“The Day of the Last Rock Fight”

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“The Day of the Last Rock Fight”

“The Day of the Last Rock Fight” by Joseph Whitehill Literary elements

Review-Characterization Methods an author uses to develop a character Pick up on ways Ronnie, Gene, and Peter are characterized in the story. The characters’ personalities play an important role to the plot.

Review-1st person point of view When the story is told from the perspective of one character in the story (usually the main character, but not always)

Review-Conflict Internal: Character vs. Self (inside a character’s head or a decision that character is struggling with) Character vs. Self: Should I study my vocabulary or should I watch TV?/Should I stand up to my friend who is bullying someone or stay quiet?

New-Conflict External Conflict-a struggle between two characters, character and society or a character and a force (nature or supernatural) Character vs. Character: Verbal Fight, Fist Fight, Argument about different beliefs, Character vs. Society: Character vs. Poverty, Character vs. Racism (belief of a large number of people), Character vs. the Law

New-Structure They way in which characters, events, and outcomes are organized together to create a plot. Many times the structure of the story helps create meaning to the story. *Giving information to the reader at certain times of the story, helps the story become more interesting.

Journal Entry: “The Day of the Last Rock Fight” Using the clues on the window sill, along with the title of the story, predict what you think this story might be about.

Plot Chart Place title and author at the top of your Plot Map “The Day of the Last Rock Right” by Joseph Whitehill Write and highlight “Study for Exam” at the top of your paper

Theme A person should understand all the facts, before they react or act on emotion. Jealousy is a strong emotion, and can bring out the worst in people. When a person holds onto a secret or emotions, that secret or emotion can affect other areas of their life.