The Luckiest Time of All Plot Diagram
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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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