Monday, Sept. 10: Plot

* Open

* Honors Only: Grammar and Johnson

* Review Story (Ali Baba or other)

* Plot. Focus on
  • Turco's opening sentence (the definition)
  • The difference between the theme thread and plot thread
  • What a subplot is
  • The basic graph of a plot (not in the .pdf...so you need to draw it with the assistance of your teacher)
  • How a writer gets the reader's attention at the outset...important if the book will sell beyond immediate relatives
  • An open vs. a closed ending

* Begin "Into Thin Air" in HRW Elements .pdf (pp. 276-288)

HW: Read half of "Into Thin Air"

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