V4 - Plot Structure revised V4A

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Today's plan

1. Grammar: used to/would       and direct/indirect speech

You can talk about habits/situations in the past + you can restate what others have said

2. Revise plot structure: Quiz! 

You can identify different elements of plot structure and use the diagram to plot it

3. Start new short story

Grammar time

Grammar (online method): 

U3L4: Ex. 13 (used to/would) (see instructions/reference book)

U3L4 Ex. 14 (direct/indirect speech) (see instructions/reference book)

You need to do at least 1 grammar exercise. Done? Work on homework (method, RT, BC). We will continue with literature around 9.55 AM. 

Back to Literature

Last week: theme and plot structure

Quiz your knowledge/memory

The sequence of events that make up a story is called...

1. Exposition
2. Plot
3. Climax
4. Setting

Setting is the ____________ of the story

1. Problem
2. Solution
3. Time and place
4. Plot

This is the introduction of the story where we are introduced to the main characters and the setting of the story

1. Falling action
2. Resolution
3. Rising Action
4. Exposition

When the problem begins to calm down or starts to get better...

1. Falling action
2. Rising action
3. Exposition
4. Resolution

Which shape do we use to analyse the plot structure? (2 correct answers)

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

What is a landlady? / where would you find one?

While reading/listening

Take notes on:

The setting (when, where, surrounding elements)

The characters (who, age, appearance, characteristics)

The types of accommodation (advantages & disadvantages)

There will be some questions in the Lesson Up too.

(take 30 seconds to grab a notebook/paper to take notes on) + look up the text on Itslearning (sources --> literature --> Stories and novels --> The Landlady)

+ Homework for Thursday: Finish reading the Landlady (text is on Itslearning + you can find audio recordings on YouTube)

00:32

Where does Billy come from?

1. Bath
2. Swindon
3. London

00:32

Where is Billy going?

1. London
2. Bath
3. Swindon
4. Reading

01:47

Take a moment to finish your notes on the character Billy Weaver. What does brisk mean? What can we infer about Billy?

04:06

A boarding house is another term for which sort of accommodation?

1. Pub
2. Bed and Breakfast
3. Hotel
4. Hostel

05:16

What is so odd about what just happened to Billy here?

07:35

The Landlady

What can we infer about the landlady? What is she like? How do you know?

Next time

We will continue with "The Landlady" (finish reading it by our class on Thursday)

More literary fun (+ stick to the planner for homework)