DO NOW
Front of Card:
Word association
When I say English…you say…
Back of Card:
List the five major genres. Hint: Look on your desk!
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
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Agree or disagree: There’s nothing quite like a real book. Hint: Answer must include WHY?
What happens in a bookshop when it is closed at night? HINT: Use your imagination!
What Genres did you notice in the Book Shop?
If you are an old movie buff, now we're talking old-Buster Keaton kind of old movie buff, and you love books, here is just what the doctor ordered. A children's picture book that has made into an Academy Award-winning animated short, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. My students love this activity. Here is the link to the original lesson that I modified for my use-This is one way to use this exceptional children's book in the classroom: Film English
Here is the short film that won the 2011 Academy Award for Animated Short...After viewing make sure you get the book, because everyone knows the book is always better!
Let us, here at The Things You Can Read, know what you think of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore! If you are a teacher, let us know how you use this intriguing book or plan to use this book in the classroom.
Summary Courtesy of Goodreads:
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Agree or disagree: There’s nothing quite like a real book. Hint: Answer must include WHY?
What Genres did you notice in the Book Shop?
If you are an old movie buff, now we're talking old-Buster Keaton kind of old movie buff, and you love books, here is just what the doctor ordered. A children's picture book that has made into an Academy Award-winning animated short, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. My students love this activity. Here is the link to the original lesson that I modified for my use-This is one way to use this exceptional children's book in the classroom: Film English
Here is the short film that won the 2011 Academy Award for Animated Short...After viewing make sure you get the book, because everyone knows the book is always better!
Here is the short film that won the 2011 Academy Award for Animated Short...After viewing make sure you get the book, because everyone knows the book is always better!
Let us, here at The Things You Can Read, know what you think of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore! If you are a teacher, let us know how you use this intriguing book or plan to use this book in the classroom.
Summary Courtesy of Goodreads:
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Morris Lessmore loved words.
He loved stories.
He loved books.
But every story has its upsets.
Everything in Morris Lessmore’s life, including his own story, is scattered to the winds.
But the power of story will save the day. (less)
Hardcover, 52 pages
Published June 19th, 2012 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers (first published 2011)
Morris Lessmore loved words.
He loved stories.
He loved books.
But every story has its upsets.
Everything in Morris Lessmore’s life, including his own story, is scattered to the winds.
But the power of story will save the day. (less)
He loved stories.
He loved books.
But every story has its upsets.
Everything in Morris Lessmore’s life, including his own story, is scattered to the winds.
But the power of story will save the day. (less)
Hardcover, 52 pages
Published June 19th, 2012 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers (first published 2011)
Let us, here at The Things You Can Read, know what you think of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore! If you are a teacher, let us know how you use this intriguing book or plan to use this book in the classroom.
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Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, and the Power of Books!
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Genre Continued Some MORE...
Front of Card:
Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett: In the eleventh century, the teenage princess Anna Comnena fights for her birthright--the throne to the Byzantine Empire--which she fears will be taken from her by her younger brother, John.
Genre: ________________________________ Subgenre: ________________________________
Why:
“The Story of the Three Bears” by unknown: Goldilocks, a little girl with blonde hair, is lost in the forest. She comes upon a house that seems comfortable and safe, but the house is actually the home of a family of bears.
Genre: ________________________________ Subgenre: ________________________________
Why:
Back of Card:
Why do fictional stories differ from nonfictional?
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Genre Continued Some MORE...
Front of Card:
Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett: In the eleventh century, the teenage princess Anna Comnena fights for her birthright--the throne to the Byzantine Empire--which she fears will be taken from her by her younger brother, John.
Genre: ________________________________ Subgenre: ________________________________
Why:
“The Story of the Three Bears” by unknown: Goldilocks, a little girl with blonde hair, is lost in the forest. She comes upon a house that seems comfortable and safe, but the house is actually the home of a family of bears.
Genre: ________________________________ Subgenre: ________________________________
Why:
Back of Card:
Why do fictional stories differ from nonfictional?
