Transcript Plot – Conflict

Plot
Conflict
Resolution
PLOT
• A plot is the series of events in a
story.
• Think about what happened first in
the story, what happened next, and
then what happened after that.
• How did the story end?
PLOT SUMMARY
•A plot summary is a
brief retelling of the
major events in a
story.
Frindle
Nick Allen is a 5th grade student that likes to liven things up.
Mrs. Granger, his language arts teacher, tells Nick that we
decide if a word becomes a word by agreeing. Nick decides to
see if this is true. He creates the word FRINDLE to replace the
word pen. He has all of his friends use the word frindle instead
of pen. Mrs. Granger is upset and a “word war” begins. Mrs.
Granger asks Nick to sign and date a white envelope that has a
letter in it that she has written and tells him that the “word
war” will be over when he receives this letter. This conflict
causes a lot of commotion and Nick begins to change. He
begins to be withdrawn and not act like himself. Mrs. Granger
notices and tells Nick that he did not do anything wrong. She
tells him that his idea was a good idea and that she is proud of
him. This was just what Nick needed to hear and he began
being himself again. Ten years later when Nick was in college,
he received a package from Mrs. Granger. In the package
there was a new dictionary, a note, and the white envelope
that he had signed and dated when he was in fifth grade.
The note told Nick to look on page 541 of the
dictionary and when he did, he saw the word
“Frindle”. Next he opened the white envelope and
read the letter from Mrs. Granger. He realized that
she had actually been helping the word “frindle”
become a word by opposing it. Nick knew that his
idea was successful and the “word war” was now
over.
Exposition
Exposition introduces the reader to the
characters. It also includes the setting – the
location and time in which a story takes place.
“Frindle” Exposition
Nick Allen – the protagonist of the story, student at Lincoln
Elementary school in Westfield, New Hampshire.
Mrs. Granger – the antagonist of the story, only 5th grade
Language Arts teacher at Lincoln Elementary
Mrs. Chatham - the principal at Lincoln Elementary school
and referred to as the black queen
Mr. & Mrs. Allen – Nick’s parents who are secretly pleased
with their son. Mrs. Allen was also referred to as the white
queen
Janet Fisk – a friend of Nick’s, who also helped him with the
peep sounds in 4th grade
Judy Morgan – the newspaper reporter for the Westfield
Gazette
Bud Lawrence – successful business man who creates
“Frindle” products that are a successful investment for him
and Nick Allen
Mrs. Alice Lunderson- tv reporter
CONFLICT
The conflict is the
struggle or
problem faced by
the characters in a
story.
Types of Conflicts
Type of Conflict
Explanation
Person vs Person A conflict between the
Protagonist and
antagonist
Example
Nick and Mrs. Granger
develop a “word war”
over the word “Frindle”
that Nick creates.
Person vs Nature
A girl is stranded on an
A conflict in which a
person struggles against island and has to find food
and water.
the forces of nature
Person vs
A conflict in which a
character struggles with
his own conscience or
feelings
Self
A man has committed a
crime. He is tormented by
guilt and must decide
whether to confess.
A Plot’s Rising Action
A plot’s rising action is
made up of events that
build the reader’s interest,
often by presenting the
protagonist of the story
with challenges.
• Nick remembers that when he was young that he
said, “gawala” instead of music. He decides to
challenge Mrs. Granger by making up the word
“Frindle” to take the place of pen.
• Nick meets with Mrs. Granger and has to stand his
ground with the word “frindle” without being
disrespectful to Mrs. Granger and she has him sign
an envelope.
• Nick meets Judy Morgan and she does not realize she
is talking to him when she is asking questions about
Nick.
• Nick is confronted by his parents when Mrs. Chatham
the principal comes to his home for a visit.
• The caption in the newspaper article reads: Local 5th
Grader says,”Move over Mr. Webster” and his parents
ask him what the meaning of this is.
Foreshadowing
When events that occur as part of the rising action hint
at events that will occur later in the story, it is called
foreshadowing.
• Nick signs and dates the white
envelope for Mrs. Granger
• The headline reads “ Local 5th Grader
says “Move over Mr. Webster”
CLIMAX of the Story
This is the moment in which the main
characters address the conflict. The climax
of the story is usually the most exciting part
of the story. The scene in which the
confrontation takes place would be the
climax of the story.
The Falling Action
Events that occur after
the climax are called
the falling action.
RESOLUTION
The resolution, or the solving of the
story’s problem usually explains how
the story’s conflict was resolved and
how the different characters were
affected.
Often, a resolution will explain how the
protagonist has been changed by the
events of the story.
“Frindle” - Resolution
The resolution was when Nick received a brand
new dictionary that had the word “Frindle” in
it and the white envelope that he had signed
and dated when he was in fifth grade.
• It was ten years after he
was in fifth grade when he
received it. He realized
that Mrs. Granger had
been helping the word
“frindle” all along. He
knew that now the “word
war” was over.