Two of my reading groups finished their novels just before the break. The first group finished
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit and the second group finished
The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen. After finishing, we do a lesson on story structure. I use the basic pyramid that you can find all over.
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| Story Pyramid |
I have them take notes in their Reading Notebooks first, then have them create their own story pyramids using their novels. It is expected that they combine the parts of the story with citations from the book. I also ask them to use images with each part of their pyramid. I give them a copy of this rubric:
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| Story Pyramid Rubric |
Some of them turn out really wonderful. Here is one from
Tuck Everlasting...
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| Tuck Everlasting Story Pyramid |
And here are three from
The Devil's Arithmetic...
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| Devil's Arithmetic Story Pyramid 1 |
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| Devil's Arithmetic Story Pyramid 2 |
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| Devil's Arithmetic Story Pyramid 3 |
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