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Objective: To identify elements of plot when reading fiction.
Do Now
Draw and label the plot diagram.
Plot structure from cwhitepgs
Class Activity
Plot Diagram Booklet
Add: Initiating Event and Moment of Final Suspense on your plot diagram!
Booklet Directions1. Cover: Draw and label Plot diagram, TITLE FOR BOOKLET is 5 Elements of a Story by ______
2. Define Exposition COMPLETELY
3. Define Rising Action COMPLETELY
4. Define Climax COMPLETELY
5. Define Falling Action COMPLETELY
6. Deine Resolution with all Synonyms Conclusion and Denouement COMPLETELY
7. Define Plot: A sequence of events in a story
8. Paste information onto page 8
Story Pyramid: Analyzing Stories
Words You Need to Know
Conflict: a problem that occurs in the story
Setting: time and place where the story occurs
Tragedy: a story ending in death and sadness
Analyze: to look at something very closely.
Most stories have the following parts: exposition (inciting incident), rising action, climax (turning point), falling action, and denouement (resolution). This pyramid is used to show how stories move; it is a graphic plot chart. Sometimes a story can be more complicated than this pyramid, but most stories fit perfectly into the pyramid.
Let’s look at each part of the pyramid…
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Exposition (inciting incident): The exposition is like the set-up of the story. The background information that is needed to understand the story is provided, such as the main character, the setting, the basic conflict, and so forth.
The exposition ends with the inciting moment, which is the one incident in the story without which there would be no story. The inciting moment sets the rest of the story in motion.
Rising Action: Rising action is a series of events and actions that move the story to a climax. During rising action, the basic conflict is complicated by secondary conflicts (obstacles and challenges that frustrate the main character’s attempt to reach their goal).
Climax (turning point): The climax is the turning point in the story. After the climax everything changes. In most stories, things will have gone badly for the main character up to this point; after the climax, things will begin to go well for him or her. However, if the story is a tragedy, the opposite will happen after the climax: things that have been going good for the main character begin to go bad.
Falling Action: During the falling action, the conflict unravels with the main character either winning or losing. The falling action might contain a moment of final suspense, during which the final outcome of the conflict is in doubt.
Denouement: The story ends with the denouement, also called the resolution. In most stories, the denouement has the main character in a better position than at the beginning of the story. However, tragedies end with death and sadness, in which the main character is worse off than at the beginning of the story.
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September 28 and 29, 2016
Do Now
Draw and label the plot diagram.
What Genres did you notice in the Book Shop?
Answer the following Questions:
- What does Ms. Brown say is the difference between sympathy and empathy?
- Give an example when you showed empathy toward someone.
- Do you agree with Ms. Brown's conclusions about empathy?
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK ACTIVITY
Genre Review
Literary Genres
“Genre” is the term used to describe the various types of literature.
“Genre is a French term derived from the Latin genus, generis, meaning "type,"
"sort," or "kind." It designates the literary form or type into which works are
classified according to what they have in common, either in their formal
structures or in their treatment of subject matter, or both. The study of genres
may be of value in three ways. On the simplest level, grouping works offers us
an orderly way to talk about an otherwise bewildering number of literary texts.
More importantly, if we recognize the genre of a text, we may also have a better
idea of its intended overall structure and/or subject. Finally, a genre approach
can deepen our sense of the value of any single text, by allowing us to view it
comparatively, alongside many other texts of its type.”
* Fiction and Nonfiction are considered the two main types of genres.
Fiction includes stories that are made up in the mind of the author. They are “make-believe” or imaginary. The stories are not true, although they may be based on truth, including scientific, historical, or geographic fact.
Some of the major subdivisions of fiction are realistic fiction, historical fiction, mystery, science fiction and fantasy.
· Realistic fiction includes stories that seem like real life, and stories that could happen in today’s world. The situations are true to life or could be true, but the characters are made up.
o Adventure stories are a type of realistic fiction that are exciting and usually have an aspect of peril, threat, or danger. Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, is an adventure story.
o Humorous stories refer to stories that are primarily intended to entertain and amuse. Events are frequently exaggerated. An example is Hoboken Chicken Emergency.. These may also include family stories such as Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume and school stories such as The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson.
