FISH CHEEKSBy Amy Tan

What is conflict?

◦What are the two types of conflict?

Elements of Plot

Exposition: •Introduces setting and characters•Introduces the conflict

Rising Action:•Presents complications that intensify the conflict•Builds suspense

Climax•Is the turning point and the moment of greatest suspense•Makes the outcome of the conflict clear

Falling Action:• Eases the suspense

• Reveals the outcome of the story’s climax

• Shows how the main character resolves the

conflict

Resolution:• Reveals the final

outcome• Ties up loose ends

Take out a sheet of paper and title it: Fish Cheeks◦Include the proper heading

Answer the following questions using complete sentences.

1.What is the main conflict in the story?

2.Is this conflict internal or external? (Character vs. _____?)

3.How is the conflict resolved?

4.What does Amy Tan learn from this experience?

5.This is a personal narrative. Write two specific things you think Amy Tan did very well in her story. ◦(example: I like how she described her Christmas wishes as, “this blond-haired boy, Robert, and a slim new American nose.”)

6. Create a plot diagram for Fish Cheeks◦This should be detailed and thorough. Either create a list or make a mountain plot diagram.

◦Exposition:

◦Rising Action:

◦Climax:

◦Falling Action:

◦Resolution: