Lesson Six Main Events

Week Two Day One

Lesson Summary:
Main Events Define what the main events are (the rising action and conflicts). Students
will write the definition using words, symbols, and pictures in their Elements of Plot
Notes and on Flashcardlet on the iPad or on 3x5 index cards. List out loud examples of
elements of plot learned about so far (setting, characters, exposition, main events), and
students will have to move around the room to designated areas according to what
element of plot they think is being listed. Students will work in groups of four to five to
film and edit a main event from a story and add music.
Assignments:
In-Class Activities
Students will work in groups to film main events
Due: Lesson Seven
Journal
Due: Lesson Ten
Vocabulary Cards
Due: Lesson Thirteen
Elements of Plot Notes
Due: Lesson Fourteen
Homework
Students will fill in a row of characters on a shared Google Doc
Due: Today
Projects
Setting Project
Due: Lesson Seven
Character Project
Due: Lesson Seven
Exposition Project
Due: Lesson Nine
Standards:
Area: Reading
Sub-Strand 1.0: Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development
Concept: Vocabulary and Concept Development
Sub-Strand 3.0: Literary Response and Analysis
Concept: Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text
Standard 3.2: Evaluate the structural elements of the plot (e.g., subplots, parallel
episodes, climax), the plots development, and the way in which conflicts are (or are not)
addressed and resolved.
Standard 3.3: Compare and contrast motivations and reactions of literary characters
from different historical eras confronting similar situations or conflicts.
Standard 3.4: Analyze the relevance of the setting (e.g., place, time, customs) to the
mood, tone, and meaning of the text.

ISTE Technology Standards Addressed

1. Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct
knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
2. Communication and Collaboration: Students use digital media and environments to
communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual
learning and contribute to the learning of others.
a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of
digital environments and media
b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety
of media and formats
5. Digital Citizenship: Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to
technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration,
learning, and productivity
6. Technology Operations and Concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of
technology concepts, systems, and operations.
a. Understand and use technology systems
b. Select and use applications effectively and productively
c. Troubleshoot systems and applications
d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies
Lesson Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to
List, define, and identify main events
Write notes about main events
Give examples of main events
Identify and differentiate between settings, characters, expositions, and main events
Recreate and film main events
Time Allotment and Context:
One fifty-minute class period in the middle of the unit about Elements of Plot
Materials/Resources:
Teacher
Computer
Projector connected to the computer
Program to connect the iPad to the projector
Elements of Plot PowerPoint presentation
Examples of main events

iPads, one for each group of five students, or adjust the groups to accommodate
the number of iPads
iMovie app for the iPads
Flashcardlet app for the iPads
3x5 index cards, one for each student (if not using iPads)
Tape around the room eight pieces of paper, each with one of the following words
on it in large print
Setting
Protagonist
Antagonist
Round
Flat
Stock
Exposition
Main Event
A list with the above categories and at least ten examples in each category
Students
Lined notebook paper
Writing utensils

Anticipatory Set:
Play a video clip of a main event from a well-known story
Ask the students where the clip falls in the movie (beginning, middle, end)
Input:

Ask the students what they think the main events are
Pass out the iPads for the students to use Flashcardlet to put the definition of main
events on OR Pass out the 3x5 index cards for the students to put the definition of
main events on
Display the PowerPoint presentation about Elements of Plot, starting at Main Events
Main Events
The rising action
The series of events that LEADS to the climax
The RELATED series of incidents that points toward the climax
Each event builds more tension to the next event and, finally, the climax
Usually the struggles and conflicts of the protagonist
Have the students write down the definition of main events on the iPad or index card,
additional notes must be written in the Elements of Plot notes
Each vocabulary card must have the following
The word
The definition
A sentence correctly using the word in context and with its synonym or
definition incorporated into it
Discuss the topics on the PowerPoint slides
Discuss the pictures on the PowerPoint slides
Show the video clips on the PowerPoint slides

