JUNIE B JONES AND HER BIG FAT MOUTH

JUNIE B. JONES AND HER BIG FAT MOUTH ACTIVITY Created by: Hannah Reese

Hi my name is Junie B. Jones!

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Click to learn more! Character Take the Quiz! Setting Plot Take the quiz after learning about character, setting, and plot!

WHAT IS A MAIN CHARACTER? The main character is the person, thing, or animal that the story is about. Can you guess who the main character is in Junie B. Jones and her Big Fat Mouth?

WHAT ARE SECONDARY CHARACTERS? The secondary characters make a story more interesting. Secondary characters are not needed and a story could still exist without them. Are there secondary characters in Junie B. Jones and her Big Fat Mouth? Yes? or No?

Click each circle to learn more about my silly goofy friends! MEET MY FRIENDS!

JUNIE B. JONES (ME!)

MRS.

JIM

LUCILLE

GRACE

MOTHER

WHAT IS SETTING? v v Setting is the time and place in which a story occurs. Setting contributes to the plot and mood of a story.

SETTING 101 Setting can occur… room In a class At a characters house At the beach These are j ust a few exam ples of settin g!

YOU TRY! What is the setting in Junie B. Jones and her Big Fat Mouth? A. B. C. Room 9 Junie B. Jones’ House School bus

CORRECT! Room 9 is mostly where the story Junie B. Jones and her Big Fat Mouth takes place. WOW! Good job! You know setting well!

WRONG! Hint: Where is the story mostly taken place at? Let’s t ry aga in!

WHAT IS PLOT? The plot of a story is the series of events that take the reader from the beginning to the end of the story

REMEMBER! There are five elements of plot: 1. Exposition 2. Rising action 3. Falling action 4. Climax 5. Resolution

Can you describe each part of the plot from Junie B. Jones and her Big Fat Mouth? Let’s try!

WHAT IS EXPOSTION? The exposition of a plot is the background information needed to understand the story. Characters and the setting are introduced here.

LE: P M A EX Hood g n i Rid d e R Little xposition e A little girl with a red capes walks through the woods to deliver food to her sick grandmother.

You try! What is the exposition in the story?

WHAT IS THE RISING ACTION? The rising action of a plot is what happens before the climax. The rising action contains troubles for the characters. A problem is introduced.

E: EXAMPL g Hood n i d i R d e Little R ion rising act A wolf comes up to the girl and she tells him she is going to her grandmothers. He suggests she picks some flowers so he can disguise himself and beat her to her grandmother's house.

You Try! What is the rising action in the story?

WHAT IS THE CLIMAX? The climax is where all the action of the story reaches its highest point.

EXAMPLE: Hood g in id R d e Little R climax The girl arrives at her grandmothers and sees the wolf dressed up as her grandmother.

You Try! What is the climax in the story?

WHAT IS THE FALLING ACTION? The falling action of a plot is the events that occur right after the climax.

EXAMPLE: Little Red Riding Hood falling action The wolf eats the little girl.

You Try! What is the falling action in the story?

WHAT IS THE RESOLUTION? The resolution is the end of the falling action and the conclusion of the story. Usually the problem that was introduced in the story is solved!

: EXAMPLE iding R d e R e l t t Li lution Hood reso A man passing by comes by and hears the wolf snoring. He sees what has happened and cuts the wolf open and saves Red and Grandmother.

You Try! What is the resolution in the story?

Quiz Time! Hi friends! Lets see what you have learned about characters, setting, and plot. Good Luck!

Question #1 What is the main character of Junie B. Jones and her Big Fat Mouth? A. Mother B. Junie B. Jones C. Mrs.

CORRECT! Junie B. Jones is the main character. WOW! GOOD JOB!

WRONG! Hint: Who is the story all about? Lets try again!

QUESTION #2 A. B. C. What are the five elements of a plot? setting, main characters, introduction, conclusion, climax introduction, exposition, climax, conclusion, mood exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

CORRECT! The five elements of a plot are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

WRONG! Hint: Setting and mood are both not elements of plot. Lets try again!

QUESTION #3 A. B. C. What is setting? Time and place a story occurs The mood of a story Main characters of a story

CORRECT! The time and place a story occurs is the setting of a story.

WRONG! Hint: The setting is taken place in Room 9. Lets try again!

QUESTION #4 A. B. C. What is plot? Time and place a story occurs The mood of a story series of events that take the reader from the beginning to the end of the story

CORRECT! The series of events that take the reader from the beginning to the end of the story is plot.

Hint: The 5 elements of plot help guide a story so it is fun for readers to read! WRONG!

GOOD JOB FRIENDS! You h ave compl eted the quiz! Y ou all know ever there ything is to know abo settin ut g, chara cters and plot!