“If Albert Einstein was such a genius, how come every time we call someone “Einstein”, it’s an insult? I don’t think we are honoring that man properly” -Brian Regan Warm up Riddle: What common trait do salad, peanut butter, and works of fiction share? Bonus question: What is that called?

A work of fiction, like any other type of art, is comprised of certain components, or ingredients, that all work to create a story that is worth reading What are the ingredients that work together to make a work of fiction? What is character? What are the different types of character? What is plot? What are the ingredients of a plot?

Discuss what you did yesterday Identify and define different elements of fiction -Character -Conflict -Plot …and more! Recall what you learn and apply it to your own experiences with literature

a set of qualities that make a person, place, or thing different from other persons, places, or thing

a person, animal or imaginary creature that takes part in the action of a story

the focus character in a story

the less important character in a story

a character that changes little or not at all

a character that changes significantly

the main character in the story who is involved in the conflict

the force working against the main character

the ways a writer creates and develops a character

Looks Thoughts/feelings Actions Viewed by others Talk the talk vs walk the walk

a struggle between two opposing forces

when a character struggles against some outside person or force character v. man character v. society character v. nature character v. fate

a struggle within a character character v. self

the sequence of events that make up a story

introduces the setting, characters and conflict in the story

the plot gets more complicated; leads up to the climax

the point of highest interest or suspense in a story; the turning point

the loose ends are tied up and the story comes to a close

What ingredients did we learn about today?

the perspective from which a story is told

when the narrator is a character in a story (I, me, we)

when the narrator is not a character in the story (he, she, it, they)

the time and place of the action in a story

the moral, message, or lesson about life that the writer wants the reader to learn

humorous or scornful use of words to express the opposite of what one really means; what is said or written is not what is meant

Contrast between what is said and what is meant Nice weather we are having!

Contrast between what the character thinks to be true and what the reader knows to be true. When the reader is “in on a secret.”

contrast between what happens and what is expected. someone playing a prank on someone else, it backfires, and the prankster gets a pie in the face.