Narativni lukovi i prototipski "dijagram radnje" ključni su za izgradnju književnog razumijevanja i uvažavanja. Dijagrami radnje omogućuju učenicima da izaberu glavne teme u tekstu, prate promjene glavnih likova tijekom pripovijesti i usavrše svoje analitičke vještine.
Tristan Strong je učenik sedmog razreda koji je izgubio najboljeg prijatelja Eddieja u tragičnoj autobuskoj nesreći u kojoj su bili zajedno. Obuzet osjećajem krivnje i tuge, Tristan čvrsto drži jedini dio Eddieja koji mu je ostao: njegov dnevnik. Njihov dnevnik. Kad Tristan stigne u Alabamu kako bi proveo mjesec dana s bakom i djedom, stvorenje se pojavi usred noći i ukrade Eddiejev dnevnik. Tristan nema pojma kakve ga pustolovine očekuju dok krene u potragu za dnevnikom i samim sobom.
Neka učenici naprave vizualni sažetak radnje Tristan Strong Probija rupu u nebu Kwamea Mbalije, ilustrirajući početak, sredinu i kraj.
Storyboard Tekst
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BEGINNING
Tristan's best friend Eddie is killed in a bus accident. Hoping it will help him heal, his parents send him to Alabama for a month to stay with his grandparents on their farm. The first night there, a mysterious creature named Gum Baby sneaks in the window and steals Eddies journal. Tristan goes after her.
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MIDDLE
Tristan smashes a bottle against a tree and a hole opens up, swallowing him and Gum Baby up into a whole new world. They land in the Burning Sea. Tristan meets people and creatures from stories he knows, and he learns he must be a hero and save MidPass from evil. He has several adventures.
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END
Tristan defeats the iron monsters and gets the Story Box from Uncle C. He learns that Brer Rabbit is really Anansi in disguise. As a punishment, Anansi is made to sew the hole in the sky with his web and join Tristan in the human world to help him with his storytelling project. Tristan returns to the farm with his stories and Anansi stored in a smartphone. He begins to record his first story from Eddie's journal.