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Book Report Alternative: Rewind the Plot! Lesson PlanBook Report Alternative: Rewind the Plot! Lesson Plan
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Read Write Think
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6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Book Report Alternative: Rewind the Plot!

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This Book Report Alternative: Rewind the Plot! lesson plan also includes:
  • Plot Powerpoint Presentation
  • Movie Examples
  • Example of a Completed Statement
  • What Will I Read Next
  • Notes on Plot Structure
  • Example of Rewinding the Plot
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Have you ever looked for a new way to teach an old concept? Scholars thinking about the rising action of a story in a whole new perspective. However, Book Report Alternative: Rewind the Plot! challenges readers and allows for much creativity. Book plots take on a new perspective as pupils review them backwards by completing the statement If you read _____, backwards, it's about_____.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

literature, studying literature, responding to literature, novels

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Create other various stems for completing
  • Complete an example together (concept of thinking of plot together may take practice)

Classroom Considerations

  • Does not include novels/text 

Pros

  • Offers a printout for note taking about potential books to read next
  • Lists an online tool to complement the lesson

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.6.3 RL.6.5 RL.6.7 RL.6.9 RL.6.10 RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RL.7.10 RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.4 RL.8.5 RL.8.9 RL.8.10 RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.5 RL.9-10.10a RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.7 RL.11-12.10a RI.6.1 RI.7.1 RI.8.1 RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1 W.6.2.a W.6.6 W.6.8 W.6.9.a W.6.10 W.7.2.a W.7.6 W.7.10 W.8.2.a W.8.6 W.8.8 W.8.10 W.9-10.6 W.9-10.8 W.9-10.10 W.11-12.6 W.11-12.8 W.11-12.10 SL.6.1.a SL.6.1.b SL.6.1.c SL.6.1.d SL.6.5 SL.7.1.a SL.7.1.b SL.7.1.c SL.7.1.d SL.8.1.a SL.8.1.b SL.8.1.c SL.8.1.d SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.1.b SL.9-10.1.c SL.9-10.1.d L.6.4.a L.6.4.d L.6.6 L.7.3.a L.7.4.a L.7.4.d L.7.6 L.8.4.a L.8.4.d L.8.6 L.9-10.4.a L.9-10.4.d L.9-10.6 L.11-12.4.a L.11-12.4.d L.11-12.6

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