Mother and Daughter by Gary Soto How do

“Mother and Daughter” by Gary Soto How do characters affect plot? © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

CCSS. ELA-Literacy. RL. 7. 3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e. g. , how setting shapes the characters or plot). © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

Essential Question: How do characters affect plot? © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

w e i Elements of a Story v e R • Characters- the people or animals in a story • Setting- time and place • Conflict- the struggle between characters • Plot- the events that make up a story • Theme- a truth about life revealed in a work of literature © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

Think of a familiar story. Examples: – Little Red Riding Hood – The Three Pigs Retell the plot in 2 minutes or less. © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

State the main character’s traits in 1015 words. © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

Discuss: How would the plot change if the character’s traits were different? © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

Activating Strategy Think of mothers and daughters on TV. Name 3 sets. How do they interact? Snow White and her evil stepmother 4 minutes That’s who I was thinking of. Now I can’t use that! © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers End

Vocabulary: • • • Matinee- a daytime movie Antics- amusing behavior Meager- lean, inadequate Sophisticated- advanced, modern Tirade- a long, angry speech © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

Character Traits • Character trait- all the aspects of a person's behavior and attitudes that make up the personality. • How would you describe YOU? Hopeless? Serious? Proper? Fortunate? Graceful Jot down 16 descriptive words to describe you (…or someone you know…or Beyonce…) on your worksheet. © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

Do people’s personality traits affect the events of their lives? 4 minutes In what way? End DISCUSS. © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

How does a character’s traits affect the plot? DISCUSS. © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers 4 minutes End

How do characters affect plot? r e w s n A e l p Sam Characters are central to the story’s plot and therefore affect the plot. Imagine a short story’s plot is about a robbery. Whether the thief is bold or scared will affect the plot. Perhaps the robbery will be successful. Perhaps the robbery will fail. Much of this depends on the thief- his personality, his decisions, and his actions. In this way, a plot is affected by the characters. © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

Begin reading the story “Mother and Daughter. ” Stop at the point in the story where Yollie’s party is mentioned. © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers Banners by P B and J Clip Art

Is Yollie close to her mother? What evidence leads you to this conclusion? © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

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Write out four events of the story. The first one has been done for you. 1. Mrs. Moreno dyes Yollie’s old dress black. 2. 3. 4. © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

Finish reading “Mother and Daughter. ” © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

Dis s s cu “Mother and Daughter” What does Mrs. Moreno do for the party? What does this reveal about Mrs. M? © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

Complete the questions on the worksheet. © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

Challenge Why is “Mother and Daughter” a better title than “A Black Dress”? ©

One Student’s Response Why is “Mother and Daughter” a better title than “A Black Dress”? Although this story involves a black dress, it is the relationship between a mother and daughter that is truly important. This story shows how this mother and daughter love each other and are willing to make sacrifices. “Mother and Daughter” is a more fitting title. © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

EXIT TICKET: How does one of the characters in “Mother and Daughter” affect the plot? © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers

How does one of the characters in “Mother and Daughter” affect the plot? er w s n a e l p m Sa Mrs. Moreno’s character affects the plot in “Mother and Daughter. ” Had this been a different character, the story would have been different. For example, Mrs. Moreno is a compassionate person. Even though she cannot afford a new dress, she tries to find a way to help her daughter attend the dance in a new-looking dress. Another (less compassionate) character might have told her daughter that she could just stay home. The story would have ended quite differently (without the dye running and Yollie’s embarrassment. ) Still another (less emotionally stable) mother might have allowed her daughter to talk her into using their money on a dress. Yollie might have had fun at the dance, been an spoiled teenager and might have repelled the boy. This would have ended the story differently, too. © Kim Kroll Teachers. Pay. Teachers Mrs. Moreno’s character was important to the story,