1. English 2 - April 19th Agenda: Notebook TOC Warm-Up: Survival
Review Plot Structure
Narrative Outlines
Homework
You Will Need
Life of Pi
1 notebooks pages
Writing implements
Narrative Assignment Sheet and Outline

2. Warm-Up: Survival
If you were on a boat with an adult tiger, what strategies would you use to survive?
Are your strategies the same as Pi’s, or different? Why?

3. Plot Structure Exposition: Sets up setting, characters and conflict
Rising Action: The events of the story leading up to the climax. This develops the conflict.
Climax: Turning point, highest point of action, point when the conflict must be resolved, for better or worse.
Resolution: Wraps up loose ends, explains how conflict is resolved.

4. Narrative Think-Pair-Shares
Think SILENTLY about the question below.
When I say go, turn to someone near you and share.
Chosen students share to the whole class.
What kind of person do you want your protagonist to be?

5. Narrative Think-Pair-Shares
Think SILENTLY about the question below.
When I say go, turn to someone near you and share.
Chosen students share to the whole class.
What conflict will force your protagonist to start their journey?

6. Hero’s Journey Narrative
Today, you will begin to outline your own Hero’s Journey narrative. The following are required:
Must be your own original story and hero. No ripping off existing stories or real-life people.
Your protagonist MUST follow the Hero’s Journey.
There must be a conflict. You can have an antagonist (bad guy), or an obstacle to be overcome.
There must be an end goal that make your protagonist a hero (definition of hero negotiable).
Have a good flow to your story!

7. Homework: Due Thursday, 4/21
Read up to the end of Ch. 61.
Complete a dialectical journal, filling at least 1 page.
Focus: Pi’s relationship with Richard Parker