Learning Activity

Practicing With Plot (Part 2)

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

5

Overview

Resources include: 

1. YouTube Videos: Pixar Animated Shorts to use with the students. The animated shorts tell a story focusing on the elements of plot (characters, setting, conflict, rising actions, climax, falling actions, and resolution).

2. Plot Diagram 

Students will watch a Pixar Short video and complete the attached plot diagram that focuses on characters, setting, conflict, rising actions, climax, falling actions, and resolution. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the plot in the video by completing the attached plot diagram.

Students will summarize the Pixar Short video story, describing how the plot unfolds, and how the characters respond to challenges/problems using visual evidence.

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.17

Demonstrate comprehension of text by asking and responding to questions about literary elements used in the text.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.5.17

Vocabulary

  • Demonstrate
  • Comprehension
  • Literary elements

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Literary elements within a story include the theme, plot, and point of view.
  • Comprehension can be demonstrated by asking and answering questions about a text.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Ask questions about literary elements used in the text to demonstrate comprehension.
  • Respond to questions about literary elements used in the text to demonstrate comprehension.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • They can show they understood a story they read by asking and answering questions about specific literary elements.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.23

Determine and analyze themes of various culturally-diverse literary texts, supporting analysis with textual evidence.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.5.23

Vocabulary

  • Determine
  • Analyze
  • Themes
  • Culturally-diverse literary text
  • Textual evidence

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text.
  • An author develops a theme by including specific details in the text to help the reader identify and understand the theme.
  • There are common, or universal, themes that frequently appear in literary text.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify the themes of various culturally-diverse literary texts.
  • Analyze the themes of various culturally-diverse literary texts using text evidence.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Literature often includes universal (common) themes, and the author suggests the theme of the text by including particular details about characters or events.
  • They can demonstrate they understood the theme of a story by using text evidence to support their identification.

Phase

During/Explore/Explain
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Students will demonstrate their understanding and comprehension of a video by identifying and explaining the parts of plot.

Students will summarize a story by describing how the plot unfolds throughout the video using visual evidence.

Activity Details

1. Teacher and students will watch a Pixar Short video the teacher chooses using the YouTube link above. (Teacher can present video to the class.) 

2. Pass out or open the plot diagram attached above. You can open the plot diagram attachment in Kami or print it for students to use in class. 

3. Watch the Pixar Short video again, stopping at each part of the plot and filling in the plot diagram as you go. The teacher and students will complete the plot diagram together. 

4. Teacher will walk around to ensure students have completed their plot diagrams over the Pixar Short video.

5. Teacher will then pass out/or have students open the $5.00 Summary. 

Assessment Strategies

Assessment Strategies

The teacher will review the parts of plot (characters, setting, conflict, rising actions, climax, falling actions, and resolution).

The teacher will instruct the students to complete the $5.00 Summary of the Pixar Short video using the information on their plot diagram. 

Students will demonstrate their understanding of the video by completing a $5.00 Summary using the elements of the plot. 

Students must complete the following:

  • Identify the problem 
  • Explain the character rising actions that led to the climax
  • Explain the climax
  • Identify and explain the falling actions that led to the resolution

Background and Preparation

Background / Preparation

1. Look at the YouTube site provided and choose a video to use from the Pixar Short videos available.

2. Make copies of the Plot Diagram sheet attachment above.

3. Make copies of the $5.00 Summary.

Digital Tools / Resources

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj3mvxP__jIgVXI8LbpB0JxGrKSFIpnxp

Approved Date

Owner (Author)

lwilson15
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