The Turning Point Worksheet
Title of Short Story:
(the Pod)


Author of Short Story:
Maureen Crane Wartski


Protagonist of Short Story:
Jesse







Climax
What decision does the protagonist face?
Jesse decided if he should save the dolphin or not which had washed on shore.
What does the protagonist decide?
Jesse decided to save the dolphin,since he didn’t want to leave it out of water.
What action does the protagonist take?
Jesse made a makeshift carrier so he could carry the dolphin back into the water.


Falling Action
Summarize an event from your story’s falling action in 2-4 sentences.
Jesse saw a dolphin washed up on the shore of the ocean when he stopped at the beach. He made a makeshift carrier and carried the dolphin back into the water. The dolphin swam back and he put the dolphin farther into the water until it finally swam back into the water.
How does this event resolve or begin to resolve the conflict?
Jesse saved the dolphin which had washed up and put it back into the water so it could go back to its pod,he saved the dolphin before it could get hurt or die.
How does this event show you how the protagonist changed or is changing?
Jesse was annoyed with his cousin who was always talking about dolphins and he didn’t find it interesting,he changed by saving a dolphin and realized that dolphins are different than he thought.


The Protagonist’s Transformation
Exposition
Choose one adjective to describe the protagonist in the exposition. Supply at least one piece of textual evidence from your short story to support your adjective choice.


Climax
Choose one adjective to describe the protagonist in the climax. Supply at least one piece of textual evidence from your short story to support your adjective choice.


Falling Action
Choose one adjective to describe the protagonist in the falling action. Supply at least one piece of textual evidence from your short story to support your adjective choice.