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    The document discusses a short story titled "The Breakaway". It provides context about the title, which refers to a fast break in basketball. It also discusses the author's purpose, which is to entertain. The genre is realistic fiction and it is told from a third person limited point of view. The setting involves a basketball court and a character's home in the present day. Key events in the plot include the main character getting injured, falling into a slump, and eventually being helped by his sister to turn his life around.

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    Breakaway

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    The document discusses a short story titled "The Breakaway". It provides context about the title, which refers to a fast break in basketball. It also discusses the author's purpose, which is to entertain. The genre is realistic fiction and it is told from a third person limited point of view. The setting involves a basketball court and a character's home in the present day. Key events in the plot include the main character getting injured, falling into a slump, and eventually being helped by his sister to turn his life around.

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    The document discusses a short story titled "The Breakaway". It provides context about the title, which refers to a fast break in basketball. It also discusses the author's purpose, which is to entertain. The genre is realistic fiction and it is told from a third person limited point of view. The setting involves a basketball court and a character's home in the present day. Key events in the plot include the main character getting injured, falling into a slump, and eventually being helped by his sister to turn his life around.

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    Breakaway

    Uploaded by

    Bea Dela Cruz
    The document discusses a short story titled "The Breakaway". It provides context about the title, which refers to a fast break in basketball. It also discusses the author's purpose, which is to entertain. The genre is realistic fiction and it is told from a third person limited point of view. The setting involves a basketball court and a character's home in the present day. Key events in the plot include the main character getting injured, falling into a slump, and eventually being helped by his sister to turn his life around.

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    Some of the key takeaways are that the story is about a basketball player named Justin who gets injured and falls into a slump, but then his sister Kiki helps him get back on track.

    The title 'The Breakaway' refers to a fast break in basketball, which is when a player separates from others and races toward the basket to score.

    Justin was originally a great basketball player but got injured, which ended his career and caused him to fall into a slump. However, with the help of his sister Kiki, he is able to begin turning his life around.

    THE BREAKAWAY

    A SHORT NARRATIVE
    READING SKILL SHEET REVIEW

    SHAPIRO.2015
    THE BREAKAWAY

    READ THE SHORT STORY


    QUIETLY & INDIVIDUALLY.
    THEN, WE READ AS A WHOLE CLASS.

    SHAPIRO.2015
    THE BREAKAWAY

    What does the title mean in


    basketball?

    SHAPIRO.2015
    THE fast break

    SHAPIRO.2015
    Fast Break or Breakaway
    When a player separates himself from the rest
    of the players down the court and races
    towards the basket to score!

    A FAST BREAK REQUIRES 2 TEAMMATES TO HELP


    EACH OTHER SPEED DOWN THE COURT AND
    EVENTUALLY SCORE.

    SHAPIRO.2015
    THE BREAKAWAY
    How does this title CORRELATE to
    how Justin’s LIFE changes during the
    course of the narrative?

    SHAPIRO.2015
    Author’s Purpose
    The author’s purpose of writing the short
    narrative entitled THE BREAKAWAY is to
    entertain.

    The GENRE is fiction, and the subgenre is


    Realistic Fiction.

    The narrator’s POV is: 3rd -person limited


    SHAPIRO.2015
    Author’s Purpose
    This story is meant to ENTERTAIN.

    The GENRE, meaning the category of writing, is


    fiction. FICTION = PRETEND.
    The subgenre, a genre(category) within the Genre
    of Fiction, is Realistic Fiction.
    EVEN THOUGH THIS STORY IS PRETEND, IT HAS A
    REALISTIC CONTEXT.

    The narrator’s POV is: 3-person limited

    SHAPIRO.2015
    Author’s Purpose
    This story is meant to ENTERTAIN.

    The narrator’s POV is: 3RD person limited

    THE STORY IS TOLD FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF


    A NARRATOR WHO IS NOT PART OF THE STORY
    (3RD PERSON).
    THE NARRATOR DOES NOT DESCRIBE THE
    THOUGHTS OF THE CHARACTERS, SO IT’S
    LIMITED.

    SHAPIRO.2015
    STORYBOARD
    PICK 8 SCENES THAT STAND OUT IN THE STORY
    IN YOUR MIND.

    THIS IS IMAGERY.

    DRAW(ILLUSTRATE IT) AND DESCRIBE IT BELOW.

    SHAPIRO.2015
    SUMMARY OF THE TEXT
    USING 8 SENTENCES, ONE PER PARAGRAPH OF
    THE STORY, HIGHLIGHT THE KEY EVENTS AND
    OVERALL THEME OF THIS SHORT STORY.

    SHAPIRO.2015
    SUMMARY OF THE TEXT
    POTENTIAL KEY IDEAS:
    1. Justin was a great basketball player.
    2. He had his future planned.
    3. He was injured.
    4. He fell into a slump; things fell apart.
    5. His sister Kiki came home from college.
    6. Kiki helps her brother bounce back!

    SHAPIRO.2015
    Storyboard Samples

    SHAPIRO.2015
    Basketball storyboards

    SHAPIRO.2015
    Setting
    Where does the narrative take place?

    LOCATION(S) – basketball court, home

    ERA (DATE) – present day

    SHAPIRO.2015
    Setting
    Where does the narrative take place?

    The setting of THE BREAKAWAY revolves


    around the basketball court and Justin’s
    home. It takes place in the present or
    modern day.

    SHAPIRO.2015
    How does the story unfold?
    The events in a story, from beginning, middle, to
    the end, is called THE PLOT.

    Many events compose the plot of a story.

    We can MAP OUT a Plot with a CHART.

    SHAPIRO.2015
    PLOT CHART

    SHAPIRO.2015
    Building the PLOT CHART
    Fill in the following Chart Template with a
    description of:

    1. The Exposition (beginning)


    2. 3 events (rising action) leading to the climax
    3. The Turning Point (climax) – most exciting
    4. Identify the CONFLICT (problem) in the story
    5. 2 events (falling action) after climax
    6. The Denouement (ending)

    SHAPIRO.2015
    SHAPIRO.2015
    Rising Action: SAMPLE
    What 3 events lead to the CLIMAX (most
    exciting event or Turning Point) of THE
    BREAKAWAY?
    1. Just was a really good basketball player.
    2. His cousin got him to play a guy who injured
    him; this ended his career.
    3. Justin fell into a slump.

    SHAPIRO.2015
    CLIMAX
    The most-exciting part of a story (narrative).
    A Turning Point

    SHAPIRO.2015
    CLIMAX
    The injury is not the most exciting part of THE
    BREAKAWAY.

    The Turning Point is when Justin begins to work


    with his sister Kiki and turn his life around.

    SHAPIRO.2015
    “THE BREAKAWAY”
    Key Vocabulary

    INSISTENT, STUBBORN, INTRIGUE,


    DEVASTATED, ASHAMED, ACQUIRED.

    You pick 4 TERMS, and complete the VOCAB


    MAP IN YOUR ELA NOTEBOOK.

    SHAPIRO.2015

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