Story Webbing

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Assessed Skills from Tennessee Blueprint - 6th Grade

Determine the main ideas of a plot, their causes, how they influence future actions, and how they are resolved.

Determine the author’s purpose for writing a selection (e.g., to inform, to persuade, to entertain, or to share emotions)

Recognize the first person point of view.

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Directions: Describe the setting. List the main characters, the time the story takes place, and the point of view the book is written. Next list one problem from Chapters 1-2 and its solution.

 
Title of the Book
 

 
Setting
  Author's Purpose - to persuade, to inform, to entertain, or to share emotions
Point of View
 
Time
 
Characters
Emberites People of Sparks
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5.		 1.
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Problems - Conflict

 

Solutions - Resolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer Key

Title of the Book - The People of Sparks

Setting - large areas of wilderness, small village with dusty streets and dirt homes

Author's Purpose - to entertain

Point of View - Third person - mostly from the perspective of Lina

Time - Future -Year 241

Characters - 

Emberites
Lina, Doon, Mrs. Murdo, Poppy, Doon's father		 People of Sparks
Torren, Dr. Hestor, Mary Waters, Ben Barlow, Wilmer Dent

Problem - The people from Ember have no where to go.

Solution - After traveling for three days the people from Ember reach the village of Sparks where they are allowed to stay.