1. Do these things now:
Turn in your Conflict Narrative. Make sure it is color-coded and labeled!
Make these pages in your ELA notebook.

2. ELA MAV BLOCK TUESDAY 8/20 *ELA priority
Remediation: Conflict Narratives – Watson (431)
Remediation: Conflict Quiz – Smith (427)
Extension: NEWSELA – Andrews (PC Lab 3-by gym)
Extension: AC – Get ahead: Conflict Stories – Hill (428)

3. PLOT 1 – PLOT 1 – PLOT 1
PLOT is the sequence of cause/effect events in a story.
Draw the plot diagram on your paper.
Make sure you know a definition for each part of plot!
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
When the character faces their biggest conflict - a “turning point”

4. PLOT 2 – PLOT 2 – PLOT 2
Pick a book or movie you know well and match up the events in the story with the parts of plot:
Exposition (what background info do we find out about character and setting?)
Rising Action (what events start happening that lead the main character to face their conflict?)
Climax (what is the event that shows the character dealing with their conflict?)
Falling Action (what events happen after the climax that lead to the end?)
Resolution (how does it end?)

5. SETTING 1 – SETTING 1
Setting is the TIME and PLACE of a story takes place.
A story can have more than one setting.
The setting can have a major impact on the story – for example, an author might put the character in a certain place that causes conflict for them (for example, a claustrophobic character might get stuck in a closet).
Authors use IMAGERY (detailed description) to create a setting that we can picture clearly.

6. SETTING 2 – SETTING 2
Pretend that you are writing a story about a school.
WRITE A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR SETTING (school) THAT IS DETAILED AND DESCRIPTIVE…BUT THAT NEVER USES THE WORD SCHOOL!!!!

7. CONFLICT 1 – CONFLICT 1 Conflict is the PROBLEM in the story
INTERNAL – Person vs. Self
EXTERNAL
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Nature
Person vs. Society
Person vs. Fate
Person vs. God/Supernatural
Person vs. Machine/Technology
There can be more than one conflict in a narrative, but there is usually one main conflict.
Conflict is important to a story because
It moves the plot through the different parts
It tells us about the character
How the character deals with the conflict and how the conflict is resolved give us hints about the THEME (or life lesson/message) of the story

8. CONFLICT 2 – CONFLICT 2
1. What kind of conflict(s) do you see here: Brian, a teenage boy, is on an airplane flying over the northern wilderness. The pilot has a heart attack and dies on the plane, and Brian must struggle to fly the plane and land it. When it crashes in the woods, Brian is alone without food or shelter and only has few supplies. He must fight for his survival even though he is scared and lonely. 2. Write a situation that shows a character dealing with an internal conflict (person vs. self) AND a person vs. person conflict.

9. THEME 1 – THEME 1 – THEME 1
THEME is the message or lesson about life that applies to us.
When you read a story, the author uses the characters’ lives and situations to teach US lessons about how to react to the world around us.
Theme is NOT what happens in the plot (what the story is about) – it’s the MESSAGE we’re supposed to learn based on what happens.
EXAMPLE:
Harry Potter – the theme is NOT wizards or battling Voldemort. The theme (the big idea that applies to us) is that love is a greater power than hate.
Star Wars – the theme is NOT Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader. The theme (the big idea that applies to us) is that we have power to choose our destiny.

10. MOOD 1 – MOOD 1 – MOOD 1
MOOD is the feeling the reader gets when reading certain parts of text.
Think of it like the background music in a movie – they set the mood by playing music to make you feel a certain way.
MOOD could be described as spooky, lighthearted, caring, sad, lonely, happy
To determine the mood of a passage, look at the following
Specific WORDS
IMAGERY (description)
Setting
Character’s thoughts, feelings, reactions

11. MOOD 2 – MOOD 2 – MOOD 2
What word would you use to describe the MOOD of this passage?
It was a dark and stormy night. I sat alone in the old, dilapidated house staring out the window. The sky was black, the wind was loud, and the rain slammed against the broken windowpane. I shut my eyes, remembering my earlier visit, and I felt so embarrassed and angry. When I opened them, the lightning bolt flashed and lit up the room once more. I had to get out of the house; I had to hide. No one could know my horrible mistake. I opened the door, took a deep breath, and ran into the cold and rain.
2. What evidence from the text (words, phrases, etc.) support your mood?

12. CHARACTER – 1 CHARACTER – 1
Character Terms:
Protagonist – main character; the “good guy”
Antagonist – character going against the protagonist; the “bad guy”
Characterization – what an author DOES to show us what a character is like (what the character says, does, thinks, etc.)
DIRECT characterization – the author comes right out and TELLS you the character trait.
Example: Dylan was a bully.
INDIRECT characterization – the author NEVER SAYS the trait; instead they hint at it with the way they describe the character.
Example: Dylan stormed down the hallway and stopped in front of William. “You better have my homework completed for today,” he snarled while making sure that William noticed his threatening clenched fists.
This description never says the word BULLY – but if I asked you what Dylan is like, you should be able to come up with that trait because of the way Dylan talks and acts.

13. CHARACTER – 2 CHARACTER – 2
Choose a character trait from the provided list.
Create an example of DIRECT characterization.
Create an example of INDIRECT characterization.
Character Traits (choose 1)
Lonely
Angry
Excited
Nervous
Greedy
Sleepy
Intelligent
Sarcastic
Class clown