Activity Overview
A common use for Storyboard That is to help students create a plot diagram of the events from a novel. Not only is this a great way to teach the parts of the plot, but it reinforces major events and help students develop greater understanding of literary structures.
Students can create a storyboard capturing the narrative arc of The Giver with a six-cell storyboard containing the major parts of the plot diagram. For each cell, have students create a scene that follows the story in the sequence using; Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Create a visual plot diagram of The Giver.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Separate the story into the Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.
- Create an image that represents an important moment or set of events for each of the story components.
- Write a description of each of the steps in the plot diagram.
Lesson Plan Reference
- [ELA-Literacy/RL/8/2] Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text
- [ELA-Literacy/RL/8/5] Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style
- [ELA-Literacy/RL/8/10] By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient 25 Points | Emerging 21 Points | Beginning 17 Points | Try Again 13 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptive and Visual Elements | Cells have many descriptive elements, and provide the reader with a vivid representation. | Cells have many descriptive elements, but flow of cells may have been hard to understand. | Cells have few descriptive elements, or have visuals that make the work confusing. | Cells have few or no descriptive elements. |
| Grammar/Spelling | Textables have three or fewer spelling/grammar errors. | Textables have four or fewer spelling/grammar errors. | Textables have five or fewer spelling/grammar errors. | Textables have six or more spelling/grammar errors. |
| Evidence of Effort | Work is well written and carefully thought out. Student has done both peer and teacher editing. | Work is well written and carefully thought out. Student has either teacher or peer editing, but not both. | Student has done neither peer, nor teacher editing. | Work shows no evidence of any effort. |
| Plot | All parts of the plot are included in the diagram. | All parts of the plot are included in the diagram, but one or more is confusing. | Parts of the plot are missing from the diagram, and/or some aspects of the diagram make the plot difficult to follow. | Almost all of the parts of the plot are missing from the diagram, and/or some aspects of the diagram make the plot very difficult to follow. |
How To Teach the Narrative Arc Using Storyboards
Lead a Class Activity to Find the Main Points of Action in The Giver
Students will likely find the book enjoyable to read but could still use some help understanding the main points of action in the story. Scaffold for students as you help them to do this.
Help Students Put the Main Points on the Storyboard
After students understand what the main points of action are in the story, they can place them on a storyboard to depict the narrative arc. For struggling students, you can have the events labeled for them and they simply need to manipulate them where they belong.
Describe and Illustrate
Students should describe and illustrate each moment of the narrative arc to complete their storyboard. Help students as needed.
Frequently Asked Questions about The Giver Plot Diagram
What is the narrative arc?
The narrative arc is the flow of the plot line in a story. Just what it sounds like, it starts at the bottom, and flows up the mountain as the action heats up. The story reaches the top with the climax, and then goes back down the hill as the action subsides and the conflicts are all resolved.
How can a student depict the narrative arc?
Using a plot diagram or storyboard, students can explore the exposition and rising action up the mountain, put the climax at the top, and then the falling action and resolution go down the other side.
What is the most important element of the narrative arc?
Although all of the elements of the narrative arc are important, the climax is the most important because after this moment nothing else is the same for the characters.
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