1. MYP Unit 2: Analyzing Fiction with The Hobbit Unit Question: "What Makes A Good Leader?" Area of Interaction: Community and Service

2. Fiction: A form of narrative writing that is imaginary, or made up. A good fiction story will include these components: ◦Plot ◦Vivid Setting ◦Compelling Characters ◦THEMES  What is a theme?

3. Plot Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows the order of events and actions within a story. The above graph is called: Freytag’s Plot Pyramid

4. Exposition: the start of the story, the situation before the action starts Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climax Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads Plot Components

5. There are 3 common types of fiction: 1.Short Story 2.Novel 3.Novella

6. Common Genres of Fiction Fantasy- ◦Does NOT represent the real world. ◦Based on pure imagination. ◦ May include non- human, animal or alien creatures, unreal settings, or impossible occurrences.  EX: The Hobbit  Fairy Tales/ Folk Tales Science Fiction- Another form of fantasy ◦Real of hypothetical developments on individuals or society ◦EX: Fahrenheit 451

7. Genres of Novels Cont. Gothic or Gothic Romance ◦Mysterious events & a scary atmosphere.  Ex: Dracula ◦Stormy love relationship Satirical ◦Reveals human folly through wit, scorn, ridicule, and exaggeration ◦EX: Animal Farm

8. Plot: Conflict Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.

9. Plot: Types of Conflict Character vs Nature Character vs Society Character vs Self Character vs Character

10. Plot: Character vs. Character Conflict This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character, human or not human. EX: Anne Frank in conflict with Mrs. Van Daan

11. Plot: Character vs. Nature Conflict This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist.

12. Plot: Character vs. Self Conflict (Internal Conflict) In this type of conflict, the main character experiences some kind of inner conflict. What type of climax, mental or action, would a character v. self conflict most likely have?

13. Plot: Character vs. Society Conflict (External Conflict) This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, etc. Ex: Anne v. Adolf Hitler & the Holocaust

14. The Hobbit By: J.R.R. Tolkien Tolkien: ◦Real Name: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien Birthdate: January 3, 1892- 1973 Birthplace: Bloemfontein, S. Africa Grew up in England. Studied at Oxford University Fought with the French in WWI. Later, taught Anglo-Saxon literature at Oxford. The Hobbit was released in 1937

15. Literary Elements Flashback: a scene that interrupts the action in a story to show an event that happened earlier. Foreshadowing: the use of hints or clues in a story to suggest what may happen later on. Personification: a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human characteristics. ◦Ex: The pig laughed out loud all the way to the barn. Slapstick: crude comedy in which humor comes from horseplay or violent activity, such as slapping or fighting.