Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

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TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

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INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous topic on literary devices

Pupils observe, learn and participate

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EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher explains the meaning of plot, plot development and the stages of plot development

Plot is a sequence of events in a story in which the main character is put into a challenging situation that forces them to make increasingly difficult choices, driving the story toward a climactic event and resolution.

Plot development refers to the arrangement or presentation of events that make up a novel or short story

Stages of plot development

1. Exposition. The exposition establishes characters and setting. This is where the readers are shown what is normal for each character. That way, readers will know what’s wrong when we hit the next step.

2. Inciting Incident. The inciting incident is an event in a story that throws the main character into a challenging situation, changing the ‘normal’ and beginning the story’s movement, either in a positive way or negative way

3. Rising action, or Progressive Complications. This is the largest part of the story, and where most of the conflict takes place. Here’s where you raise the stakes and begin building up to the story’s climax.

4. Dilemma.

This is the most important element, what you’ve been building toward, the moment when a character is put into a situation where they must make an impossible choice.

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5. Climax. This is the big moment! The character’s choice from the dilemma drives the outcome of the conflict.

6. Resolution. The “normal” is being established all over again—but the new normal, incorporating the changes and experiences of your characters.

Pupils observe, learn and participate

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EVALUATION

1. Explain the meaning of Plot

2. Explain the meaning of plot development

3. Outline and discuss all the stages of plot development

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

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CLASS-WORK

As in Evaluation

Pupils observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

As in Evaluation

Pupils participate

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CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commend the pupils