· Historical fiction includes stories that take place in the past and that are based on historical fact. Usually the setting and the events in the story are close to the facts, but the characters are made up. However, historical fiction may include real people as characters. Examples of books with real people included among the characters are Follow the Drinking Gourd and Sign of the Beaver. War stories and biographical fiction are types of historical fiction.
o War stories are historical fiction books set during a period of war and conflict. Examples are Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry, and Baseball Saved Us, by Ken Mochizuki.
o Biographical fiction includes stories in which the main character is one who really lived in an earlier period of history. The “Dear America” and “My Name Is America” series are biographical fiction stories written in a journal style. Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series is another example.
· Mystery books include detective stories, as well as various types of situations in which characters must solve a puzzle or predicament. Usually a secret is involved in the plot. The best known examples are theNancy Drew and Hardy Boys series. The series that many of us grew up reading has been updated and spawn off to include titles intended for younger readers. The A to Z Mysteries and Nate the Great are excellent for third graders.
· Science fiction includes stories that are based on scientific fact. It can include space fiction and time travel. In time travel and space fiction, the characters travel back and/or forward in time. In stories for children, the characters often begin in the real world, go off on their adventure, and then return to the real world. The author tries to make the facts as realistic as possible so the reader believes the event could actually take place. Although fantastic, science fiction contains elements within the realm of possibility because of scientific discovery. Examples are The Giver, by Lois Lowry; Running Out of Time, by Margaret Haddix; and A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle.
· Fantasy books are make believe stories that are so fantastic that they can't possibly be true. They often include animals behaving like people. Examples are James and the Giant Peach, by Raold Dahl and The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, by Louis Carroll.
o Fantasy animal stories are stories in which the animals are given human characteristics, such as wearing clothing, speaking or making decisions. Examples are Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White; Babe the Gallant Pig, by Dick King-Smith and Clifford, the Big Red Dog, by Norman Bridwell.
o Ghost stories or supernatural fiction are stories in which one or more of the characters may be visitors from the spirit world. A popular example is Wait Till Helen Comes, by Mary Hahn. Often reluctant readers will enjoy these titles.
o Time fantasy and space fiction are fantasy stories in which the characters travel back and/or forward in time. Examples are Time Train, by Sid Fleischman and The Castle in the Attic, by Elizabeth Winthrop.
o High fantasy series are stories that are epic in nature, usually include a quest of some sort that continues over many volumes, including many that echo the Arthurian quests for truth and justice. Series such as C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series, Lloyd Alexander’s Prydian cycle, and Jane Yolen’s "Young Merlin" series are in that category. The Star Wars saga and the Harry Potter series are also in this genre.
· Nonfiction books are books are factual books, and are usually classified with Dewey Decimal numbers There are some special genres within the nonfiction category, such as biography, poetry, drama, and folk or traditional literature.
o Biographies give true facts about the lives of famous people. In our library, biographies have 921 on the spine label, followed by the first letter of the famous person’s last name. Collective biographiesinvolve more than one person and are labeled with 920 and the letter. Biographies are written by persons other than the subject of the story.
o Autobiographies are books that people write about their own lives. In our library they are included with the biographies. Students enjoy Gary Paulsen’s two autobiographies involving rugged sports and sled dogs.
o Poetry includes single, illustrated poems (such as Paul Revere’s Ride), and collections of poetry by one poet (such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein) or collections of many poets’ works compiled by an editor (such as New Kid on the Block, edited by Jack Prelutsky).
o Drama includes works written in dramatic form. Books can include collections of short plays or book-length plays, such as the works of Shakespeare. Our varied collection of Readers’ Theater books in the Instructional Materials room provides students with an introduction to drama and practice with fluency at the same time!
