HVG3-EN-2122 Theme 2 - Plot

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

What do you remember about writing reviews?

What do you remember about setting?

What are we learning this week?

What is a plot diagram?

What does it have to do with my review?

How do I compare stories like a pro?

What to expect today: 

Instruction plot diagram

Short story "the wish"

Opinion language
Writing exercise

PLOT DIAGRAM

How many stages does the plot diagram have?

1. that depends on the story
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

The wish

You have read the story and taken notes

Use your notes in the next slide: Where do the scenes belong in the plot diagram?

Exposition

Rising action

Climax

Falling action 

Resolution

If I can cross the swamp, I get a puppy

The carpet looks like a swamp!

the boy picks a scab

The snakes are scary

The boy waves his arms to prevent himself from falling

The boy gets stuck doing a split

His mother looks for him outside

Why is the story titled "the wish"?

Does the boy get his wish?

Opinion language

In order to convince people, you need to EXPLAIN your opinion. 

You need the right language to do that.

In the next few slides, we are going to look at opinion language from the vocabulary list that you can use in your review.

positive words

negative words

cheerful

ominous

grateful

restless

infuriated

gloomy

blissful

ecstatic

relieved

morose

Which of the following words can be used to say that a story was not what you expected?

1. in accordance with
2. disappointed
3. convinced
4. amused

Which of the following would be used to recommend a story?

1. bittersweet
2. unlikely
3. far-fetched
4. approving

What word is the best option to use when you did not like a story

1. bewildered
2. ambiguous
3. wordy
4. ignorance

Which word is the best option to show that a story was very good?

1. page-turner
2. harmful
3. modest
4. imaginative