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The Luckiest Time of All by Lucille Clifton

Lesson Plans by Becky Harvey

"The Luckiest Time of All” is a short story about a grandmother recalling how she and her husband met, in what could have been very unlucky circumstances. It is a sweet tale about luck and happenstance.




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The Luckiest Time of All Plot Diagram by Lucille Clifton- The Luckiest Time of All summary

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  • EXPOSITION
  • CONFLICT
  • RISING ACTION
  • Tee gives her great-grandmother some dogwood blossoms that remind Elzie Pickens about a story from her youth.
  • CLIMAX
  • Elzie and her friend, Ovella, run away to a traveling show. They find a dog in a tutu dancing to music for pennies. Elzie accidentally throws her lucky stone at the dancing dog. The rock hits him on the nose!
  • FALLING ACTION
  • The angry dog chases after her. Elzie runs as fast as she can to avoid being bitten. The crowd cheers for this new show.
  • RESOLUTION
  • A handsome young man lassos the the dog and saves Elzie. He also helps her look for her missing lucky stone.
  • Elzie and Ovella decide not to join the traveling show and walk home. The young man who saved Elzie accompanies them back to make sure they reach home safely.
  • Elzie reflects with Tee that hitting the dog with the stone seemed unlucky, but really led to Elzie meeting Amos Pickens, her future husband.
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