o Folk literature or traditional literature includes stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. Myths are stories of the gods and heroes of ancient times, and are sometimes classified in the religion section of the Dewey Decimal Classification System (292), whereas folktales, folk riddles, nursery rhymes and Mother Goose are classified in 398. These stories often contain elements of cultural identity, such as traditions, cultural mores, and rituals. Sometimes, elements of religious belief of the people are included. Epics are long stories that originate as poetry or song and that celebrate a national hero. Beowulf and El Cid are epics, as are The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer. Hero stories and legends include the American tall tales, such as stories of Paul Bunyan or Pecos Bill. Tall tales usually include hyperbole, or exaggeration, about the hero. European hero stories and legends include stories of Robin Hood and King Arthur and his knights, many including elements of mythology within the stories.
o Fables includes narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans. They may include the supernatural.
· Cross-genre books are books that fall into more than one category. A book may be a mystery fantasy; or a historical fiction time travel story. An example is The Ghost Cadet, by Alphin. This story combines elements of fantasy and historical fiction because it includes time travel back to a Civil War battlefield
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Booklet Directions
1. Cover: Draw and label Plot diagram, TITLE FOR BOOKLET is 5 Elements of a Story by ______
2. Define Exposition COMPLETELY
3. Define Rising Action COMPLETELY
4. Define Climax COMPLETELY
5. Define Falling Action COMPLETELY
6. Deine Resolution with all Synonyms Conclusion and Denouement COMPLETELY
7. Define Plot: A sequence of events in a story
8. Paste information onto page 8
2. Define Exposition COMPLETELY
3. Define Rising Action COMPLETELY
4. Define Climax COMPLETELY
5. Define Falling Action COMPLETELY
6. Deine Resolution with all Synonyms Conclusion and Denouement COMPLETELY
7. Define Plot: A sequence of events in a story
8. Paste information onto page 8
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WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE...
NOTES
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WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE...
NOTES
Page 2
Watch the video. Students will identify the following: plot, setting, complications, protagonist, antagonist.
NOW LET'S MAKE THE PAGE FOR YOUR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK
1. Color and cut out the pieces of the templates
2. Fold the tab forward and glue only the tab down into the notebook so that it flips up.
3. Write the definitions for each term under the template
2. Fold the tab forward and glue only the tab down into the notebook so that it flips up.
3. Write the definitions for each term under the template
4. Add to Table of Contents!
Definitions for Page 2
Definitions for Page 2
plot – the chain of events that make up a story
setting – the time and place of a story
complications – problems that arise as characters struggle to reach their goals
protagonist – the main character in a story
antagonist – the character (or force) in conflict with the protagonist
Answers for Fugu:
plot – A puffer fish wishes to escape from the chef who plans to cook him.
setting – the chef’s kitchen
complications – The fish cannot get back to the water; the ocean he sees
is just a painting.
protagonist – the puffer fish
antagonist – the chef
Challenge: How would these answers be different if I told you
that the chef is the protagonist?
setting – the time and place of a story
complications – problems that arise as characters struggle to reach their goals
protagonist – the main character in a story
antagonist – the character (or force) in conflict with the protagonist
Answers for Fugu:
plot – A puffer fish wishes to escape from the chef who plans to cook him.
setting – the chef’s kitchen
complications – The fish cannot get back to the water; the ocean he sees
is just a painting.
protagonist – the puffer fish
antagonist – the chef
Challenge: How would these answers be different if I told you
that the chef is the protagonist?
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BRAINPOP: Harlem Renaissance
10 Interesting Facts About Langston Hughes
BIO-CUBE Fact Sheet
BIO-CUBE CREATOR
10 Interesting Facts About Langston Hughes
BIO-CUBE Fact Sheet
BIO-CUBE CREATOR
FLASH FICTION
Flash fiction goes by many names, including microfiction, microstories, short-shorts, short short stories, very short stories, sudden fiction, postcard fiction, and nanofiction.
While it can be difficult to pinpoint an exact definition of flash fiction based on word count, consideration of several of its features can help provide clarity about this compressed form of short story.
