Sentence Stopper or Sentence Starter? What are the key words in a story that help us identify if the...

Sentence Stopper or Sentence Stopper or Sentence Starter?Sentence Starter?

What are the key words in a story that help us What are the key words in a story that help us identify if the identify if the plotplot will continue or it will stop will continue or it will stop

moving forward? moving forward?

The The plotplot is the series of events in which each is the series of events in which each event is the result of a previous event and is event is the result of a previous event and is

the cause of the next event.the cause of the next event.

Can you foreshadowCan you foreshadow

ForeshadowingForeshadowing is the author’s use of is the author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in clues to hint at what might happen later in the story. Foreshadowing is used to create the story. Foreshadowing is used to create suspense.suspense.

SuspenseSuspense is the feeling of anxious is the feeling of anxious uncertainty about the events of a storyuncertainty about the events of a story

Sentence Stopper or StarterSentence Stopper or Starter

I will show you a series of sentences or I will show you a series of sentences or paragraphs. I will read them out loud. Pay paragraphs. I will read them out loud. Pay attention for any attention for any key wordskey words that will help that will help you identify whether the plot of this story you identify whether the plot of this story can move forward or if it will stop. can move forward or if it will stop.

Plot stopper or Plot stopper or starter?starter?

Mrs. Mazzotta walked up to him Mrs. Mazzotta walked up to him and handed him a pencil.and handed him a pencil.

Key words?Key words?

Plot stopper or starter?Plot stopper or starter?

As she walked down the hall and turned As she walked down the hall and turned the corner, she glanced suspiciously over the corner, she glanced suspiciously over her shoulder.her shoulder.



While his back was turned, he eyed the While his back was turned, he eyed the partially opened back-pack.partially opened back-pack.



She quickly ran to the bus stop just as the She quickly ran to the bus stop just as the bus was advancing.bus was advancing.


Plot Stopper or Starter?Plot Stopper or Starter?

The dentist smiled, raised his fluffy The dentist smiled, raised his fluffy eyebrows and announced that her teeth eyebrows and announced that her teeth were cavity-free.were cavity-free.


Plot Stopper or Starter?Plot Stopper or Starter?

She begrudgingly read the final words of She begrudgingly read the final words of the final chapter and then closed the book.the final chapter and then closed the book.



With his face and the palms of his hands With his face and the palms of his hands sealed to the glass case, his mouth sealed to the glass case, his mouth drooled like the Niagara Falls as he drooled like the Niagara Falls as he scanned the assortment of warm cookies scanned the assortment of warm cookies and cakes. and cakes.



He trudged across the emerald lawn, He trudged across the emerald lawn, pushing what seemed like a 6,000 pound pushing what seemed like a 6,000 pound lawn mower. Sweat dripped down the front lawn mower. Sweat dripped down the front of his legs creating pools of sticky sweat in of his legs creating pools of sticky sweat in his socks. He came to a well deserved his socks. He came to a well deserved stop as he admired his newly manicured stop as he admired his newly manicured and entirely clipped lawn.and entirely clipped lawn.



The clouds formed like enormous, burnt The clouds formed like enormous, burnt marshmallows. On the horizon, a growl traveled marshmallows. On the horizon, a growl traveled through the thick, warm air until a sudden crack through the thick, warm air until a sudden crack seared across the darkened sky with an ear seared across the darkened sky with an ear shattering pop. Tiny raindrops slowly began to shattering pop. Tiny raindrops slowly began to fall from the sky just as the wind started to swirl fall from the sky just as the wind started to swirl through my hair.through my hair.


These sentences/paragraphs These sentences/paragraphs are from “Seventh Grade”are from “Seventh Grade”

Great rosebushes of red bloomed on Great rosebushes of red bloomed on Victor’s cheeks. A river of nervous sweat Victor’s cheeks. A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms. ran down his palms.

Is this a plot stopper or plot starter? Key Is this a plot stopper or plot starter? Key words?words?


Victor felt eyes staring at him.Victor felt eyes staring at him.



““What is a noun?” “A person, place or thing,” What is a noun?” “A person, place or thing,” said the class in unison.said the class in unison.



Teresa looked up, and their eyes met.Teresa looked up, and their eyes met.



The principal, Mr. Belton, spoke over the The principal, Mr. Belton, spoke over the crackling loudspeaker, welcoming the crackling loudspeaker, welcoming the students to a new year, new experiences, students to a new year, new experiences, and new friendships.and new friendships.

Key words? Key words?


““I think it works,” Michael said.I think it works,” Michael said.



Teresa is going to be my girl this year, he Teresa is going to be my girl this year, he promised himself as he left the gym full of promised himself as he left the gym full of students in their new fall clothes.students in their new fall clothes.



““So you think I should talk to Mrs. Gaines?” So you think I should talk to Mrs. Gaines?” she asked the teacher. “She would know she asked the teacher. “She would know about ballet?”about ballet?”

““She would be a good bet,” the teacher said. She would be a good bet,” the teacher said. Then added, “Or the gym teacher, Mrs. Then added, “Or the gym teacher, Mrs. Garza.Garza.



Mr. Bueller shuffled through the papers on Mr. Bueller shuffled through the papers on his desk. He smiled and hummed as he his desk. He smiled and hummed as he sat down to work.sat down to work.



Mr. Bueller looked at Victor, and Victor Mr. Bueller looked at Victor, and Victor looked back. Oh please, don’t say looked back. Oh please, don’t say anything, Victor pleaded with his eyesanything, Victor pleaded with his eyes

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