Literature Unit 1

 List the elements of the plot.  Identify the elements of the plot in a short story  Create a plot diagram for a short story  Define setting in a short story  Examine the effect of the setting on the short story  Identify the point of view of a story  Evaluate the author’s use of POV on the overall story  Describe the conflict in a short story  Differentiate between external and internal conflicts  Argue the importance of the type of conflict on the impact/meaning of the short story  Compare/Contrast indirect and direct characterization  Discuss possible themes in short stories  Defend the chosen theme with examples from the short story  Write a short story

 A Short story is a concentrated dose of short fiction; it is a small, well-polished stone is a vast quarry of fiction.  At the foundation of the short story, as with most fiction, is a set of ___________________________devices  Plot  Setting  _____________________  Theme _____________________

 Plot is the sequence of events in a story; it is the sequential/causal backbone of the story.  Basically what happens  But plot is as much about________________  Why do those things happen in the _________________they happen

 Linear/Cause & ____________Plot  One __________________________or  Things happen in chronological order (most stories)  _____________________Plot  _______________, but not necessarily interconnected episodes ( The House on Mango Street, Don Quixote )  Quest Plot  Characters _________________for something ( The Lord of the Rings )  Argument/___________________ Plot  Often ___________________to audience ( Notes from the Underground )

 TO UNDERSTAND THE PLOT, YOU WILL HAVE TO CAREFULLY FOLLOW WHAT IS HAPPENING, EVENT BY EVENT.  THIS IS CALLED __________________________.

While the music plays, discuss plots with a partner. Tell your partner the plot of your favorite movie? Not just what happens – why does that happen

 An important part of the plot is its conflict : the struggle between _______________that must be resolved by the end of the narrative.  The conflict is also called the __________________ Hook

 External Conflict - Conflict that occurs against an outside force  Man vs. ________  Man vs. ___________  Man vs. ______________  Internal Conflict – Conflict that occurs ______________________________ Man vs. Himself

When the music starts list with a partner and example of each type of conflict. You need one example for Man vs. Man, one example for Man vs. Society, one example for Man vs. Nature, and one example for Man vs. Himself.

 Setting is the story’s time and place. Ex: location, the weather, the time of year.  Mood : Setting can contribute to the mood, or emotional quality, of a literary work. EX: a story set in the wild, stormy forest might have a tense or frightening mood.

Describe the setting, including the where, when, and mood of this picture:

 Characters are the people, animals, and other individuals in a story.  In some cases a character can be a thing (The Ring)  Authors reveal the personality of each character through two types of characterization.

 Indirect Characterization – finding out about characters ________________________________or the character’s actions, thoughts or words  Direct Characterization – the author describing the_______________________, thoughts, spoken words, and_______.

 Round or ___________Character- The character________________ _________________________.  Flat or _______- the character does___________

 ____CHARACTERS THESE ARE CHARACTERS ARE ______________TO THE STORY.  THEY MAY BE MENTIONED ONLY A ______TIMES.

 The theme is the ________________of a literary work.  What is the _________________on the subject matter of the story  Usually not overtly stated, but implied

 A narrator is the person who tells a story. The _____________of the narrator to the story is called the point of view.  In a story with ___________ point of view, the narrator, a character in the story, is_______________________.”  In a story with _____________ person point of view, the narrator addresses the reader,_________, as “_____.”  In a story with ________ person point of view, the ____________________of the story and uses “he” or “she” to tell the story.

 Write three sentences, in three different POVs, about a character walking down the road.

 Omniscient  Narrator is all-knowing, knows the thoughts, words, and actions of all characters  Limited  Narrator’s knowledge is limited to knowledge of the thoughts, words, and actions of one character or a few characters

 Voice is the distinctive use of language that conveys the author’s personality to the reader.  Could also be a CHARACTERS voice  Voice is determined by diction, an author’s choice of words and the arrangement of those words, and tone, an author’s attitude toward his or her subject matter or audience.

 Most __________follow time sequence, but an author can use complex plot devices, such as__________, flashbacks, subplots, or ____________to add interest of excitement.flashbacks  Most, ______all, plots develop in ______: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

 Exposition : introduces the story’s_________, setting and_______________.  __________Action : occurs as complications, twists, or ___________________________occur.  Climax : the story’s most ____________moment.  _________Action : the ______________of the climax.  Resolution : presents the _____________of the story.  Narrative Hook: the actual conflict of the story which ________________us in.

INTRODUCTION (Narrative Hook) INCITING INCIDENT- The Conflict RISING ACTION FALLING ACTION RESOLUTION/DENOUEMENT

Analyze this short film. Write down 1.Setting/Mood 2.Characters – direct characterization/indirect characterization 3.Type of Plot 4.Exposition/Rising Action/Climax/Falling Action/Resolution 5.Conflict/Narrative Hook 6.Theme