Please complete the following the on your Bell Work 2 paper Think of your favorite movie or book… Now, retell what happens in the movie or book in NO MORE THAN 5 SENTENCES…please write this in chronological order

PLOT : the sequence of events in a story Climax: Rising Action: Turning point; point of highest tension Rising Action: Conflicts introduced, characters developed, etc. Falling Action: Moment of final suspense; heading toward end Resolution: Solving of the conflict(s) Exposition: The beginning of the story; setting, characters, etc.

Go back to the movie or book examples you wrote down in your WNB… Label your sentences according to the plot pyramid

“For the Birds” Watch short video, focus on the parts of PLOT Identify & label the plot parts (write in pyramid)

PLOT : the sequence of events in a story Climax: Rising Action: Turning point; point of highest tension Rising Action: Conflicts introduced, characters developed, etc. Falling Action: Moment of final suspense; heading toward end Resolution: Solving of the conflict(s) Exposition: The beginning of the story; setting, characters, etc.

Conflict: the problems in a story Internal Conflict External Conflict Problems that take place WITHIN a character Problems that take place OUTSIDE of a character

Internal Conflict Person vs. Self A person has a weakness that prevents him/her from doing the right thing A person seeks an unrealistic goal A person acts too hastily or has doubts about an action

External Conflict Person vs. Person Person vs. Nature Person vs. Society Person vs. Fate One person prevents another from achieving a goal One person exposes a flaw in another One person takes something away from someone else Society or tradition demands or prevents an action by a person A person is ignorant of what society expects A person is threatened by a dangerous animal or place A person is effected by forces beyond his/her control

“For the Birds” Watch & focus on CONFLICTS

Characters Types of characters: Major Character: the central or main character(s) in a story Protagonist: the “good” guy Antagonist: the “bad” guy Minor Character: supporting characters; the sidekick Dynamic Character: character who CHANGES in a story Static Character: character who stays the SAME in a story

Direct & Indirect Characterization Appearance Personality Mannerisms Speech CHARACTER TRAITS

What do we learn about the character of Jaime? (Consider things like her tattoo, her actions…) Jaime entered the room. She pushed through the door and the tattoo on her bare arm brushed against Mr. Jameson’s blue suit jacket. After sitting down cross-legged on the waiting room chair, Jaime leaned toward the woman sitting next to her and tapped her long, blue fingernail on the woman’s shoulder. “Could ya quiet your kid down? I’m trying to concentrate on my lines.” Jaime stared hard at the kid who was tugging on his mother’s arm and begging for candy.

What do we learn about the character of Jaime? (Consider things like her tattoo, her actions…) Jaime entered the room. She pushed through the door and the tattoo on her bare arm brushed against Mr. Jameson’s blue suit jacket. After sitting down cross-legged on the waiting room chair, Jaime leaned toward the woman sitting next to her and tapped her long, blue fingernail on the woman’s shoulder. “Could ya quiet your kid down? I’m trying to concentrate on my lines.” Jaime stared hard at the kid who was tugging on his mother’s arm and begging for candy.

Direct Characterization VS. Indirect Characterization the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like. Jaime entered the room. She pushed through the door and the tattoo on her bare arm brushed against Mr. Jameson’s blue suit jacket. After sitting down cross-legged on the waiting room chair, Jaime leaned toward the woman sitting next to her and tapped her long, blue fingernail on the woman’s shoulder. “Could ya quiet your kid down? I’m trying to concentrate on my lines.” Jaime stared hard at the kid who was tugging on his mother’s arm and begging for candy. INDIRECT: the writer reveals information about a character and his personality through that character's thoughts, words, and actions, along with how other characters respond to that character, including what they think and say about him.