REVIEW OF PLOT
CLIMAX
THE TURNING POINT IN THE STORY.
CHARACTER MUST FACE THEIR
PROBLEM.
FALLING ACTION
RISING ACTION
IMPORTANT
EVENTS LEAD TO
THE CLIMAX AND
BUILD SUSPENSE
EXPOSITION
CHARACTERS,
SETTING,
PROBLEM ARE
INTRODUCED
THEME
A LESSON ABOUT
LIFE THAT THE
STORY IS TELLING
THE READER
ABOUT LIFE.
TIE UP LOOSE ENDS;
CHARACTER HAS
CHANGED IN SOME
WAY OR HAS
LEARNED A
VALUABLE LESSON.
RESOLUTION
WHAT HAPPENS
AT THE VERY END
OF THE STORY.
Please take out
your notes on
Yeh-Shen to
review the story
and check for
understanding.
6. The king comes up with a plan to
find the owner of the missing slipper.
5. Yeh-Shen is magically transformed
and she attends the ball but in her
haste to escape; loses a slipper.
The king slips the shoe
on Yeh-Shen and it fits!
4. The king sends and invitation to the
festival but the Stepmother won’t all
her to go.
3. Yeh-Shen talks to the fishbones for
comfort and advice.
2. The Sage appears and tells Yeh-
Shen about the magical powers of the
fish bones.
1. The Stepmother kills her
beloved fish out of jealousy.
Problem: Yeh Shen wants
to live a happy life and
attend the festival but her
Stepmother won’t allow it.
Yeh-Shen, Stepmother
A long time ago in China
THEME
Goodness is
rewarded in
the end.
The king and Yeh-Shen
marry and she now lives
a life of royalty.
The king will not allow
her evil relatives to move
into the castle.
The Stepmother and
Stepsister are crushed
by falling stones in their
cave.
Good Readers
Ask Questions
about the plot
development in
a story!
What questions can you ask?
What is the turning point in the
story? How do I know this?
How are these events
building suspense?
How is the character
reacting to these
events?
What is
the
message
about
life?
How did the character
change after facing
their problem?
Who is the protagonist and
what is his/her problem?
How is the setting important
to the story?
How were the conflicts
resolved in the end?