A common use for Storyboard That is to help students create a plot diagram of the events from a novel. Not only is this a great way to teach the parts of the plot, but it reinforces major events and help students develop greater understanding of literary structures.
Students can create a storyboard capturing the narrative arc in a novel with a six-cell storyboard containing the major parts of the plot diagram. For each cell, have students create a scene that follows the novel in sequence using: Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.
Due to the length and multiple subplots of the novel, it is helpful to use more than one cell, where necessary, to show a part of the plot diagram.
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Student Instructions
Create a visual plot diagram of Great Expectations.
Before reading, learn about the historical, social, and cultural background of the location and time period that the author has chosen to represent in their work. Tell the students that their comprehension will improve if they understand the context. If the students have friends from that particular culture, they can also discuss it with them in a respectful way.
Keep an eye out for themes that go across cultural barriers, such as conflict, love, and family. Consider how various cultural representations of these subjects differ from one another. Students can also discover what themes are most discussed in different cultures.
Comparing your own culture's customs to those described in the literature will help you better understand the other. Talk about how societal expectations, values, and conventions differ and are the same. Students can choose one theme such as “family” and compare the views of two different cultures on this theme using a Venn diagram.
Ask the students to consider how the literature has helped them to understand different cultures better and how it has either challenged or confirmed their own beliefs.
Establish a secure environment for debate so that all participants feel comfortable expressing their ideas and viewpoints. Remind the students that different cultures have different ideas and beliefs and they should respect this in the conversations.
Pip's transformation from a young, ambitious youngster to a wise, self-aware adult lies at the heart of the story. His connections, struggles, and experiences fuel his personal development and force him to reevaluate his goals and ideals.
Pip learns that an unidentified donor has given him a substantial quantity of money, enabling him to go to London and lead a genteel lifestyle. He believes Miss Havisham is helping him and that she is preparing him for Estella.
At first, Pip is humiliated by Joe's crudeness and ignorance. But as he gets older and deals with difficulties, he learns to appreciate Joe's generosity, modesty, and moral rectitude. This also reflects Pip’s character development and his guilt towards his past actions.