- Definition
The plot is simply what happens in a story, the order of events that make up the beginning, middle, and end.
In 'The Three Little Pigs,' the plot is the pigs building houses, the wolf blowing them down, and the pigs finding safety together.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: The plot is like the path you follow in a board game, with a start, a middle, and an end.
Ask your child: What happens first, next, and last in this story?
Common mix-up: Kids might think the plot is just one thing that happens. The plot is the whole sequence of events that make up the story, like beads on a string.
Examples
- The plot of a movie is all the things that happen from beginning to end.
- Telling a friend what you did at recess is describing the plot of your playtime.
plot is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
- Grade 1 The Arts
- Grade 4 Language Arts
- Grade 5 Language Arts
- Grade 2 Mathematics
- Grade 4 Mathematics
+14 more mentions across the curriculum
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