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Rising and falling actions are big parts of how a plot moves through the course of a story, narrative, or novel. Youngsters use examples from their texts as they examine where the action rises and falls in the book, How My Parents Learned to Eat. Graphic organizers are used to aid throughout the process, both when the activity is completed as a class and individually. 

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plot, plot elements, falling action, literary elements, rising action

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falling action, plot, rising action, english language arts
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Grade
3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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Text-to-Speech
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Common Core

RL.3.1 RL.3.2 RL.3.10 RI.3.7 RF.3.4.a RF.3.4.c SL.3.2 L.3.4.a L.3.5.a L.3.5.b L.3.6

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