DO NOW – 1/20/16 Follow the instructions below: 1)If you have not finished your short story, complete that now (it is past due!) Find a computer or sit at your desks and continue developing your draft. 2)If you completed your draft, review the extra- credit assignment. 3)COMMUNITY SERVICE CHECK IN! 1)If you have not finished your short story, complete that now (it is past due!) Find a computer or sit at your desks and continue developing your draft. 2)If you completed your draft, review the extra- credit assignment. 3)COMMUNITY SERVICE CHECK IN!

Topic / Objective & Essential Question Topic / Objective: 1) To explore Freytag’s plot diagram for short stories; to analyze the template for the prose analysis essay on the Regents. Essential Question: 1) How can a plot diagram help us understand essential components of a short story? Topic / Objective: 1) To explore Freytag’s plot diagram for short stories; to analyze the template for the prose analysis essay on the Regents. Essential Question: 1) How can a plot diagram help us understand essential components of a short story?

Announcements The final exam in our class will start on Wednesday. Two Sections – Multiple Choice and Essay (Prose Analysis Response). You may use the provided template. The final exam in our class will start on Wednesday. Two Sections – Multiple Choice and Essay (Prose Analysis Response). You may use the provided template.

Prose Analysis Template This template is the most basic response. I would encourage you to use your own wording and phrasing. The template uses the literary device of characterization, however feel free to examine concepts like “theme” “tone” or “figurative language”. This template is the most basic response. I would encourage you to use your own wording and phrasing. The template uses the literary device of characterization, however feel free to examine concepts like “theme” “tone” or “figurative language”.

Things to keep in mind... 1)A story can begin with almost any ordinary situation: going to school, riding the subway, brushing your teeth, having lunch. 2) The best stories take ordinary moments and make them extraordinary.

Short Stories follow certain patterns 1)Gustav Freytag, a German novelist and scholar, analyzed many works of literature. 2)He developed what is now called a “plot diagram” or “pyramid.” 1)Gustav Freytag, a German novelist and scholar, analyzed many works of literature. 2)He developed what is now called a “plot diagram” or “pyramid.”

Freytag’s Plot Pyramid

Freytag’s Plot Triangle for Drama Five Parts: 1)Exposition 2)Rising Action 3)Climax 4)Falling Action 5)Resolution (Denouement)

Freytag’s Plot Triangle for Drama 1)Exposition - the description of the major elements of the story – characters, setting, initial conflicts, and themes. 2) Rising Action – events that lead to the climax (high point) of the story.

Freytag’s Plot Triangle for Drama 1)Exposition - the description of the major elements of the story – characters, setting, initial conflicts, and themes. 2) Rising Action – events that lead to the climax (high point) of the story.

Climax climax 1)The climax reveals the dramatic highpoint in a story. conflict of the character 2)The conflict of the character is most visibly revealed. the character may suffer some setback 3) Usually, the character may suffer some setback that has to be overcome by the end of the story. climax 1)The climax reveals the dramatic highpoint in a story. conflict of the character 2)The conflict of the character is most visibly revealed. the character may suffer some setback 3) Usually, the character may suffer some setback that has to be overcome by the end of the story.

What is the falling action? 4) The Falling Action – when the dramatic tension eases (lessens) because the protagonist undergoes a series of steps (a plan) for resolving the conflict.

On the handout 1)Let’s fill in the sections “Exposition” and “Conflict” 2) For “Conflict” – what is the major conflict in the story?

“Conflict” – what is the major conflict in “When Mr. Pirzada...” A: The major conflict is Mr. Pirzada’s constant worry for his family in India; it is also Lilia’s realizations over his role as a father-figure.

“Exposition” – how does Lahiri set up the story? A: The story begins with an overview of the situation in India during the civil war in Pakistan. Soon after, the narrator introduces the character of Mr. Pirzada and his situation.

Your Turn 1) TAKE THE NEXT MINUTES and begin filling in the other parts of the plot diagram on your WS. 2) You have the option of doing this for your story or Lahiri’s.