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Plot of a Short Story (SMART Board)

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Help your pupils track the plot of a short story with this SMART Board activity. Using the short story "The Dinner Party" by Mona Gardner (though the lesson would work with any other short story), they define the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution in a plot pyramid. For homework, have themwatch their favorite TV show and complete a plot pyramid.

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plot, plot elements, literary analysis, short stories

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literary analysis, plot, short story, the dinner party, elements of a plot, plot pyramid, mona gardner, english language arts
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Grade
8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Collaborative Learning
Technology
Projection
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