Journal
Voices from the Middle
Stop Pretending and Think about Plot
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Grades
5 - 9
Type
Journal
Published
May 2004
Publisher
NCTE
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Description
". . . to make the language of literature useful to readers, students need to practice using academic vocabulary in ways that deepen their understanding of how stories work." To that end, Jago offers a review of Freytag's Pyramid and an example of how work with the concept of plot structure positively affected student understanding and writing.