Fast Break or Breakaway

When a player separates himself from the rest of the players down the court and races towards the basket to score!

A FAST BREAK REQUIRES 2 TEAMMATES TO HELP EACH OTHER SPEED DOWN THE COURT AND EVENTUALLY SCORE.

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THE BREAKAWAY

How does this title CORRELATE to how Justin’s LIFE changes during the

course of the narrative?

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Author’s Purpose

The author’s purpose of writing the short narrative entitled THE BREAKAWAY is to entertain.

The GENRE is fiction, and the subgenre is Realistic Fiction.

The narrator’s POV is: 3rd -person limited

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Author’s Purpose

This story is meant to ENTERTAIN.

The GENRE, meaning the category of writing, is fiction. FICTION = PRETEND.

The subgenre, a genre(category) within the Genre of Fiction, is Realistic Fiction.

EVEN THOUGH THIS STORY IS PRETEND, IT HAS A REALISTIC CONTEXT.

The narrator’s POV is: 3-person limited

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Author’s Purpose

This story is meant to ENTERTAIN.

The narrator’s POV is: 3RD person limited

THE STORY IS TOLD FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A NARRATOR WHO IS NOT PART OF THE STORY (3RD PERSON).

THE NARRATOR DOES NOT DESCRIBE THE THOUGHTS OF THE CHARACTERS, SO IT’S LIMITED.

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STORYBOARD

PICK 8 SCENES THAT STAND OUT IN THE STORY IN YOUR MIND.

THIS IS IMAGERY.

DRAW(ILLUSTRATE IT) AND DESCRIBE IT BELOW.

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SUMMARY OF THE TEXT

USING 8 SENTENCES, ONE PER PARAGRAPH OF THE STORY, HIGHLIGHT THE KEY EVENTS AND OVERALL THEME OF THIS SHORT STORY.

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SUMMARY OF THE TEXT

POTENTIAL KEY IDEAS:1. Justin was a great basketball player.2. He had his future planned.3. He was injured.4. He fell into a slump; things fell apart.5. His sister Kiki came home from college.6. Kiki helps her brother bounce back!

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Storyboard Samples

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Basketball storyboards

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Setting

Where does the narrative take place?

LOCATION(S) – basketball court, home

ERA (DATE) – present day

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Setting

Where does the narrative take place?

The setting of THE BREAKAWAY revolves around the basketball court and Justin’s home. It takes place in the present or modern day.

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How does the story unfold?

The events in a story, from beginning, middle, to the end, is called THE PLOT.

Many events compose the plot of a story.

We can MAP OUT a Plot with a CHART.

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PLOT CHART

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Building the PLOT CHARTFill in the following Chart Template with a

description of:

1. The Exposition (beginning)2. 3 events (rising action) leading to the climax3. The Turning Point (climax) – most exciting4. Identify the CONFLICT (problem) in the story5. 2 events (falling action) after climax6. The Denouement (ending)

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Rising Action: SAMPLE

What 3 events lead to the CLIMAX (most exciting event or Turning Point) of THE BREAKAWAY?

1. Just was a really good basketball player.2. His cousin got him to play a guy who injured

him; this ended his career.3. Justin fell into a slump.

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CLIMAX

The most-exciting part of a story (narrative).A Turning Point

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CLIMAX

The injury is not the most exciting part of THE BREAKAWAY.

The Turning Point is when Justin begins to work with his sister Kiki and turn his life around.

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“THE BREAKAWAY”

Key Vocabulary

INSISTENT, STUBBORN, INTRIGUE, DEVASTATED, ASHAMED, ACQUIRED.

You pick 4 TERMS, and complete the VOCAB MAP IN YOUR ELA NOTEBOOK.