4M1 thema 4.1 PLOT

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

In Class Today

10 min. plot and structure

15 min. worksheet

15 min. writing assignment

time left: either writing assignment or creative assignment

What is "plot"?

Plot

Plot is what happens in a story and how these things are told.

Most stories have the same structure.

> Freytag's Pyramid

Freytag's Pyramid

Exposition

> the start of the story

> the protagonist is introduced

> the (main/first) setting is described

> something happens

Rising Action

> events unfold

> things happen

> more problems

> more exciting

Climax

> most exciting

> problems at max

> can't stop reading/ playing/watching

Falling Action

> main problem is solved

> other (minor) problems are resolved

> questions are answered

Denouement

The they-lived-happily-

ever-after-stage

Plot in your novel

Work on your assignment

Rest of Class

• writing assignment
• creative assignment