by edgar allan poe. what to look for… uniqueness of the overall plot development and structure,...
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What to look for…•Uniqueness of the overall plot development and structure, including the following:CharacterizationConflictSetting
Conflict
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Exposition
Resolution
Beginning
Middle End
Basic Plot Structure
Task #1• Identify FOUR Close Reading Signposts… Reference the textual evidence.
Explain the significance. Answer the potential question.
Task #2• Create a written CHARACTER SKETCH. Determine FIVE descriptive words for your character.
Use textual evidence to support each inferred description.
Task #3• Noting the unique plot structure, determine the two CLIMACTIC EVENTS that occur in the story, explaining why each is a turning point.
• Next, determine the two CONFLICTS the narrator experiences, providing evidence as to whether or not each conflict was resolved.
(Exposition)
(Rising Action)
(Climax)
(Falling Action) (Rising
Action)
(Climax)
(Conflicts)
Task #4• Write a SUMMARIZING SENTENCE using the following format: “Somebody (character?) wanted (who/what?)…, but (who/what happened?)…, so (who/what happened as a result?)…”