Discuss the video clips on the PowerPoint slides

Inform the students that there are eight pieces of paper taped around the room and
that they will have to move to the proper place when you call out an example of one
of the elements of plot
Read various examples of the elements of plot while the students move around the
room to the different designated areas
Different examples may have more than one answer
For example, Batman is a protagonist (the main character), a round
character (he changes and grows throughout the story), and a stock
character (a hero)
Have students explain their answers
Inform the students that you will be placing them in groups of four to five to film a
main event from a movie
Pick the groups ahead of time
In their groups they must
Work in groups of four to five
Choose a well-known story
Choose a main event from that story
Decide who is going to be each character and what they will say and do
Practice the scene
Film the scene
Edit the scene and add music and sound effects
Present the film in class
Have the students get in their groups and work on practicing their main event
Do not give them the iPad to film until they have practiced the scene several times
Allow them to move around the room or campus if possible
Bring costumes and props if possible

Modeling:

Move around the room to show how to go to the proper taped paper with the element
of plot listed on it
Show an example of a filmed main event

Guided Practice:
Have the students give examples of main events
Have the students move around the room to the proper paper with the element of plot
listed on it
Have the students tell you what main event from what story they are filming
Independent Practice:
The students will work individually at their desks to fill in the vocabulary card and
take notes
The students will participate as a whole-class group to move around the room to the
proper paper with the element of plot listed on it
The students will work in groups of five to film and edit a main event from a story

Checking for Understanding:

Ask the students throughout the lesson questions about main events
Ask the students throughout the lesson for examples of main events
The students will move around the room to the proper paper with the element of plot
listed on it
Walk around the room during independent practice to check on students work
Closure:

(Students will work on the film until the end of class)

The teacher will ask the students for the definition of and examples of main events

Student Grouping:
The students will be working individually at their desks for the vocabulary card, note
taking, and class discussion
The students will participate as a whole-class group to move around the room to the
proper paper with the element of plot listed on it
The students will work in groups of four to five to film a main event
Differentiated Instruction:
ELL and Special Needs Students can
Draw pictures for notes and vocabulary cards
Participate in moving around the room to the proper paper with the elements of
plot listed on them because they can follow the crowd even if they do not fully
comprehend the task
Participate in filming because they can act out their parts
GATE Students can
Engage in creative thinking due to the open-ended nature of the questions and the
assignments
Think outside the box for some answers regarding the papers with the elements of
plot listed on them because some examples have more than one correct answer
Assessment:
Informal (Formative):
Students will provide feedback about main events throughout the lesson
Students will move around the room to the proper paper with the element of plot
listed on it
Students will be graded on completing the journal assignment (Due: Lessons Ten
and Fifteen)
Students will create a flashcard about main events (Due: Lesson Thirteen)
Students will write notes in their Elements of Plot notes (Due: Lesson Fourteen)
Students will work in groups of five to film a main event from a story
Formal (Summative)
Setting Project
Students will design and develop a presentation with pictures of at least
three different settings from their own story that they will make up

Students must use some sort of visual, whether it be drawings, a painting,

still photographs, a video, a slideware presentation, computer-generated
images, etc.
Students will be given a rubric to follow
Due: Lesson Seven
Character Project
Students will compose or rewrite theme songs for at least two different
characters in their own story that they will make up
The songs must match the characters and type of characters
Students will be given a rubric to follow
Due: Lesson Seven
Exposition Project
Students will create an exposition for their own story that they will make
up
The exposition must include background information about the setting and
characters that will be necessary to understand the rest of the story
Students will record their exposition as a podcast in Audacity
Students will post their exposition podcast on the class website
Students will be given a rubric to follow
Due: Lesson Nine

