authors craft plot structure\nthe series of events that make up the action in a story is called the plot…

authors craft plot structure\nthe series of events that make up the action in a story is called the plot. events often occur in separate scenes that have their own beginnings, middles, and ends. the scenes add details and help to explain the conflicts, or obstacles, that characters face in the story. usually, the conflicts build until they reach a climax, or point of greatest tension. as tension decreases, the resolution unfolds and the story ends.\nauthors may use plot devices to help develop the conflict in interesting ways. a flashback is a plot device that interrupts the present action of a story in the form of a memory, a dream, or an actual shift in time. flashbacks provide additional information about one or more characters, or another aspect of the plot. they are often an important part of the thematic development of a story.\ndirections: read the passage below. then, answer the questions that follow.\nbecause asha is my best friend, i agreed to let her use my car to run an errand. i told her i had to leave for work at 5:00. she promised to be back by then. at 5:15, she still had not returned. i was furious! is this how she repays me for my kindness? finally, at 5:30, she pulled into the driveway. im sorry im late, she said. i spent the whole afternoon at the tire shop. one of your tires had a nail in it, and it was going flat. dont worry, though. i had it fixed for you. i felt ashamed of myself for not trusting my friend. i called my boss and told her id be a little late because of car trouble.\n1. what can you tell about the characters from details in the story?\nspeaker: \nasha: \n2. what conflict is presented in the plot? \n3. how do the characters deal with the conflict? what do they learn?\na. asha feels ashamed that she is late, and the speaker gets angry about the flat tire. they learn to keep their promises.\nb. the speaker gets angry and then feels ashamed when she learns why asha is late. they learn to be honest and forgiving.\n4. does the passage contain a flashback? explain your answer.

authors craft plot structure\nthe series of events that make up the action in a story is called the plot. events often occur in separate scenes that have their own beginnings, middles, and ends. the scenes add details and help to explain the conflicts, or obstacles, that characters face in the story. usually, the conflicts build until they reach a climax, or point of greatest tension. as tension decreases, the resolution unfolds and the story ends.\nauthors may use plot devices to help develop the conflict in interesting ways. a flashback is a plot device that interrupts the present action of a story in the form of a memory, a dream, or an actual shift in time. flashbacks provide additional information about one or more characters, or another aspect of the plot. they are often an important part of the thematic development of a story.\ndirections: read the passage below. then, answer the questions that follow.\nbecause asha is my best friend, i agreed to let her use my car to run an errand. i told her i had to leave for work at 5:00. she promised to be back by then. at 5:15, she still had not returned. i was furious! is this how she repays me for my kindness? finally, at 5:30, she pulled into the driveway. im sorry im late, she said. i spent the whole afternoon at the tire shop. one of your tires had a nail in it, and it was going flat. dont worry, though. i had it fixed for you. i felt ashamed of myself for not trusting my friend. i called my boss and told her id be a little late because of car trouble.\n1. what can you tell about the characters from details in the story?\nspeaker: \nasha: \n2. what conflict is presented in the plot? \n3. how do the characters deal with the conflict? what do they learn?\na. asha feels ashamed that she is late, and the speaker gets angry about the flat tire. they learn to keep their promises.\nb. the speaker gets angry and then feels ashamed when she learns why asha is late. they learn to be honest and forgiving.\n4. does the passage contain a flashback? explain your answer.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  1. Speaker: Agrees to let friend use car, gets angry when friend is late. Asha: Uses friend's car, has car trouble (flat tire), fixes it.
  2. Conflict: Asha is late returning the car, speaker is angry.
  3. The speaker gets angry and then feels ashamed when she learns why Asha is late. They learn to be honest and forgiving. So the answer is b.
  4. No, the passage does not contain a flashback. A flashback interrupts the present action with a memory, dream, or time - shift. This passage is in chronological order (speaker leaves for work at 5:00, Asha is late, Asha explains at 5:30).

Answer:

  1. Speaker: Agrees to let friend use car, gets angry when friend is late. Asha: Uses friend's car, has car trouble (flat tire), fixes it.
  2. Conflict: Asha is late returning the car, speaker is angry.
  3. b.
  4. No, the passage does not contain a flashback. A flashback interrupts the present action with a memory, dream, or time - shift. This passage is in chronological order (speaker leaves for work at 5:00, Asha is late, Asha explains at 5:30).