Plot & Cliffhangers

Objective: SWBAT compose a text with relevant and specific details.

• I can compose (write) a text with relevant and specific details.
• I can identify plot.
• I can identify the stages of plot.
• I can differentiate between the stages of plot.

Writing Response: What do you think happened to Martin at the end of "The Elevator"?

To Do:
1) Independent Reading
2) Reading Journal
3) Discuss the events of "The Elevator"
4) Discuss the concept of cliffhanger
    - Why would an author end their story with a cliffhanger?
    - What affect does a cliffhanger have on its audience? On you?
5) Provide an example of a cliffhanger using the last page of a Spider-Man comic
6) In small groups, students will brainstorm and compose a short (3-paragraph) cliffhanger story
    - Paragraph 1: Exposition
    - Paragraph 2: Rising Action
    - Paragraph 3: Climax