Stray

By Cynthia Rylant
PowerPoint Presentation Courtesy of The Rutherford Institute

Pearson Education Inc.

Reading Skill; Make Predictions

A prediction is a developing idea of what will happen next in a story.

A prediction often involves the use of prior knowledge, things that you know or have experienced.

Literary Analysis Plot

Plot is the arrangement of events in a story.

Plot includes the following elements:

Exposition:

introduction of settings, characters, and situation.

Plot includes the following elements:

Conflict:

the storys central problem

Plot includes the following elements:

Rising Action:

events that increase tension

Plot includes the following elements:

Climax:

high point of story, when the storys outcome becomes clear and changes in the character become apparent

Plot includes the following elements:

Falling Action:
climax

events that follow the

timidly

trudged

grudgingly

ignore

exhausted

starvation

Against other sixth graders from your very own classroom

Match the word to the phrase

Youre done OK, whatever

Slowly making headway I wish I were invisible

Whens lunch I cant hear you

Starvation

Match the word to the phrase

Youre done OK, whatever

Slowly making headway I wish I were invisible

Whens lunch I cant hear you

Starvation

Match the word to the phrase

Youre done OK, whatever

Slowly making headway I wish I were invisible

Whens lunch I cant hear you

trudged

Match the word to the phrase

Youre done OK, whatever

Slowly making headway I wish I were invisible

Whens lunch I cant hear you

trudged

Match the word to the phrase

Youre done OK, whatever

Slowly making headway I wish I were invisible

Whens lunch I cant hear you

timidly

Match the word to the phrase

Youre done OK, whatever

Slowly making headway I wish I were invisible

Whens lunch I cant hear you

timidly

Match the word to the phrase

Youre done OK, whatever

Slowly making headway I wish I were invisible

Whens lunch I cant hear you

ignore

Match the word to the phrase

Youre done OK, whatever

Slowly making headway

I wish I were invisible Whens lunch I cant hear you

ignore

Match the word to the phrase

Youre done OK, whatever

Slowly making headway I wish I were invisible

Whens lunch I cant hear you

grudgingly

Match the word to the phrase

Youre done OK, whatever

Slowly making headway I wish I were invisible

Whens lunch I cant hear you

grudgingly

Match the word to the phrase

Youre done OK, whatever

Slowly making headway I wish I were invisible

Whens lunch I cant hear you

exhausted

Match the word to the phrase

Youre done OK, whatever

Slowly making headway I wish I were invisible

Whens lunch I cant hear you

exhausted

Word Study
The Latin suffix ation changes a verb to a noun. It means the condition of being the base word.
In this story, Doriss dad says that Doris should feed the dog or it will die of starvation, or the condition of being hungry or starved.

Writing About The Big Question

Is it true that keeping a dog as a pet is expensive? Use this sentence starter to develop your ideas about the Big Question. Before you decide if you can own a pet you should determine _____________________ .

Background:

Animal Shelters
Animal shelters take in stray and unwanted pets like the dog in Stray. Although they can seem crowded, noisy, and smelly, most shelters have the best interests of the animals at heart.