Pripovedni loki in prototipni "diagram zapleta" so bistveni za ustvarjanje literarnega razumevanja in vrednotenja. Diagrami zapletov omogočajo učencem, da izberejo glavne teme v besedilu, sledijo spremembam glavnih likov tekom pripovedi in izpopolnijo svoje analitične sposobnosti.
Tristan Strong je sedmošolec, ki je izgubil svojega najboljšega prijatelja Eddieja v tragični avtobusni nesreči, v kateri sta bila skupaj. Tristan, ki ga razjedata krivda in žalost, se močno drži Eddiejevega koščka, ki mu je ostal: njegovega dnevnika. Njihov dnevnik. Ko Tristan prispe v Alabamo, da bi en mesec preživel pri starih starših, se sredi noči pojavi bitje in ukrade Eddiejev dnevnik. Tristan niti ne sluti, kakšne dogodivščine ga čakajo, ko se odpravi iskat dnevnik in sebe.
Učenci naj ustvarijo vizualni povzetek zgodbe Tristan Strong Puches a Hole in the Sky avtorja Kwame Mbalia, ki ponazarja začetek, sredino in konec.
Snemalna Knjiga Besedilo
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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.