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Grade 6 English Language Arts · Level 1, Read for Evidence and Meaning

Track Plot and Character Change

Analyze how a story or drama unfolds in episodes and how characters respond, make choices, and change as the plot moves toward resolution.

How the lesson starts: Track Plot and Character Change

1. A dragon who can't fly?

   Meet Ember, a young dragon with one big secret. She is scared of heights. Every other dragon soars over the valley, and Ember hides behind a rock. Today we'll track her story in the order it happens.

2. Ember's story in episodes

   A story unfolds in episodes. First, Ember hides during flying lessons. Then her friend Suri the sparrow offers to help. Next, Ember practices hop glides every evening. Finally, a kite gets stuck in a tall pine, and Ember flies up to free it.

3. Worked example: time words

   Writers don't always tell events in order. Read this. By spring, Ember soared over the pines. On Monday, she hid behind a rock. After that, she practiced hop glides. Follow the time words: Monday comes first, then after that, then spring. Not the biggest event first, the earliest.