Shooting an Elephant Amber Waddell. George Orwell 1903-1950 He sympathized with the underdog and spoke out against social and political injustice Born.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

A How to Guide Molinelli/Vitti English IV. Identify your experience (use mantra exercises to guide you) Why is this experience meaningful for you? Identify.

Advertisements

Literary Terms.

HUNGER GAMES WRITTEN BY; SUZANNE COLLINS PUBLISED IN YEAR 2008 POWER POINT DONE BY: DIAMONIQUE REYNOLDS.

Powerpoint by: RockyHurt. Author: George Owell  George Orwell is the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair: essayist, novelist, literary critic, advocate and.

Ryan Lockner 11/1/13 1 ST Period. Background Information: His real name is Eric Arthur Blair but his pen name is “George Orwell.” He was an English novelist,

Liar, Liar by: Gary Paulsen published in 2011 Fiction

“Shooting An Elephant” George Orwell “In Moulmein, in lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people” (Orwell).

“In Moulmein, in lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people” (Orwell).

by Jean Craighead George Review

The Sign of the Beaver 5th Grade

What is a short story? A short story is a short work of fiction. Fiction, as you know, is prose writing about imagined events and characters. Prose writing.

~ George Orwell ~ “Shooting an Elephant”

About the Author … George Orwell’s real name is Eric Blair.

ELEMENTDEFINITION STORY EXAMPLE IF…THEN Plot Setting Character Conflict Theme.

Vocabulary List #1 Woohoo!. Plot Series of related events that make up a story.

Story Elements By: Ms. Henson 4th Grade Instructor Canton School of Arts and Sciences.

Story Literary Elements Some basics that every good story must have ….

ELEMENTS & STRUCTURE OF SHORT STORIES 7 th Grade Creative Writing.

Questions. What is a question? Something that is asked A statement that needs a reply To ask for information Something you wonder about.

By: Brandy Bing 11/01/13 1 st Period. Author George Orwell George Orwell was born in Motihari, Bengal, India, in He was a novelist, essayist and.

1.Character – the people or animals in a story 2.Climax – the highest point of excitement in the story 3.Conflict – the opposing forces in a story 4.Mood.

“I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog“ pg.43 It parallels to future events including the killing of Lennie by the hand of George. This.

DJ Cooke November 1, st Period Shooting an Elephant

Review Notes. What is a Personal Narrative? Personal Narratives are written about something important to the writer that will be conveyed to the reader.

Elements of Story Plot Plot is the action, the quest for satisfaction, What's going down, what's going to happen.

NARRATIVE MS. STUBBS 10/5/15. WHAT IS A NARRATIVE? The process of telling a story or giving an account of something What purpose do narratives throughout.

Components of a Non-fiction: A. Setting B. Character C. Plot D. All the above three components are real.

“Shooting An Elephant” p George Orwell “In Moulmein, in lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people” (Orwell).

Identifying the Elements of A Plot Diagram. Plot Diagram

Where the Wild Things Are

Act 1 Scene 1Act 1 Scene 2 Act 1 Scene 3Act 2 Scene 1.

Creating a Short Story. Elements of a Short Story.

CONFLICT. WHAT IS CONFLICT? A clash between opposing forces, usually forcing the main character into a dilemma.

Shooting an Elephant. Author Background Birthplace: Indian province of Bengal Accomplishments: Served in the Indian Imperial Police from , first.

Nicole Brandt.  Born: June 25, 1903  Died: January 21, 1950  He was born in Motihari, India  George grew up in a poor family and at the age of 11.

By: Grayson Crawford.  George was born on June 25, His birth place is Motihari, India.  His most famous novels are Animal Farm and Nighteen Eighty-four.

Shooting an Elephant Megan Dunn. George Orwell Orwell was born June 25 in 1903 and was born in Motihari, India. Most famous for his novels Animal Farm.

Shooting an Elephant By: Conner White. was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social.

George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair (June 1903 – January 1950), pen name: George Orwell, was an English novelist and journalist. His work is marked by clarity,

Romeo and Juliet Final Project By: Allia Bekkers, Ally Rupiper, Gabi Echevarria.

The Elements of Plot Climax Falling Action Exposition Resolution Rising Action.

GEORGE ORWELL AND ANIMAL FARM. The Author  George Orwell (pen name)  Eric High Blair is George Orwell’s birth name.  He was born in India in 1903.

5 Important Elements of a Short Story

Elements of Plot.

Story Elements Plot is the sequence of events, or what happens in a story. The setting is where and when the story takes place. The characters are the.

Plot and plot structure

Types of Essays.

Giraffes Can’t Dance.

George Orwell An overview

FICTIONAL ELEMENTS A REVIEW.

Fact: Every piece of fiction must have CHARACTERS!

Literary Analysis: Story Elements

THE SHORT STORY.

1984 George Orwell.

Plot structure, Conflict, and theme

Plot structure, Conflict, and theme

Story Structure Parts of the Story.

SUPER-SIMPLE LITERARY ELEMENTS

Personal Narrative Pre-Writing Prompts

What are Story Elements?

Having trouble creating your story?

5 Important Elements of a Short Story

Elements of a Story What you need to know!.

Plot Exposition (Intro) Rising Action Climax (the “big event”)

Identifying the Elements of A Plot Diagram

5 Important Elements of a Short Story

Title: Pollution How can we stop pollution?

Basic Parts of Literature

Presentation transcript:

Shooting an Elephant Amber Waddell

George Orwell He sympathized with the underdog and spoke out against social and political injustice Born in the Indian province of Bengal Working as a dishwasher and a day laborer, he trampled through the country side with the homeless

Theme People will do something to make themselves look strong and powerful.

Plot To make himself look strong in front of a big group of people he killed a tame elephant that went on a rampage just because the other people wanted him to.

Characters George Orwell The elephant

Conflict Internal conflict between George and himself. He didn’t want to shoot the elephant but he did so they would have food.

Resolution George feels bad about shooting the elephant so maybe he shouldn’t of so he wouldn’t feel this way.

Memorable Line “ A story always sounds clear enough at distance, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.”

Interesting Fact That you have to shoot an elephant a lot to get it to die.

3 questions you have Why did George give into peer pressure? Why did the elephant go wild? Why didn’t the people have food?