1. English Language Arts Level 7 #12 Ms. Walker

2. Literary Element: Plot Sequence Short Story: “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant Idiom of the Day

3. Today we will discuss all aspects of the literary element: PLOT as revealed in “The Necklace.”

4. The plot is what happens in the story. The plot is a planned, logical series of events having a beginning, middle and end. The short story has one plot so it can be read in one sitting.

5. The plot is the events in the story. Authors build the plot in many ways. They may give events in a sequential order. Or they may use flashbacks to go backwards and forwards in time.

6. Like a good crime scene show, there may be several plot lines going on at the same time. No matter what sequence the events are written in, the plot contains the same elements.

7. They include exposition, rising action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution. What does all that mean? The exposition is the introduction. The characters are introduced, and information about

8. the problem is given. The rising action leads up to the climax, which is the turning point in the story. This is where the reader feels the most emotion. It is usually the most exciting part of the story.

9. The falling action leads to the resolution, which is the outcome of the story.

10. Identifying the Elements of A Plot Diagram Student Notes

11. Plot Diagram 2 1 3 4 5

12. Plot (definition) Plot is the organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story. Every plot is made up of a series of incidents that are related to one another.

13. 1. Exposition This usually occurs at the beginning of a short story. Here the characters are introduced. We also learn about the setting of the story. Most importantly, we are introduced to the main conflict (main problem).

14. 2. Rising Action This part of the story begins to develop the conflict(s). A building of interest or suspense occurs.

15. 3. Climax This is the turning point of the story. Usually the main character comes face to face with a conflict. The main character will change in some way.

16. 4. Falling Action All loose ends of the plot are tied up. The conflict(s) and climax are taken care of.

17. 5. Resolution The story comes to a reasonable ending.

18. Putting It All Together 1. Exposition 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4. Falling Action 5. Resolution Beginning and middle of the Story Near the end of the story End of Story

20. The Necklace Read the short story, “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant. Write down the characteristics of the protagonist. Write each stage of the plot, beginning with Exposition. Describe the setting. What is the conflict? How is it resolved?

21. Read “The Necklace” It is important that you read the text of the story. The film will be in French with no English subtitles. You will be able to clearly understand the story if you have read the text.

22. The Necklace

23. http://youtu.be/JlTGDJlGmxo

24. The Necklace http://youtu.be/KAJRBMdRVUY

25. The Necklace Discuss the plot sequence based on the five elements of plot: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution.

26. Use the Graphic Organizer to plot the action.

27. The Exposition How are the characters introduced? What are their living circumstances? Mathilde Loisel and her husband are introduced. They live a modest life. Mathilde desires to be rich and is not happy with her life.

28. The Characters Mathilde Loisel Monsieur Loisel Madame Forestier.

29. Who is the main character (the protagonist)? Describe her feelings and beliefs. Who are the other two characters?

30. Mathilde Loisel Mathilde Loisel was born into a working class family, but she believes she should have married a rich man instead of a common clerk. She so hates her position in life that nothing in her life satisfies her.

31. Mathilde Loisel Mathilde is beautiful. She has an exaggerated idea about what it is to be rich. She is jealous because she thinks she deserves to live among the rich and beautiful.

32. Monsieur Loisel Monsieur Loisel is the husband of Mathilde. He is the true martyr in the story. He sacrifices everything for his wife. He is happy with his station in life.

33. Madame Forestier Madame Forestier lives a very comfortable life. She plays a pivotal role in the story because she loans Mathilde a necklace, and that act changes the direction of Mathilde’s life.

34. Rising Action Mathilde and her husband receive an invitation to a party where there will be lots of rich people. Rather than being happy, Mathilde says she can’t go because she has nothing to wear. She wants a new dress.

35. Rising Action Her husband gives her money for a new dress, but now she’s unhappy because she has no jewelry to wear. She borrows a necklace from Madame Forestier.

36. Rising Action Mathilde goes to the party and has a wonderful time. It is a time she will remember forever. As she and her husband return home, Mathilde suddenly realizes that she has lost Madame Forestier’s necklace.

37. Rising Action When they can’t find the necklace, Mathilde and her husband sacrifice everything, even their future to restore the lost necklace. They work for ten long years to pay for the necklace.

38. Climax After tens years of sacrifice Mathilde and her husband finally pay off the debt.

39. Falling Action After the necklace has been paid off, Matilde decides to tell Madame Forestier about all the years she slaved to replace the diamond necklace.

40. Resolution The outcome of the story is that Madame Forestier informs Mathilde that the necklace she wore to the party was not real diamonds but a fake.

41. The Aftermath What do you think happened to Mathilde and her husband? Did they continue to live a life of poverty? Was Madame Forestier kind enough to give the necklace back?

42. Themes The Deceptiveness of Appearances Be happy with what you have.

43. Foreshadowing Foreshadowing is a device used to give an indication or warning of what is to come so that the reader can anticipate the mood or action.

44. Foreshadowing Think about an event at the beginning of the story that might have foreshowed (gave a hint about) the ending.

45. Break

46. Part 3 - The Idiom Idioms are spoken phrases that cannot be found in the dictionary. An idiom is an expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words.

47. Kick the Bucket Kick the bucket has nothing to do with a bucket or the act of kicking it. Kick the bucket means someone has died.

48. Kick the Bucket It's been said that the old man knew of a buried treasure, but he kicked the bucket before telling anyone where it was. The old man unfortunately took the secret of its location with him when he died.

49. Lesson Review Today we discussed the elements of plot and how it moved the story forward. We read and viewed “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant. Our idiom of the day was “kick the bucket.”

50. Next Lesson In our next lesson, we will read the short story “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl.