Quarter 1 Short Stories Miss Brown Week of 9/4

Activity #2 (write in 2 nd subject of spiral notebooks) What makes a great story?  Think of a story that you have read, heard or seen in a movie…  What made the story interesting?  What emotions did the story evoke in you? (How did it make you feel, happy, sad, laugh, etc)  Was the story told in any unusual ways?  Did the story remind you of any other stories?

With your shadow partner  Discuss the answers to the questions about a story you chose.  Share out with class

Plot Stages & Conflict Exposition *intro to setting/ characters *intro to conflict Rising Action *complications that intensify conflict *Builds suspense Falling Action *Eases suspense *Reveals outcome *shows how character resolves conflict Climax *turning point & moment of greatest suspense *outcome of the conflict becomes clear Resolution *Reveals the final outcome *Ties up lose ends

Activity #2 cont’d  Brainstorm 5 current movies with shadow partner  Choose 2 movies and identify 1 or 2 struggles (within a character’s mind or between 1 or more characters or some force)  Create a chart:  Give specific examples & identify which conflict is most critical in each story Story Title What is the conflict?InternalExternal

Sequence & Time  Flashback  What is it?  An account of an event that happened before the beginning of the story, or earlier point.  What does it do?  Interrupts main action to describe earlier events.  Shows how past events led up to the present situation.  Provides background information about a character or event.  How can I recognize it?  Clue words/phrases: “that summer,” “as a young boy,” or “her earliest memories.”  Keep track of the chronological order of events Event 1 Event 2 Flashback Event 3

 Foreshadowing  What is it?  Hints or clues in early scenes to suggest events that will occur.  What does it do?  Prepares readers for events that come later---in the climax or resolution  Creates suspense  Eager to keep reading  How can I recognize it?  Repeated or emphasized ideas and descriptions  Notice when characters make important statements or behave unusually Sequence & Time Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4