ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVES:

PLOT (CHRONOLOGICAL-
SEQUENTIAL,
EN MEDIAS RES, FLASHBACK)
Review the story
What character trait do you
think Androcles shows in the
story?
Task 4: Graph me Up!

Complete this organizer with the

setting and characters from our
previous story about
Androcles and the Lion.
 Title:
_______ Characters:
Setting: *___________
________ *___________
*___________
________ *___________
TASK 5:
ORAL READING FLUENCY
PRACTICE
Get your partner. Take turns in reading
several paragraphs from the story. Have a
partner time your reading for one minute.
Copy the following chart on your paper,
then fill it with the number of words
you read. Record it on the chart.
Read the passage the second and third
time. Have your partner do the same
procedure and record your progress.
Name: ___________________ Date: _________

Number of Words Read in One Minute

First Reading Second Reading Third Reading

___________
Let’s Study This
Analyzing Story Plot
The plot is one of the elements of a
narrative. It consists of several events.
The events tell the action and conflict
that leads to its climax and conclusion.
It is the storyline plan or scheme.
The plot may be presented through
literary devices such as the following:
1. Chronological-sequential
arrangement of events. This is the
normal way as shown by the
following story mountain.
 Climax: Shows the highest
point of interest, suspense,
and turning point of the
story.

Rising Action: Introduces

Falling Action: Shows how
and develops conflict/
the characters solve the
main problem faced by the
problem/ conflict or ties
character/s
up loose ends

Exposition: Provides
background information, Resolution: Shows how
setting, and information things end up in the story
about the characters
2.En medias res. This is a Latin phrase
which means “into the middle of things”.
Unlike the direct narration pattern of
story events, another related story is
narrated inside the main plotline.
It is narrating from the midpoint rather
than the beginning- usually opening
with a dramatic action rather than the
exposition.
3. Flashback. This device presents to the
reader all or most of the events that have taken
place before the events that are currently
unfolding in the story. The events may be past
narratives by characters of their dreams or
memories to create a background to the present
situation, place or person. These may be
placed at the beginning or may be inserted into
the normal chronological order
Let’s Do This
Groufie:
Group yourselves into 4
groups. Do a presentation of
the plot using the
chronological-sequential
arrangement of events .
Let’s Do
More
Ready, Set, Graph
Choose any story below.
Evaluate the narrative to show
the plot using the elements
you’ve learned.
1. “Eleven”
2. “Androcles and the Lion”
Let’s
Remember
This
The plot is one of the elements of a narrative. It
consists of several events. The events
tell the action and conflict that leads to its climax
and conclusion. It is the storyline plan
or scheme.
The plot may be presented through literary
devices such as:
Chronological sequential arrangement of
events, en medias res and flashback.
Let’s Test
Ourselves
Task 5: Testing… 1,2,3!
Identify which element of the narrative are
the following sentences. Write the
correct number corresponding to the
event.
1- Exposition 5- Resolution
2- Rising Action 6- En medias res
3- Climax 7- Flashback
4- Falling Action
___1. The real owner of the dirty sweater
eventually admitted that it was hers.
___2. Mrs. Price put the dirty sweater on
Rachel to shame her.
___3. It happened, in ancient times that a
slave named Androcles escaped from his
master and fled into the forest.
___4. Plucking up courage, he seized hold of
the thorn and drew it out of the lion’s paw, who
roared with pain when the thorn came out.
___5. The emperor of Rome was in the royal
box that day and gave the signal for the
lion to come out and attack Androcles.
___6. Just then he heard a lion near him
moaning, and groaning and at times roaring
terribly.
___7. The emperor summoned Androcles
to him. So, Androcles told the emperor how
the lion showed its gratitude for his having
relieved it of the thorn.
___8. Rachel remembered the look in her
classmates’ eyes as they ridiculed her in
front of the class.
___9. Thereupon, the emperor pardoned
Androcles and ordered his master to set
him
free. While the lion was taken back into
the forest and let loose and enjoy freedom
once more.
___10. Belle and the Beast lived happily
ever after.
Try
this
task
Using the elements of the narratives that you’ve
learned these past few days, prepare a short
narrative about your recent adventure or any
memorable activity you did with a friend or their
family.