A guide to JRR…

Events occur outside the ordinary laws that operate within the universe. Magic is central to the fantasy genre. Fantasy stories often involve journeys and quests. The Hobbit? List 3 examples One of the first popular fantasy novels, if not first ever

Picture It 08/19/13 In this fantasy world there are different races of people and breeds of animals. And the entire world is mythical with amazing places. You must illustrate one creature, being, or place. 1. Select a person/creature/place of interest. 2. Find the page #'s to help you. 3. Illustrate it. (how you see it, and how the book describes it. 4. Add a quote, to prove you know it looks that way.

Third person narrative- manner of storytelling in which the narrator is not a character (3 rd person) within the events related but stands outside of those events. (he, she, it, they) Tolkien speaks directly to the reader (when explaining, or additional comments) but then goes back to telling the story Personal feel, another reason why it’s a classic

Style- the way the author chooses and uses certain words, phrases, and sentences to tell the story. Adventure- often structure of sent. will be short, choppy to indicate or influence the quick nature of an action scene in the story Vocabulary: not outlandish, fits the genre of fantastical, fun, and adventure

Is this supposed to be a musical? What is the importance behind the songs? legend, history, rich background of characters Analyze?

SOAPSTone: develop an outline for your analyzation of the text. You are looking for more than comprehension, not skin deep- go very deep. It is your own interpretation of the text for a deeper meaning, a real connection. pg. 14 Incorrect: a song about the journey or about a dwarfs life. (quickly) Correct: the song illustrates the heart and soul of a dwarf. All the things that make them who they are and what drives this adventure. But more than that- it is a song about the adventure that is to come. It not only gives a flashback of the purpose of the journey but foreshadows the novel and gets the reader excited for what is in store and even excites the heart of an unadventurous hobbit.

What does characterization mean? Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. What does character development mean? Character development is (you guessed it) how a character develops and changes and grows throughout the novel. **Myself, I like to think of characterization as both of these because it seems pointless to separate them into two categories or terms when they both have to do with characters in the novel and how they are presented by the writer. Begin WKSHT, focusing on one character and their development through the story

Irony: a subtle, sometimes humorous perception of inconsistency in which the significance of a statement or event is changed by its content. Ex: the firehouse burned down

Dramatic: audience knows more than about a situation than a character does and therefore the statements the character makes has one meaning to them but an entirely different meaning to the reader who knows more. Ex: Shakespeare or an aside Structural: a naiive hero whose view of the world differs from the author’s and reader’s. This is meant to flatter the intelligence of the reader. Verbal: sarcasm; a discrepancy between what is meant and what is said.

Central idea behind the story The message to the reader Theme is expressed indirectly and is for the reader to figure it out and interpretation There can be more than one theme presesnt Theme is a universal statement about humanity Often there will be hints at the beginning of the novel, a recurring element in the book, or an observation that is reinforced through plot, dialogue, or characters.

A theme does not have to be a long, drawn out message or moral Ex: “youth fades and death comes to all” -or- Death and Dying We can use both of these as themes Please recognize the two

Moral: Be who you are and not who others want you to be Theme: Self-discovery The message may be the first “moral” stated above but you will have to prove this with evidence from the novel. One major theme in Uglies is Self-Discovery. This topic is more complex yet versatile for my essay because Tally doesn’t only struggle with society’s view of who she should become but she struggles with that internally and therefore the moral doesn’t truly express both sides. If your focus was on societal views and their influence on youth (body image, drugs, music, etc) then the moral would be helpful