A Plot Involving Exes
Two former lovers, Bill and Mary, cross paths in Washington Square in New York. Years have passed since they last saw each other. They exchange pleasantries about their jobs and their children, each of them perfunctorily inviting the other's family to come visit.
When Mary's bus arrives, she boards and is overwhelmed by all the things she has failed to say to Bill, both in the present moment (her address, for instance), and presumably, in life.
Point of View
The story begins with a brief, neutral history Bill and Mary's relationship. Then it moves to their current reunion, and the omniscient narrator gives us some details from each character's point of view.
Almost the only thing Bill can think about is how old Mary looks. We are told, "At first he did not recognize her, to him she looked so old." Later, Bill struggles to find something complimentary to say about Mary. "'You're looking very . . .' (he wanted to say old) '. . . well,' he said."
Bill seems uncomfortable ("a little frown came quickly between his eyes") to learn that Mary is living in New York now. We get the impression that he hasn't thought much about her in recent years and is not enthusiastic about having her back in his life in any way.
Mary, on the other hand, seems to harbor affection for Bill, even though -- or perhaps because -- she was the one who left him and "married a man she thought she loved." When she greets him, she lifts her face "as if wanting a kiss," but he just extends his hand. She seems disappointed to learn that Bill is married. Finally, in the last line of the story, we learn that her youngest child is also named Bill, which indicates the extent of her regret for ever having left him.
The Story's Title
At first, it seems obvious that Mary is the one who is in her "autumn." She looks noticeably old, and in fact, she is older than Bill.
Autumn is a time of loss, and Mary clearly feels a sense of loss as she "desperately reach[es] back into the past." Her emotional loss is emphasized by the setting of the story. The day is almost over. It's getting cold. Leaves fall inevitably from the trees, and throngs of strangers pass Bill and Mary as they talk. Hughes writes, "A great many people went past them through the park. People they didn't know."
Later, as Mary boards the bus, Hughes re-emphasizes the idea that Bill is irrevocably lost to Mary, just as the falling leaves are irrevocably lost to the trees from which they have fallen. "People came between them outside, people crossing the street, people they didn't know. Space and people. She lost sight of Bill."
But the word "early" in the title is tricky. Bill too will be old one day, even if he can't see it at this moment. If Mary is undeniably in her autumn, Bill might not even recognize that he is in his "early autumn." Bill is the one most shocked by Mary's aging. She takes him by surprise at a time in his life when he might have imagined himself immune to winter. He's like a boy in school who wonders how he got behind a desk when it was summer only yesterday.
"Chains of Misty Brilliance"
Overall, "Early Autumn" feels very sparse, like a tree nearly bare of leaves. The characters are at a loss for words, and as a reader, you feel it.
But there is one moment in the story that feels noticeably different from the rest: "Suddenly the lights came on up the whole length of Fifth Avenue, chains of misty brilliance in the blue air."
This sentence marks a turning point in many ways.
First, it signals the end of Bill and Mary's attempt at conversation, startling Mary into the present.
If we take the lights to symbolize truth or revelation, then their sudden brightness might represent the irrefutable passage of time and the impossibility of ever recovering -- or re-doing -- the past. That the lights run "the whole length of Fifth Avenue" further emphasizes the completeness of this truth; there is no way to escape the passage of time.
But it's worth noting that the lights turn on right after Bill says, "You ought to see my kids" and grins. It's a surprisingly unguarded moment, and it's the only expression of genuine warmth in the story. Perhaps you'll find my interpretation unforgivably sentimental, but I think his children -- Mary's too -- might be those lights, the brilliant chains that link the past with an ever-hopeful future.
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Norman Rockwell illustrated covers for The Saturday Evening Post for 47 years. The public loved his often-humorous depictions of American life.
Synopsis
Norman Rockwell was born in New York City on February 3, 1894. Talented at a young age, he received his first commission at age 17. In 1916, he created the first of 321 covers for The Saturday Evening Post. Rockwell's Americana images were loved by the public, but not embraced by critics. He created World War II posters and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. He died on November 8, 1978.
