the breakaway a short narrative reading skill sheet review shapiro.2015
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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.