1. Minds-On In your groups, I want you to design a T-Chart. LEADER
In your groups, I want you to design a T-Chart.
Write the positive effects of technology; you also need to write the negative effects of technology. 2 each effects each.
Extension:
Some of you have taken English courses before. What literary devices have you learned/remember from the past. Make a list of those words in your groups. Teach each other.
LEADER
MANAGER
NOTE MAKER
SPEAKER
SUPPORTER

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 examine the elements of the short story by justifying your 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. Setting
The setting is the background against which the action of the story takes place. The elements that make up the setting are: 1) the location (physical environment), and 2) the time (of day, season, etc.) or time-period (18th C).

4. Setting- atmosphere
The setting will give the reader a general understanding of the atmosphere of the story... eg. Eerie, evil, serene. Often described using imagery devices: simile, metaphor, personification, pathetic fallacy, etc.

5. Setting can be used to connect the external world to the internal world of the characters’ emotions. This technique is called Pathetic Fallacy.

6. Main characters
Protagonist: The main character in the work, and the most important person. Usually trying to achieve a goal. Not necessarily a Hero or the Good Guy.
Antagonist: The character directly opposed to the protagonist (a rival, opponent, or enemy of the protagonist). Usually engaged in preventing the protagonist from achieving his or her goal. Not necessarily a Villain or the Bad Guy.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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

10. Theme

11. 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

12. 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

13. Vocabularly

14. Copy one simile written in the short story. Write the page number.
To be able to examine the elements of the short story by justifying their answers.
Copy one simile written in the short story. Write the page number.
Justify what the main conflict of the short story. Explain your reasons in your own words.
What is the theme of the short story? Justify your reason why.
4. This short story was written in Do you think it’s possible for authors of science fiction to write stories that remain relevant despite changes in technology? Why or why not?

15. Symbolism
Symbolism is the use of one person, place, activity, or object to represent or suggest another. e.g. a crown symbolizes royalty or power, a rose means love, white is pure, youth represents innocence, rings are said to symbolize unity/continuity, and red can represent danger, or love.
What symbols can we find in the short story? Why are these symbols important?
-Characters
-Theme
-Plot

16. 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

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

18. Symbol; Imagery; Protagonist; Theme Setting; Point of View; Conflict
To be able to analyze the elements of the short story by justifying their answers.
If we have time...
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

19. What is the theme of this video?
I want you to identify the theme.
Explain how you know this.
What specifically did you like about this video? What specifically did you dislike about this video?