1. How We Tell Stories… Since the beginning of humanity, we’ve told stories. They started out as simple hunting stories and as time went on they developed into so much more…

2.  Myths are very meaningful, very ancient stories.  They attempt to explain hard to understand things.  Myths involve gods, goddesses, superhuman beings/creatures, creation, beginnings of evil, and explanations for natural phenomena.

3.  Legends are old stories that teach us lessons.  Often legends develop from real people who do incredible things. But in the retelling of the stories, the event becomes greater than the truth.

4.  Definition: Who tells us the story and how it is told…  The story teller is the narrator. He or she impacts our view of actions and characters because we see them through his/her perspective.

5.  Omniscient- The narrator knows all about the characters and moves in and out of characters. Example: Pandora’s Box  Limited - The narrator limits his omniscience to the minds of a few characters or to one character. All is seen through their eyes. Example: Harry Potter  Objective - Does not enter the mind or thoughts. Acts like a camera recording what is seen or heard with the character. You watch to interpret what they are thinking.  Subjective- The reader hears the thoughts of the character.

6.  Told like a journal…The narrator is a…  Major Character- The narrator is the major character and the story is about him or her. Example: Percy Jackson  Minor Character-Tells the story but focuses on someone else. Ex: Sherlock Holmes  Innocent eye- Told through a child’s mind. Example: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas  Stream of Consciousness- Story told through unbroken thought. Twilight, Hunger Games

7. PROTAGONISTANTAGONIST

8.  Plot- The unfolding of events that make up a story.  Conflict- Is the struggle of opposing forces in a story. The main conflict begins typically at the beginning during the exposition.

9. DRAMA Sometimes around the campfire when we told our stories, we acted them out…