Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can define plot as a sequence of connected events and explain the difference between plot and summary. (Guide: “Plot is a chain, not a list”)
- I can explain what exposition does for a reader. (Guide: “Plot is a chain, not a list”; Practice question 4)
- I can explain why not every story follows exposition, rising action, climax and resolution. (Guide: “The parts of a plot, as a vocabulary”)
- I can explain how a flashback or late reveal changes what the reader knows. (Guide: “Order is a choice”; Practice questions 1 and 2)
Skills
- I can label the stages of a short plot and say what each does. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 1)
- I can trace cause-and-effect links between events and say which pair is linked. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 2; Practice question 5)
- I can describe the order of events in a passage and say what that order makes the reader notice. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice question 3)
- I can write a sentence about the function of a flashback using at least two details. (Practice question 7)
Reasoning
- I can explain how a sequence of events focuses attention on a relationship, not just the action. (Practice questions 6 and 8)
- I can identify the climax as the decisive turn, even when it is quiet. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”; Worked example 2)
- I can rewrite a plot summary sentence as a sentence about function. (Guide: “Strong and weak statements about plot”)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 1.4 study guide, Narrator and point of view, or return to the revision notes.