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Essential Questions

Essential Questions. What are story elements? How do story elements help us understand a story?. What is SETTING ?. The time an location in which a story takes place Ex: September 2013 Ramsey, NJ. What else is included in SETTING ?. Place - Where is the action of the story taking place?

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Essential Questions

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  1. Essential Questions What are story elements? How do story elements help us understand a story?

  2. What is SETTING? • The time an location in which a story takes place • Ex: September 2013 Ramsey, NJ

  3. What else is included in SETTING? • Place- Where is the action of the story taking place? • Time- when is the story taking place? • Weather conditions- what is the climate of the area like? • Social atmosphere- what is the daily life of the characters like? • Mood- what feeling is created at the beginning of the story?

  4. What is PLOT? • How the author arranges events in a story • A planned, logical series of events that has a beginning, middle, and end

  5. What are the 5 essential parts of PLOT? • Introduction/Exposition- the beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed • Rising Action (Complication)- This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed • Climax (turning point)- this is the most interesting part and the turning point of the story. The reader wonders what will happen next. Will the conflict be resolved or not?

  6. What are the 3 events that happen in the climax? • The main character received new information • He/Sheaccepts this information (he/she realizes it, but does not have to agree with it) • He/She acts on this information (He/she makes a choice based on this information)

  7. What are the 5 essential parts of PLOT? cont… • Falling action- the events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader nows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not. • Denouement (final suspense)- This is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story.

  8. Freytag’s Pyramid **HINT** Think of it as a rollercoaster

  9. What is CONFLICT? • Without conflict, there is NO PLOT • Any form of opposition (problem) that faces the main character(s) • There may be ONE MAJOR conflict or ONE MAJOR conflict and SEVERAL MINOR conflicts

  10. A CONFLICT is either… • External- A physical or mental struggle with a force outside of the main character • Internal- A mental struggle within the main character’s self

  11. What are the 4 main types of CONFLICT? • Man vs. Man(physical)- the main character struggles against other men or animals • Man vs. Nature- the main character struggles against a force of nature (snowstorm, earthquake, etc.) • Man vs. Circumstances- the main character struggles against fate, or the circumstances of life (what’s meant to be) • Man vs. Him/Herself (psychological)- The main character struggles with him/herself; with his/her own soul, ideas of right or wrong, choices, etc.

  12. Who are CHARACTERS? • The person in a work of fiction (fake) • Antagonist- one character who is clearly important in the story because all major events have some importance to this character (“good guy”) • Protagonist- the opposer of the main character (“bad guy”)

  13. Flat vs. Round CHARACTERS • Flat- do not experience basic character changes during the story • Round- experience changes throughout the plot of the story

  14. What is CHARACTERIZATION? • The characteristics of a person/character

  15. What should I consider when determining CHARACTERIZATION? • Physical appearance • What he/she says, thinks, feels, and dreams • What he/she does OR does not do • What others say about him/her • How others react to him/her

  16. POINT OF VIEW • The angle from which the story is told (who is telling the story)

  17. Types of POINT OF VIEW • Objective- the writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story’s action or dialogue. The narrator never tells us anything about what the characters think or feel • Third Person- the narrator does not participate in the action of the story as one of the characters, but lets us know exactly how the characters feel. We learn about the characters through this outside voice

  18. Types of P.O.V cont… • First Person- the narrator participates in the action of the story. The narrator might not always tell us the truth; we should question te truthfulness. • Omniscent- the narrator knows everything about all the characters • Limited omniscent- the narrator’s knowledge is limited to one character (major or minor)

  19. What is THEME? • The theme in a piece of fiction is its controlling idea or its central insight. It is the author’s underlying meaning, main idea that he is trying to convey, or lesson he wants you to learn. The theme may be the author’s thoughts about a topic or view of human nature that he wants you to consider

  20. What are some common THEMES in literature, TV, and film? • Things are not always as they appear to be • Love is blind • Believe in yourself • People are afraid of change, but it can be good • Don’t judge a book by its cover • Be careful what you wish for • The grass is not always greener on the other side

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