Unit L10.1: Story Elements

Bell Work p87: Antonyms

L10.1.1: Plot 1. Plot is the sequence of events in a story. What is plot? 1. Plot is the sequence of events in a story. 2. Each event causes or leads to the next. 3. Plot is often created through conflict, a struggle between opposing forces.

What is the standard plot sequence? L10.1.1: Plot What is the standard plot sequence? 1. Plot begins with the exposition, the introduction of the characters, setting, and conflict. 2. Rising action occurs as complications, twists, or intensifications of the conflict occur. 3. This action leads up to the climax, an emotional turning point of the story. 4. The climax gives way to the falling action and finally to the denouement.

L10.1.1: Plot Describe the plot of Through the Tunnel. 1. What is the major conflict in this story? What other conflicts are present? 2. What is the climax of the story? Explain why you think this is the turning point. 3. What conflict or conflicts are resolved by the end of the story?

L10.1.1: Plot Discussion: Through the Tunnel 1. Read aloud p75: Meet Doris Lessing, Background, and Vocabulary Preview. 2. Small groups: discuss p86 #1-10 (Honors #6-15). 3. Class Discussion: compare and defend answers.

Participles and Participial Phrases; Bell Work p61: Participles and Participial Phrases; Analogies

L10.1.2: Conflict What is conflict? 1. Conflict is the struggle between opposing forces in a story or play. 2. External conflict exists when a character struggles against an outside force. 3. Internal conflict exists within the mind of a character who is torn between different courses of action.

What are the different types of conflict? L10.1.2: Conflict What are the different types of conflict? 1. Man vs. Man 2. Man vs. Society 3. Man vs. Self 4. Man vs Nature 5. Man vs. Supernatural 6. Man vs. God 7. Man vs. Fate 8. Man vs. Machine

L10.1.2: Conflict 1. What is the main external conflict in the story? Describe the conflict in Two Kinds. 1. What is the main external conflict in the story? 2. Identify another external conflict in the story. How does this conflict get resolved? 3. Describe an internal conflict that Jing-mei or her mother might have. How does it relate to the main conflict?

L10.1.2: Conflict Discussion: Two Kinds 1. Read aloud p48: Meet Amy Tan, Background, and Vocabulary Preview. 2. Small groups: discuss p59 #1-10 (Honors #6-15). 3. Class Discussion: compare and defend answers.

Bell Work p232: Antonyms

What is characterization? L10.1.3: Characterization What is characterization? 1. Characterization is the method a writer uses to reveal a character’s personality. 2. A writer can characterize someone’s personality through thoughts, words, or actions. 3. A writer may also characterize someone’s personality through another character. 4. Motive is the reason why the character does what he or she does.

What is the difference between the protagonist and the antagonist? L10.1.3: Characterization What is the difference between the protagonist and the antagonist? 1. The protagonist is the central character in a story and is often the person with whom the readers easily identify. 2. The antagonist is the person or force that opposes the protagonist. 3. The conflict between these two characters or forces is what drives the story.

How do we classify characters? L10.1.3: Characterization How do we classify characters? 1. A round character shows varied and contradictory traits. 2. A flat character shows only one personality trait. A stereotype is a flat character of a familiar type. 3. A dynamic character develops and changes over the course of a literary work.

How do we classify characters? L10.1.3: Characterization How do we classify characters? 4. A static character remains the same from the beginning to the end of a literary work. 5. A sympathetic character exists when the reader agrees with the character’s motives. 6. An unsympathetic character exists when the reader disagrees with the character’s motives.

Describe characterization in L10.1.3: Characterization Describe characterization in The Ring. 1. Choose Sigismund, Lise, or the thief. Go through the story and identify passages that help reveal what that character is like. Tell what you think each passage reveals about the character. 2. In your opinion, does Sigismund change over the course of the story? Explain your answer.

L10.1.3: Characterization Discussion: The Ring 1. Read aloud p224: Meet Isak Dinesen, Background, and Vocabulary Preview. 2. Small groups: discuss p231 #1-10 (Honors #6-15). 3. Class Discussion: compare and defend answers.

Bell Work p397: Subject Complements; Analogies

L10.1.4: Setting & Mood What is setting? 1. The setting is the time, place, and world of the story. 2. Ideas, customs, values, and beliefs may be part of the setting. 3. The setting often helps to create an atmosphere or mood of a story.

L10.1.4: Setting & Mood What is mood? 1. Mood is the feeling or atmosphere that an author creates in a literary work. 2. Mood can suggest an emotion such as fear or joy; it can also suggest the quality of setting such as gloom or airiness.

L10.1.4: Setting & Mood Describe the falling action and resolution of The Masque of the Red Death. 1. Contrast the mood outside the prince’s abbey to that within. What details does Poe use a the beginning of the story to create these contrasting moods? 2. What sensory details used to describe the setting help to create a mood of horror. Explain how each detail contributes to the mood of horror.

The Masque of the Red Death L10.1.4: Setting & Mood Discussion: The Masque of the Red Death 1. Read aloud p388: Meet Edgar Allan Poe, Background, and Vocabulary Preview. 2. Small groups: discuss p395 #1-10 (Honors #6-15). 3. Class Discussion: compare and defend answers.

Bell Work p37: Using Appositives; Synonyms

L10.1.5: Theme What is theme? 1. The theme is the main idea or message of a work of literature. 2. Some works have a stated theme, which the author expresses directly. 3. Others have an implied theme, which the author reveals gradually through plot, character, and setting. 4. The theme is not the subject of a story, but instead is an insight about life or human nature.

L10.1.5: Theme Describe the Theme of Chee’s Daughter. 1. How do the character’s attitudes toward their heritage affect their lives? 2. The writers could have chosen to state the theme of this selection directly. What might Chee have said that would summarize the story’s message? 3. Explain how the theme of this story might apply to other life situations.

L10.1.5: Theme Discussion: Chee’s Daughter 1. Read aloud p23: Meet Juanita Platero and Siyowin Miller, Background, and Vocabulary Preview. 2. Small groups: discuss p35 #1-10 (Honors #6-15). 3. Class Discussion: compare and defend answers.

Bell Work p244: Analogies

L10.1.6: Symbolism What is symbolism? 1. Symbolism is using an object, a person, a place, or an experience to represent something else, usually something abstract. 2. A symbol may have more than one meaning, or its meaning may change over the course of a story.

L10.1.6: Symbolism Describe the symbolism in The Happy Man’s Shirt. 1. What kind of people do the king and the son symbolize? 2. What does the king want for his son? What is the symbol for that quality? 3. What characteristics or qualities might the priest and the other king symbolize?

L10.1.6: Symbolism Discussion: The Happy Man’s Shirt 1. Read aloud p240: Meet Italo Calvino, Background, and Vocabulary Preview. 2. Small groups: discuss p243 #1-10 (Honors #6-15). 3. Class Discussion: compare and defend answers.

Review Key Terms: Plot Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Denouement Conflict Internal Conflict External Conflict Characterization Motive Protagonist

Review Antagonist Round Character Flat Character Dynamic Static Sympathetic Unsympathetic Setting Mood Theme Stated Theme Implied Theme Symbolism