1. Study for story elements test on Monday, September 29th!
September 26, review of story elements
Ghost of the Lagoon
Homework:
Study for story elements test on Monday, September 29th!
Objective
I can identify and evaluate story elements in a text.
Warm Up:
Today we will be reviewing all of the story elements that we have covered in this unit since the beginning of the year. We will read Ghost of the Lagoon together and identify the story elements within this text.

2. A writer usually writes for one or more of these purposes:
Author's purpose
A writer usually writes for one or more of these purposes:
to express opinions and thoughts
to inform or explain
to persuade
to entertain

3. Author's purpose
What is it?
What are the four types?

4. to express opinions
the author wants to express his/her thoughts and viewpoints.
letters to the editor

5. to inform
the author wants to enlighten the reader with topics that are usually real or contain facts.
textbooks
cookbooks
newspapers
encyclopedias

6. to persuade advertisements
the author wants to persuade the reader to agree with his opinion, and may provide facts and examples to convince the reader.
advertisements
commercials
newspaper editorials
campaign speeches

7. to entertain the author wants to amuse the reader poems stories plays
comic strips

8. Parts of a story
setting  characters  conflict

9. setting - the time and place of 
the action.

10. Characters
the people, animals or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of a work of literature.

11. 6 common character types in literature
protagonist
antagonist
dynamic
static
round
flat

12. Protagonist
the main character in a literary work. Usually a hero / heroine, but not always.

13. Antagonist
the principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero / heroine.

14. Round characters
well developed characters that change over time . We get to know a lot about them (usually major characters).

15. Flat characters
appear in the story, but have very limited personalities. They do not change much over the course of the story.

16. a character who does not change throughout the course of the story
Static character
a character who does not change throughout the course of the story

17. a character whose personality changes during the course of the story
Dynamic character
a character whose personality changes during the course of the story

18. We get to know characters through an author's use of
characterization
the way an author reveals what a character is like and how he/she changes / develops through the story.

19. Physical appearance

20. Speech and actions What they do and think What they say...
dialogue vs. dialect
What they do and think
What they say...
Define dialogue -
Define dialect -

21. Other characters' reactions
How do others treat the character?
What do they say about him/ her?

22. Narrator's direct comments
What qualities does the narrator say the character has?

23. Characterization the techniques a writer uses to develop a character
narrator's direct comments
What qualities does the narrator say the character has?
character's
thoughts, speech and actions
What does the character think, say and do?
other character's reactions
What do others say about the character?
Physical appearance
What does the character look like?

24. conflict
the problem or struggle a character faces in a story.

25. conflict

26. internal conflict (man vs. himself)
A conflict that 
occurs within the character, such as 
making an important 
decision or facing a 
fear.

27.  external conflict
A conflict that occurs outside of the character, such as nature, a physical obstacle 
or another character.

28. man vs. nature Some force in nature creates an obstacle
for the character.

29. man vs. society
A conflict that occurs when a character disagrees with 
societal values, laws or beliefs.

30. man vs. man
A conflict that occurs when a character has an 
argument, disagreement or some sort of struggle with 
another character.

31. the series of events in a story
plot
the series of events in a story

32. the plot map

33. exposition
introduces
setting
main character
hints at central conflict

34. central conflict
the main problem carried through the entire story

35. rising action -
conflict grows
builds suspense

36. climax - the turning point of the story
makes the outcome of the conflict clear
climax -

37. falling action - eases the tension
shows how the main character resolves the conflict

38. resolution -
reveals how everything turns out

39. The voice that tells the story is called the...

40. An author's choice of a narrator is the...
  
 
An author's choice of a narrator is the...

41. ? ? What's the difference? 3rd person point of view
1st person point of view
3rd person point of view ? ?
kinds of narrators in a story

42. 1st person point of view is a character in the story
uses I, me, my, myself, us, we
tells his / her own thoughts and feelings
does not know what other characters think or feel
STORY

43. not a character in the story, but rather an outside voice
3rd person point of view
not a character in the story, but rather an outside voice
uses he, she and they
can reveal the thoughts / feelings of one or more characters
STORY

44. Third person point of view can be one of two types...
Limited or
Omniscient

45. Limited
a narrator whose knowledge is limited to one character, either major or minor

46. Omniscient
A narrator who knows everything about all characters - omniscient literally means "all knowing"

47. Holes is written in third person omniscient point of view meaning we will be able to know all of the character's thoughts and feelings

48. mood and tone both deal with the emotions centered around a piece of writing, however...

49. mood the feeling or atmosphere an author creates for a reader.

50. tone the author's attitude toward his / her subject

51. theme
A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
usually has to be inferred
the important truth that the story is really about
written in a complete sentence, not just a word

52. What's the difference? theme topic
is a sentence that relates to the topic
both are important ideas in a story
can be stated in one or two words

53. Clues to theme Characters and actions Title Plot and conflict
Setting, images and stylistic elements

54. Turn in your Literature book to pg. 208
We will listen together to
Ghost of the Lagoon
Afterwards we will go through
the story elements found in this
text.