Using a Norman Rockwell Painting: Develop the Story Elements Based on the Painting.
PLOT DIAGRAM
Biography
Norman Rockwell Museum
PLOT DIAGRAM
Biography
Norman Rockwell Museum
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Objective: To identify elements of the plot when reading fiction.
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flashback – the plot is interrupted to recreate an event of earlier time (BEFORE THE STORY STARTED); often used to provide background information
flash forward – a story begins with a brief look at the future, and then the reader gets to go back and find out how the characters got to that point
dream sequence – the author breaks the narrative to show what a character is dreaming; used to reveal more about a character
plot twist – an unexpected development in a story; a
surprise!
foreshadowing – hints or clues suggesting what may happen later in a story
parallel episodes – certain plot elements or events that repeat themselves throughout a story
Review of PLOT
Story Pyramid: Analyzing Stories
Words You Need to Know
Conflict: a problem that occurs in the story
Setting: time and place where the story occurs
Tragedy: a story ending in death and sadness
Analyze: to look at something very closely.
Most stories have the following parts: exposition (inciting incident), rising action, climax (turning point), falling action, and denouement (resolution). This pyramid is used to show how stories move; it is a graphic plot chart. Sometimes a story can be more complicated than this pyramid, but most stories fit perfectly into the pyramid.
Let’s look at each part of the pyramid…
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Exposition (inciting incident): The exposition is like the set-up of the story. The background information that is needed to understand the story is provided, such as the main character, the setting, the basic conflict, and so forth.
The exposition ends with the inciting moment, which is the one incident in the story without which there would be no story. The inciting moment sets the rest of the story in motion.
Rising Action: Rising action is a series of events and actions that move the story to a climax. During rising action, the basic conflict is complicated by secondary conflicts (obstacles and challenges that frustrate the main character’s attempt to reach their goal).
Climax (turning point): The climax is the turning point in the story. After the climax everything changes. In most stories, things will have gone badly for the main character up to this point; after the climax, things will begin to go well for him or her. However, if the story is a tragedy, the opposite will happen after the climax: things that have been going good for the main character begin to go bad.
Falling Action: During the falling action, the conflict unravels with the main character either winning or losing. The falling action might contain a moment of final suspense, during which the final outcome of the conflict is in doubt.
Denouement: The story ends with the denouement, also called the resolution. In most stories, the denouement has the main character in a better position than at the beginning of the story. However, tragedies end with death and sadness, in which the main character is worse off than at the beginning of the story.
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DO NOW: October 5 and 6, 2016
Conflict: a problem that occurs in the story
What word defines the following: Sequence of events
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| A. | Rising Action | ||
| B. | Plot | ||
| C. | Exposition | ||
| D. | Rising Action | ||
| E. | Conclusion | ||
Conflict: a problem that occurs in the story
What is the CONFLICT/COMPLICATION?
What is the CONFLICT/COMPLICATION?
What is the CONFLICT/COMPLICATION?
What is the CONFLICT/COMPLICATION?
What is the CONFLICT/COMPLICATION?
What is the CONFLICT/COMPLICATION?
What is the CONFLICT/COMPLICATION?
Define CONFLICT/COMPLICATION...
What is the CONFLICT/COMPLICATION?
Define CONFLICT/COMPLICATION...
- How would you feel in Penelope’s situation?
- What would you do if you were Penelope?
- How do you think Penelope will try to get down from the treehouse?
- What do you think will happen in the rest of the story?
What is the CONFLICT/COMPLICATION?
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Notes:
TWO TYPES:
INTERNAL: psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character, the resolution of which creates the plot's suspense. In "Early Autumn," by Langston Hughes Mary illustrates internal conflict because of her regrets expressed at the end of the story. 2. mental struggle arising from opposing demands or impulses. Compare external conflict.
EXTERNAL: A struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot: external conflict between is illustrated between the two angels at the pearly gates in the video "Heavenly Appeals."
2. struggle between a person and an outside force: external conflict between parents and children.
