Wednesday 11/18 ~ A Christmas Blessing

ROOTS

• mor, mort - mortal, death
• morph - form
• multi - many

SHORT STORY

• We will complete "Through the Tunnel" on Block day. 

CHRISTMAS BLESSING

• Pair Share: Share your Protagonist Sketch with a partner or two in class. As you read the sketch, write down a couple of questions to help the writer develop the character more. Will this character be revealed via direct or indirect characterization? 
• Next, work on your story outline by using the Plot steps. Simply copy the bullet points and fill them out on the same google doc you've started for the character sketch. This should be turned into our Google Classroom before block day begins. 

Plot -

• Beginning
• exposition: What other characters will be part of this story? What is the setting? Antagonist?
• complication: What is the inciting incident or first challenge that gets the story going?
• rising action: How will you build tension toward the climax?
• crisis points:
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• Middle
• climax: or ultimate crisis?
• Darkest moment in the climax? 
• Epiphany or moment of truth? 

•  End
• falling action:
• How are all the loose ends tied up? 
• What is the meaning that the reader leaves the story with? 
• What gift item will accompany this story? How is it related to the story? 

HW: Please use this Plot outline to create an outline of your story on the same Google document as your character sketch. Then turn in the whole document in Google Classroom before block day.