Introducing the Plot Diagram: Graphic Organizer, Cloze Notes and a Prezi

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This plot diagram graphic organizer and Prezi presentation are designed to introduce you student-scholars to diagramming and analyzing plots in short stories, picture books, and chapter books. The Prezi presentation, Understanding and Using the Plot Diagram walks your student-scholars through the features of the Plot Diagram, allowing you to demonstrate how to fill out the diagram using the text of your choice. Please SAVE THE LINK for your use in the classroom! The presentation and diagram are usable by students from 3^rd grade through middle school. You are welcome to share this link with your students in Google Classroom.

The graphic organizer and Prezi are aligned to the following 2019-2020 TEKS, beginning with:

         3.8A: infer the theme of a work, distinguishing theme from topic;

            3.8.B explain the relationships among the major and minor characters;

         3.8C analyze plot elements, including sequence of events, the conflict, and

         the resolution; and,

         3.8D explain the influence of setting on the plot.

It continues following the TEKS strands to 7.7.

This lesson is appropriate for grades 3-7

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