Lesson Seven Main Events and Presentations

Week Two Day Two
Lesson Summary:
Main Events and Presentations Students will finish creating the film of a main event.
Students will present their Setting Project and one character theme song from the
Character Project. Introduce Main Events Project. Show the main events films.
Assignments:
In-Class Activities
Students will work in groups to film main events
Due: Today
Journal
Due: Lesson Ten
Vocabulary Cards
Due: Lesson Thirteen
Elements of Plot Notes
Due: Lesson Fourteen
Homework
Projects
Setting Project
Due: Today
Character Project
Due: Today
Exposition Project
Due: Lesson Nine
Main Events Project
Due: Lesson Ten
Standards:
Area: Reading
Sub-Strand 3.0: Literary Response and Analysis
Concept: Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text
Standard 3.3: Compare and contrast motivations and reactions of literary characters
from different historical eras confronting similar situations or conflicts.
Standard 3.4: Analyze the relevance of the setting (e.g., place, time, customs) to the
mood, tone, and meaning of the text.
ISTE Technology Standards Addressed
1. Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct
knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression

2. Communication and Collaboration: Students use digital media and environments to

communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual
learning and contribute to the learning of others.
a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of
digital environments and media
b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety
of media and formats
5. Digital Citizenship: Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to
technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration,
learning, and productivity
6. Technology Operations and Concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of
technology concepts, systems, and operations.
a. Understand and use technology systems
b. Select and use applications effectively and productively
c. Troubleshoot systems and applications
d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies
Lesson Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to
Present their Setting Project
Present one song from their Character Project
Recreate and film main events
Time Allotment and Context:
One fifty-minute class period in the middle of the unit about Elements of Plot
Materials/Resources:
Teacher
Computer
Projector connected to the computer
Program to connect the iPad to the projector
iPads, one for each group of five students, or adjust the groups to accommodate
the number of iPads
iMovie app for the iPads
Main Events Project rubric, one per student
Students
Lined notebook paper
Writing utensils
Setting Project Rubric
Character Project Rubric

Anticipatory Set:
(Let the students finish filming their main events)
Input:

Give the students time to finish filming the main events if they did not finish
yesterday
Have the students present their Setting Projects
Use the rubric that they bring up to grade them
Display their Setting Project pictures on classroom bulletin boards
Have the students present part of one of their songs from the Character Project
Use the rubric that they bring up to grade them
Introduce Main Events Project and hand out rubrics
Students will write at least three main events for their story
Students will film all three main events for their story
Students will edit and add music to the main events
Students will be given a rubric to follow
Due: Lesson Ten

Modeling:

(Presentations and group work)

Guided Practice:
(Presentations and group work)
Independent Practice:
The students will work in groups of four to five to film and edit a main event from a
story
Checking for Understanding:
Ask the students throughout the lesson questions about their Setting Projects and
Character Projects
Closure:

(Presentations will take all of class time)

Student Grouping:
The students will work in groups of four to five to film a main event
The students will be working individually for their presentations
Differentiated Instruction:
ELL and Special Needs Students can
Participate in filming because they can act out their parts
Present modified projects
GATE Students can
Engage in creative thinking due to the open-ended nature of the assignments
Use the extended rubric to work for a higher grade

Assessment:
Formal (Summative)
Setting Project
Students will design and develop a presentation with pictures of at least
three different settings from their own story that they will make up
Students must use some sort of visual, whether it be drawings, a painting,
still photographs, a video, a slideware presentation, computer-generated
images, etc.
Students will be given a rubric to follow
Due: Today
Character Project
Students will compose or rewrite theme songs for three different
characters in their own story that they will make up
The songs must match the characters and type of characters
Students will be given a rubric to follow
Due: Today
Exposition Project
Students will create an exposition for their own story that they will make
up
The exposition must include background information about the setting and
characters that will be necessary to understand the rest of the story
Students will record their exposition as a podcast in Audacity
Students will post their exposition podcast on the class website
Students will be given a rubric to follow
Due: Lesson Nine
Main Events Project
Students will write at least three main events for their story that they will
make up
Students will film all three main events for their story
Students will edit and add music to the main events
Students will be given a rubric to follow
Due: Lesson Ten