“The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calavaras County” By Mark Twain

What is a FRAME NARRATIVE?  In a nutshell, a frame narrative is a “story within a story.”

Examples of FRAME NARRATIVES... Titanic – (the movie) The story of “Old Rose” revisiting the site of the Titanic “bookends” the love story of Jack and “Young Rose” onboard the ship in Forrest Gump – Forrest (in the present) is telling his life story (of Forrest in the past) to various citizens on the park bench. Can you think of any others?

Another way to view FRAME NARRATIVES...  We can look at frame narratives as a diagram Old Rose visits the site of the Titanic Love story between Young Rose and Jack

DIRECTIONS  Create the double box diagram. As you read:  In the outer box, summarize the “outer” story.  In the inner box, summarize the “inner” story (the story being told within the story).

Literary Period Information Regional Dialect Ex. “Thish- yer” Standard English Ex. This here How is this piece an example of Regionalism? Define “local color.” What are some examples of local color? Define “regional dialect.” What are some examples of regional dialect? (Put examples in regional dialect dictionary chart) Regional Dialect Dictionary Chart

Characters CharacterCharacteristicsActions Narrator Narrator’s Friend Leonidas W. Smiley Simon Wheeler Jim Smiley Parson Walker The Stranger

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Literary terms TermDefinitionExample from Story Characterization Point of view Personification Simile Stereotype Satire

Questions  Which stereotypes lead to satire? Explain.  Which are larger than life characters? Explain.  How does vernacular and exaggeration add to the humor? Explain.  How does the regional dialect highlight the differences in the characters? Explain.