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Reading Skills
- Making generalizations
- Determining cause and effects
- Using chronology
- Making connections
Overview of the "Elements
of Fiction Chart" Strategy
Throughout a novel, the author provides
pertinent information to assist the reader in comprehending
the action of the story. Each element of an Elements
of Fiction Chart is separately helpful to the reader
in creating a mental picture. The reader is afforded
an opportunity to identify the action's setting, given
a description of each of the major characters, presented
with the goals the characters are trying to accomplish
and the relationship of these goals to the novel, and
shown the message that is conveyed by the author. Attending
to these elements is an on-going process that should
be revisited frequently to update information as needed.
This is a good culminating activity to use after reading
a series of chapters.
Activity for the "Elements
of Fiction Chart" Strategy
Have the students complete an Elements
of Fiction Chart (see below)
for Wish You Well. Clues have been provided
to refresh the memory of students as to where information
from the novel should be placed. The first two elements,
Setting and Character Traits, can be completed more
readily than some of the others. As the reading of the
novel progresses, students will be able to complete
more of the chart.
Assessment
The easiest way to grade this activity
is to award 20 points for each element, for a total
of 100 points.
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Name ________________________________________
Book _________________________________________
| Setting |
Character Traits |
Character Goals |
Plot |
Theme |
| Where does the story take place? |
What are the names and descriptions
of the major characters in the novel? |
What is the character trying to accomplish? |
Rising Action: What information
leads to the problem or conflict?
Climax: What is the unfolding of the
conflict and how are the major characters affected?
Falling Action: How is the conflict
resolved?
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What is the message the author is
trying to convey by writing the work? |
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