1. Dramatic Structure
Pleaseprintthisslideshow,followthedirections,
andstapleittoyourreadingresponse.
Literary Response and Analysis Standard 3.5:
Structural Features of Literature

2. Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution
 Setting: Where,
When, & Why
 Main characters:
Protagonist: Name,
Method of Char.
Antagonist: Name,
Method of Char.
 Basic plot:
 Main conflict: Describe event
 Conflict: External or internal
 Character vs: Character
Society
Nature
Turning point: Describe event
Plot Development:
Describe event leading
toward resolution
Main conflict resolved:
Describe event that
resolves conflict in Rising
Action
Protagonist’s role in
resolution: Describe
event
DRAMATICDRAMATICPlotDevelopment/LevelofTension
Time
SS
TT
RR
UU
CC
TT
UU
RR
EE

3. Guidelines
• All plot development events must be described
in 10 words or less
• Creatively format the chart just like it looks on
previous slide
• Provide all literary term headings
• Do not use lined paper
• Must be colorful (add graphics if you want)
• See following examples for ideas

4. PlotDevelopment/LevelofTensionPlotDevelopment/LevelofTension
Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution
SettingSetting::
•Where: WeltonWhere: Welton
Academy, VermontAcademy, Vermont
•When: 1959When: 1959
•Why: The 1950Why: The 1950’s was an’s was an
age of conformityage of conformity
Characterization:Characterization:
•Protagonist: Mr.Protagonist: Mr.
KeatingKeating
•Method: DynamicMethod: Dynamic
•Antagonist: EducationAntagonist: Education
at Weltonat Welton
•Method: StaticMethod: Static
PlotPlot::
•Keating inspires a groupKeating inspires a group
of students to think forof students to think for
themselves.themselves.
Main Conflict:Main Conflict:
•KeatingKeating’s style of teaching clashes with’s style of teaching clashes with
traditional education at Welton.traditional education at Welton.
Type/Kind:Type/Kind:
•External: Character vs. SocietyExternal: Character vs. Society
ClimaxClimax::
•Neil kills himself after theNeil kills himself after the
play.play.
Falling actionFalling action::
Todd is bothered by NeilTodd is bothered by Neil’s’s
death being pinned ondeath being pinned on
Keating.Keating.
ResolutionResolution::
•Keating is fired andKeating is fired and
Todd finally resistsTodd finally resists
authority usingauthority using
transcendentalismtranscendentalism..
TimeTime

5. TRANSITIONAL PAGE

6. Grading Criteria
• Contains labels for both legs of the chart
• Labels all five aspects of dramatic structure
• Contains all literary headings for each aspect of
dramatic structure
• Correctly identifies each answer for the headings
• All plot developments are 10 words or less
• Does not use lined paper
• Colorful
(See next slide for Bloom’s Taxonomy Grading Scale)

7. Higher Order
Thinking Skills
Lower Order
Thinking Skills
Creativity
Bloom
Bloom’sTaxonomy
’sTaxonomy
4.5 to 5/A
3.5 to 4.4/B
2.5 to 3.4/C
1.5 to 2.4/L
.1 to 1.4/K
Write one sentenceWrite one sentence
explaining what you did wellexplaining what you did well
according to the skill beingaccording to the skill being
learned using the languagelearned using the language
of Bloomof Bloom’s taxonomy.’s taxonomy. Then,Then,
write one more sentencewrite one more sentence
explaining what you couldexplaining what you could
do better or differently nextdo better or differently next
time and how you couldtime and how you could
move up one level onmove up one level on
Bloom’s Taxonomy.Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Student
Directions for
Written
Evaluation
0 Errors = 4.5/A to 5/A0 Errors = 4.5/A to 5/A 3 Errors - = 1.5/L to 2.4/L3 Errors - = 1.5/L to 2.4/L
1 Errors = 3.5/B to 4.4/B1 Errors = 3.5/B to 4.4/B 4+ Errors = .1/K to 1.4/K4+ Errors = .1/K to 1.4/K
2 Errors = 2.5/C to 3.4/C2 Errors = 2.5/C to 3.4/C
EvaluationEvaluation
Grading Scale
Reading
Comprehension
Standard 2.3:
Theme and Textual
Evidence

8. Printing Directions
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