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Uncle Xbox Plot Diagram

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Uncle Xbox Plot Diagram

Read the original story below, then follow the clues to map how its events build, peak and settle. Use evidence from the passage in your answers.

The Great Game Glitch

On Saturday, Uncle Max arrived at Evie’s house carrying a new video game called Galaxy Rescue. He promised they could play after lunch. Evie and her cousin Oliver set up the console, but the screen stayed black. Uncle Max checked the plug. It was loose, and the game finally appeared. Just as Evie’s spaceship reached the edge of the galaxy, the screen froze. Oliver suggested restarting the console, but the game warned them that their progress would be lost. They tried waiting, then pressing the menu button. Nothing worked. The spaceship’s fuel meter was almost empty, and Evie had only one chance left. “Let’s save our progress first,” said Uncle Max. He found the game’s save menu hidden under Settings. Evie saved the game, and Oliver restarted the console. The screen flickered. For a moment, the spaceship seemed to vanish—but then it reappeared just before the final gate. Evie steered through the gate with one second of fuel remaining. The screen flashed: GALAXY RESCUED! Oliver cheered, and Uncle Max gave Evie a high five. They took a break for afternoon tea, then started a new game together.

Build the plot

Use the plot stages to organise the story. Rising action builds the problem; the climax is the turning point; falling action shows what happens afterwards; resolution wraps things up.

1.Which event introduces the main situation at the beginning?
  • Evie steers through the final gate.
  • Uncle Max brings a new game and the children set up the console.
  • The cousins take a break for afternoon tea.
  • Oliver restarts the console.
2.Put these rising-action events in the order they happen. Write 1, 2 and 3 beside them.
3.What makes the problem more tense for Evie? Give two details from the passage.
4.What is the climax—the most important turning point—in this story?
  • Uncle Max checks the plug.
  • Evie saves her game.
  • The spaceship reappears just before the final gate.
  • The children begin setting up the console.
5.Why is finding the save menu important to solving the problem?
6.Which event belongs in the falling action, after the turning point?
  • The screen freezes for the first time.
  • The spaceship’s fuel gets low.
  • Evie steers through the gate and the game flashes that the galaxy is rescued.
  • Uncle Max arrives with the game.
7.What is the resolution? Explain how the story’s problem is wrapped up.
8.Match each plot term to its meaning.
  • Rising action
  • Climax
  • Falling action
  • Resolution
  • The problem is settled and the story concludes
  • Events build the problem and increase tension
  • The key turning point or most exciting moment
  • Events after the turning point lead towards the ending
9.Which detail suggests the tension has dropped after the climax?
  • The game warns that progress could be lost.
  • The spaceship has one second of fuel remaining.
  • Oliver cheers and Uncle Max gives Evie a high five.
  • The screen freezes.
10.Complete the plot map by writing a short event from the passage in each box: beginning, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.
11.How does the plot structure help you understand this story? Refer to one event that builds tension and the moment it is released.

3 printable pages

  • Uncle Xbox Plot Diagram, page 1 of 3: The Great Game Glitch, Build the plot

    Page 1

  • Uncle Xbox Plot Diagram, page 2 of 3: 3. What makes the problem more tense for Evie? Give two details from the passage.

    Page 2

  • Uncle Xbox Plot Diagram, page 3 of 3: 8. Match each plot term to its meaning.

    Page 3

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