Warm up:
Grammar
Diagramming
Simple Subjects & Action
Verbs
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Simple Subject Verb
Alice sang
Copy this example in your notebook.
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10.
1. John ran.
2. Patti jumped.
3. Robert played.
4. Jonathan battled.
5. Jonas pondered.
6. People believed.
7. Everyone shouted.
8. Ladies screamed.
9. Men and women talked.
10. Boys and girls joined.
We will review the study questions for
chapters 20-23.
Get out your notebooks and study
questions.
1. How does The Giver comfort Jonas?
A. He gives him more good memories.
B. He lets him stay with him for the night.
C. He assures him that things will be ok.
2. The Receiver who failed was___________.
A. Rosemary, the Giver’s daughter
B. Jonas’s real mother
3. Jonas ‘s first seeing beyond was color. The Givers was
_____.
A. music
B. taste
C. smell
4. After leaving the community, when did Jonas
sleep?
A. day
B. night
C. He didn’t sleep
5. Jonas found a ________.
A. bike
B. blanket
C. sled
Student Notes
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Plot is the organized
pattern or sequence
of events that make
up a story. Every plot
is made up of a series
of incidents that are
related to one
another.
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This usually occurs at the beginning of a short
story. Here the characters are introduced. We
also learn about the setting of the story. Most
importantly, we are introduced to the main
conflict (main problem).
 This
part of the story begins to
develop the conflict(s). A building
of interest or suspense occurs.

This is the turning point of the story. Usually
the main character comes face to face with a
conflict. The main character will change in
some way.
 All
loose ends
of the plot
are tied up.
The
conflict(s) and
climax are
taken care of.
 The
story
comes to a
reasonable
ending.
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
Beginning of
Story
Middle of Story
End of Story
Climax: the turning point, the
most intense moment—either
mentally or in action
Rising Action: the series of
conflicts and crisis in the story
that lead to the climax
Falling Action: all of the
action which follows the
climax
Exposition: the start of the story,
the situation before the action
starts
Resolution: the conclusion, the
tying together of all of the
threads
Work
with your
group to create a
plot diagram for The
Giver.