2. struggle between a person and an outside force: external conflict between parents and children.
Man vs. Self (internal)
*a struggle between a character and his feelings,
conscience, or fear Ex – Tina can’t decide whether she
wants to play soccer or volleyball.
Man vs. Man (external)
*a struggle, mental or physical, between two characters
*other character may be the antagonist Ex – Faith is
posting very cruel comments about Sarah online.
Man vs. Nature (external)
*a struggle between a character and mother nature
*mother nature = weather, animals, insects, sickness,
epidemics Ex – The Titanic sinks in the Atlantic Ocean
after striking an iceberg.
Man vs. Society (external)
*a struggle between a character and the laws or beliefs
of a group*could involve poverty, politics, social norms,
expectations, or values Ex – Jake breaks his curfew and
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Conflicts/Complications
1. After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth and face the consequences, or whether he should attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog.
Protagonist: ______________________________ Antagonist: ______________________________
Type of Conflict
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Conflict/Complications which includes the major types!
Conflict/Complications which includes the major types!
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Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
IRONYis a hard concept to teach. I have developed a series of exercises I use at the beginning of class to help make the "AHA Moment" happen. Here is an example of how I teach IRONY. This activity comes from my sister site
Activity
Watch the following video carefully. Write your answer on your index card. Find at LEAST 2 (TWO) examples of IRONY in the short film. Your answer needs to be in complete sentences. Complete sentences, i.e. written with proper grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and with a subject and verb. Again, give 2 (TWO) examples of irony in the video and EXPLAIN why that event was IRONIC.
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IRONY
NOTES
Definition of Irony: Irony is the contradiction between what happens and what is expected. There are three types of Irony:
Situational Irony: Irony that occurs when something happens that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters or the audience.
Verbal Irony: Irony that occurs when something contradictory is said, i.e. Sarcasm.
Dramatic Irony: Irony that occurs when the audience is aware of something that the character or speaker is not.
One of the short stories I like to use to teach irony, foreshadowing, inferencing, characterization, (dynamic, static, flat), symbolism, and suprise endings is "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry. Here is one of the many activites we do to work with this classic short story: I call it BE THE ILLUSTRATOR. I have divided an abriged version of the story up into sections that each require an illustration. Before we start, I let students know that "IF YOU ARE NOT GOOD WITH PEOPLE...DON'T DRAW PEOPLE! Use things that represent the people (good time to talk about symbolism with your students too.). I give them a few class session (maybe three 20 to 30 minutes segments of class) to work on it(where I can help) then what ever is left is for them to finish on their own before the test on the last leaf. Enjoy!
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Connotation and Denotation
Connotation
The emotion or feeling(s) associated with a word: Positive, Negative or Neutral
Denotation
The Dictionary Definition
Smile Grin Smirk
Youthful Young Childish
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Page 16 Right Side of Notebook
Use the Literary Terms Glossary in the back of Prentice Hall Literature Language and Literacy Book on your desk.
Static and Dynamic Character are defined under CHARACTER.
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All of these except Sympathetic Character are found in the Glossary. They will be found under Character or under Characterization in the Glossary.
Sympathetic Character is a character whose situation you understand and/or sympathize with or can relate to.
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Use the Literary Terms Glossary labeled LITERARY HANDBOOK in the back of Prentice Hall Literature Language and Literacy Book on your desk.
DIRECT and INDIRECT Characterization are defined under CHARACTERIZATION.
Direct Characterization: The author directly states the character's traits or characteristics.
Indirect Characterization: The author indirectly depends on the reader to draw conclusions about the character's traits. The author can achieve this by telling what other characters in the story say and think about another character.
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Character Traits are WORDS (usually adjectives) used to describe how a character acts during the story or work of literature. Think Personality traits...these traits are often viewed as GOOD OR BAD TRAITS.
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Poetry
Types of Poetry
Rhyme Scheme
SAYS Summit and Poetry Slam 2010 (School Is My Hustle) from Friends of MVMT Films on Vimeo.
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