{"id":6360,"date":"2018-08-06T01:48:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T05:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=6360"},"modified":"2025-07-28T20:51:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T00:51:21","slug":"basic-plot-patterns-in-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=6360","title":{"rendered":"Basic Plot Patterns in Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6360\" class=\"elementor elementor-6360\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19abdab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19abdab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-904fd11\" data-id=\"904fd11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44cc08e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44cc08e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5edebec\" data-id=\"5edebec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-935fe78\" data-id=\"935fe78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163f830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"163f830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plot-patterns-in-literature.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14096\" alt=\"Basic Plot Patterns in Literature\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plot-patterns-in-literature.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plot-patterns-in-literature-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plot-patterns-in-literature-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plot-patterns-in-literature-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plot-patterns-in-literature-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plot-patterns-in-literature-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-90f3c54\" data-id=\"90f3c54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60415e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b60415e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How many basic plot patterns are there in literature?<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Depends on whom you ask.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some scholars say three. Others list twenty. Georges Polti charted thirty-six dramatic situations. Kurt Vonnegut famously sketched a single narrative \u201cshape\u201d on a chalkboard. And Christopher Booker, in his epic book <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, organizes all stories into seven timeless categories.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f39ea39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f39ea39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a00c895\" data-id=\"a00c895\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e1151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c9d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44c9d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While we won\u2019t settle the debate here, we <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">will<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> explore the seven plot types Booker proposes\u2014and use them to build student-friendly tools that make narrative structure more visible, relatable, and teachable.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb669d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bb669d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What This Series Helps Students Do<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This blog series is all about giving students the tools to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">see how stories are structured and why that matters<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">spot the patterns that drive plot development<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">dig deeper into characters and conflicts<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">strengthen their comprehension, writing, and classroom discussions<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Whether <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">you&#8217;re<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> teaching <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Lightning Thief<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Esperanza Rising<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, or <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wonder<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, your students will start to see stories as structured journeys\u2014each with its <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">own<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> rhythm, stakes, and payoff.<\/span><\/p><h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udcda What Are the Seven Basic Plot Patterns in Literature?<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Each post in the series explores one of Booker\u2019s seven structures using familiar texts, classroom activities, and printable organizers:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f958a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a0f958a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Plot Type<\/th>\n      <th>Description<\/th>\n      <th>Examples<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Overcoming the Monster<\/td>\n      <td>a hero faces and defeats a powerful threat<\/td>\n      <td>Hatchet by Gary Paulsen,  Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Shrek by William Steig<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Rags to Riches<\/td>\n      <td>a poor protagonist rises\u2014then faces a loss and transformation<\/td>\n      <td>Cinderella by Charles Perrault, Aladdin by Antoine Galland (adapted), Matilda by Roald Dahl, Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>The Quest<\/td>\n      <td>a journey toward a goal with trials along the way<\/td>\n      <td>Percy Jackson and the Olympians (The Lightning Thief) by Rick Riordan, The Giver by Lois Lowry, Holes by Louis Sachar<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Voyage and Return<\/td>\n      <td>a character ventures out, grows, and returns changed<\/td>\n      <td>The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Comedy<\/td>\n      <td>misunderstandings and obstacles resolved in a happy ending<\/td>\n      <td>Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, Toy Story by John Lasseter (film)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Tragedy<\/td>\n      <td>the downfall of the protagonist due to flaws or fate<\/td>\n      <td>Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Rebirth<\/td>\n      <td>a dark moment transforms a character into someone new<\/td>\n      <td>A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, Auggie & Me by R.J. Palacio, The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a117a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8a117a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Handout<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1969fcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1969fcf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0239975\" data-id=\"0239975\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7614a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a7614a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/literacy\/booker\/bookerintro.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"basic plot patterns in literature - organizers\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc698d6\" data-id=\"fc698d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ddd5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41ddd5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Each post will also include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">discussion questions for deeper analysis<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">examples from <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">children&#8217;s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and YA literature<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">defined terms and genre-specific structures<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a printable organizer to help students map the plot<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a booklet-style cover to use as a year-round reference<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d0d335 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9d0d335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/literacy\/booker\/plots.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6d865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c6d865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Teaching plot patterns isn\u2019t just about checking a standard\u2014it\u2019s about helping students become stronger readers and writers. When students understand how stories are built, everything starts to click.<\/p><ul><li>\u00a0It boosts comprehension by helping students follow the flow of events<\/li><li>It supports writing by showing how to build a story from conflict to resolution<\/li><li>It deepens understanding of theme and character development<\/li><li>And yes\u2014it hits key Common Core standards, including:<\/li><\/ul><p>RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.5, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.5, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.5<\/p><h3>Kick Things Off<\/h3><p>Ready to dive in? Start with the Overcoming the Monster post\u2014or download the introductory handout, which includes:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>links to all seven plot posts<\/li><li>a booklet cover for students<\/li><li>extra resources for teaching plot patterns<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\ud83d\udc49 Grab the free handout here \u00bb<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26bdbd elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f26bdbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/literacy\/booker\/plots.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a202247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a202247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;\">\ud83d\udcda A Literary Spark<\/span><\/p><div><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cA story helps us remember what we didn&#8217;t know we had forgotten.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014E. L. 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The Quest Plot Structure\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5cc863\" data-id=\"c5cc863\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adceed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"adceed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=6407\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/literacy\/booker\/Voyage-and-Return.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"basic plot patterns in literature - Voyage and Return Plot Structure\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ff4afe\" data-id=\"9ff4afe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c97be5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c97be5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=6401\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/literacy\/booker\/Comedy.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"basic plot patterns in literature - 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Activities to Teach Different Plot Patterns\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfd4bd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfd4bd2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42015e0\" data-id=\"42015e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee9f19e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee9f19e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"644\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2320\" alt=\"Gay Miller\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png 644w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-600x637.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d69fc7\" data-id=\"1d69fc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abb2c1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abb2c1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51b2382\" data-id=\"51b2382\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many basic plot patterns are there in literature? 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