1. Minds-On
In your groups, I want you to think about how technology has affected our lives:
The way we live
The way we interact with one another
The way we do our shopping
Do you think that the world is better off or worse off with these technological advancements?
LEADER
MANAGER
NOTE MAKER
SPEAKER
SUPPORTER
Technology has made our world a better place. Agree or Disagree

2. What are the themes and symbols used in the short story?
To know the elements of a short story.
To understand the importance of these elements and how these elements develop the short story.
To be able to analyze the elements of the short story by justifying their answers.
NOTE: Every short story we read, you must make a list of all the symbols that the short story uses.
Every profession has keywords and terminology that are important to know and understand!
Symbol; Imagery; Protagonist; Theme
Setting; Point of View; Conflict

3. So how did you like The Pedestrian? Any difficulties?
To know the elements of a short story.
To understand the importance of these elements and how these elements develop the short story.
So how did you like The Pedestrian? Any difficulties?
Who is the main protagonist?
What is the setting?
Symbol; Imagery; Protagonist; Theme
Setting; Point of View; Conflict

4. Conflict: A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story
Conflict: A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story. There are four basic conflicts:
· Person Against Person: A problem between characters.
· Person Against Self: A problem within a character’s own mind.
· Person Against Society: A problem between a character and society, school, the law, or some tradition.
· Person Against Nature: A problem between a character and some element of nature-a blizzard, a hurricane, a mountain climb, etc.

5. Third Person Point of View
To know the elements of a short story.
To understand the importance of these elements and how these elements develop the short story.
Third Person Point of View
Here the narrator does not participate in the action of the story as one of the characters, but lets us know about the events and characters. This is an outside voice.
First Person Point of View
Here the narrator does participate in the action of the story. S/he is one of the characters in the story, an “inside” voice.
When reading stories in the first person, we need to realise that what the narrator is recounting might not be the objective truth.

6. Omniscient and Limited Omniscient Points of View
To know the elements of a short story.
To understand the importance of these elements and how these elements develop the short story.
Omniscient and Limited Omniscient Points of View
A narrator who knows everything about all the characters is all-knowing, or omniscient. A narrator whose knowledge is limited to one character, either major or minor, has a limited omniscient point of view.
Symbol; Imagery; Protagonist; Theme
Setting; Point of View; Conflict

7. Theme

8. Theme WHAT IS YOUR POINT?!!!!!
The theme is the major idea or author’s message about life in a story
What is the author trying to make us think about or question in our own lives?
Themes are rarely stated directly. They usually must be inferred (draw conclusions).
The theme is revealed by:
the way characters change in a story
conflicts in the story
statements made by the narrator or characters.
Understanding theme involves understanding plot, characters, and setting

9. How do we find the theme…
To know the elements of a short story.
To understand the importance of these elements and how these elements develop the short story.
How do we find the theme…
What is the author trying to say?
Who cares?
Why did the author write this?
Is this an allegory? [This is advanced, so just get the idea.]
Are there any important symbols?
*When identifying the theme, it should be more than one word; further, it should be a simple sentence.
Let’s practise this idea of identifying the theme. WORKSHEETS!
Symbol; Imagery; Protagonist; Theme
Setting; Point of View; Conflict

10. Symbol; Imagery; Protagonist; Theme Setting; Point of View; Conflict
To be able to analyze the elements of the short story by justifying their answers.
Complete the group imagery page:
Possible sentence starters for the EFFECT; you must write TWO (2) different types of effects for each imagery quotation.
The mood created from this quotation is...
The possible effect on the reader is...
This quotation reveals the personality of...
This quotation makes the theme of the short story easier to understand because...
Symbol; Imagery; Protagonist; Theme
Setting; Point of View; Conflict

11. Symbol; Imagery; Protagonist; Theme Setting; Point of View; Conflict
To be able to analyze the elements of the short story by justifying their answers.
The final task of this unit, you will be creating a visual representation of one of the short stories.
What does the word symbol mean?
Symbol: Person, place, or thing that represents something beyond itself, most often something concrete or tangible that represents an abstract idea.
Symbol; Imagery; Protagonist; Theme
Setting; Point of View; Conflict

12. In your groups, what do you decide?
Which one is the most important?