EnglishIRevengeandRegretUnit

Mrs.Anderson
TheSniperbyLiamOFlahertyPLOTANALYSIS
Directions:CompletetheCLOSEactivitybelow.Takeyourtimeandreadcarefully.Use
yourreadingpackettohelpyoufillinthecorrectanswers.
Exposition:
TheSnipertakesplacein_________________,__________________inthe19___s.The
settingisadark____________in____________.Thesocialcontextofthisstoryisa
_____________________.Therearetwosnipers,theprotagonistisa____________________
sniper,andtheotherisa____________________sniper.
Conflict:
Theoverall,majorincitingforceforthisshortstoryistheproblemof_________.Withoutthis
problem,thestorywouldnotexist.
RisingAction:
Risingactionincludesallthedetailsthatbuildsuspense,addtotheinternalandexternal
conflicts,andleadtotheclimaxofthestory.
Thereareseveralpartsofthestorythatbuildtheaction.Oneofthefirstcasesofthisiswhen
thesniperlithis_________________causinganothersnipertoidentifythehidingspot.The
snipersawa____________andthena_____________whizzedoverhishead.
Thesniperattemptedtoseewheretheothersniperwaslocated,buttherewasnothingbutthe
________outlineoftheoppositehousetopagainstthebluesky.Hisenemywas____________
____________.
Hisheartbeatfasterwhenhesawthe__________________.
Theoldwomanwasan____________andpointedtothelocationofthesniper.
Thesnipershotthe__________.
Ontheoppositeroof,a_________rangout.Thesniperwas_______________.

Identifythreemoredetailsfromthestorythatwouldbeincludedasrisingaction.
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3.

Climax:
Theclimaxistheturningpoint.Thepointofnoreturn,thepointwhentheprotagonistssituation
changesfromwhatithasbeen.
TheclimaxoccursinTheSniperwhenthesniper__________________________
________________________.
FallingAction:
Thefallingactionincludesthedetailsaftertheclimax.Identifywhathappensbetweentheclimax
andtheresolution(end)ofthestory.
Thesniperlookedathis__________fallingand______________.The________________
___________________________________.
Hedecidedtoleavethe_____________nowandlookforhiscompany______________,to
__________.
Resolution:
Theresolutionishowthestoryends.Quitesimply,exactlywhattheauthorwritesastheend.
Copythelastlineoftheshortstoryonthelinebelow:
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