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When an author writes a story, the author chooses CHARACTERS to star in
the
story. |
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As you read the story, you identify those CHARACTERS and get to know
them. Understanding the CHARACTERS helps you
to follow the PLOT. |
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I
myself had two separate encounters with witches
before I was eight years old. From the first I escaped
unharmed, but on the second occasion I was
not so
lucky. Things happened to me that will
probably make
you scream when you read about them.
The main
CHARACTER in
this story is an
orphaned boy who
lives with his
grandmother.
As you read the story you get to
know them. Their adventures
make up the PLOT.
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The PLOT is the
storyline of the book. It includes all of the adventures, problems,
and solutions in which the CHARACTERS are involved. |
Beezus felt that the biggest
problem with
four-year-old Ramona was that she was just
plain
exasperating. If Ramona drank lemonade through
a straw, she blew into the straw as hard as she
could to see what would happen. If she played
with
finger paints in the front yard, she wiped her
hands on the neighbors' cat.
The author
is developing a story around 2
CHARACTERS
named
Beezus and
Ramona. As the
author tells the
story, the
PLOT is
developed. Understanding both PLOT
and
CHARACTERS
will allow you to enjoy reading.
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Authors
introduce CHARACTERS as the PLOT is developed. |
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the books for practice.
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