Nov 12
Check out these two activities to help students identify plot patterns in literature. The first practice activity uses television commercials and the second includes snippets from popular novels. These high-interest activities are sure to be a hit with your students. If you are reaching this post without seeing the previous basic plot patterns posts, you …
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Oct 29
Christopher Booker’s book The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories outlines seven plots. One of these seven is “Rebirth.” At the beginning of the “Rebirth” plot, a hero falls under a shadow of dark power. This may be caused by an outside source such as imprisonment, kidnapping, magic spells, illness, and so on. It may also …
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Oct 08
Christopher Booker’s book The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories outlines seven plots. One of these seven is ‘Tragedy.’ Opposite of ‘Overcoming the Monster,’ the hero does not reach his goal. The inner conflict is not solved. The story ends unhappily. To begin with, the hero is part of a community. He has connections and relationships. This …
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Oct 01
Christopher Booker’s book The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories outlines seven plots. One of these seven is ‘Comedy.’ Booker explains comedy as a specific series of events. Not everything that is funny fits into this category. The ‘Comedy” plot begins with a large group of characters. The hero and the heroine can’t get together. Everyone else …
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Sep 24
Christopher Booker’s book The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories outlines seven plots. One of these seven is ‘Voyage and Return.’ In this type of plot, the main character enters another land where normal rules don’t apply. This ‘dream world’ is often very different from his own home. The character must overcome threats. He conquers or …
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Sep 10
Christopher Booker’s book The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories outlines seven plots. One of these seven is ‘The Quest.’ In ‘The Quest’ plot, the main character, along with some companions, sets out to find an important object or priceless treasure. This plot is the most likely to have a group of main characters. The questors might …
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Aug 27
Christopher Booker’s book The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories outlines seven plots. One of these seven is Rags to Riches. In this plot, the main character gains power, wealth, or a mate. At the beginning of the story, the character is clearly at the bottom of the social hierarchy. This character is unhappy but deserves …
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