understand the basic elements of plot. I Can understand the basic elements of plot. SPI 0701.8.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the basic elements of plot

Words to Know Plot Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution/Denouement Setting Conflict Internal Conflict External Conflict

Setting is Time and place are where the action occurs Details that describe: Furniture Scenery Customs Transportation Clothing Dialects Weather Time of day Time of year Time in history

The Functions of a Setting We left the home place behind, mile by slow mile, heading for the mountains, across the prairie where the wind blew forever. At first there were four of us with one horse wagon and its skimpy load. Pa and I walked, because I was a big boy of eleven. My two little sisters romped and trotted until they got tired and had to be boosted up to the wagon bed. That was no covered Conestoga, like Pa’s folks came West in, but just an old farm wagon, drawn by one weary horse, creaking and rumbling westward to the mountains, toward the little woods town where Pa thought he had an old uncle who owned a little two-bit sawmill. To create a mood or atmosphere To show a reader a different way of life To make action seem more real To be the source of conflict or struggle To symbolize an idea Taken from “The Day the Sun Came Out” by D. Johnson

Plot What happens in the story Beginning to end All the related events that happened in a story

Plot is ……. What is it Not? not just one event in the story Not just the beginning of the story Not just the end of the story

The Elements of Plot Plot is broken into 5 Basic Elements Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution/Denouement

Most plots have five parts, which are like building blocks. What Is Plot? Most plots have five parts, which are like building blocks. Resolution Jen goes home happy. Falling Action The team celebrates. Climax The team makes it to finals—and wins! Rising Action Her team loses a game, then wins five games. Exposition Jen wants her soccer team to win the state championship.

Exposition The beginning of the story Setting – where the story takes place Meet the characters Introduced to the main conflict

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Setting the time and place where the story takes place Described early in the story Plays an important role in the story’s plot

Rising Action Builds up to the main event in the story Usually contains conflicts or complications Conflicts – struggle between opposing characters or forces Internal Conflict – struggle in character’s mind External Conflict – struggle against someone or something else

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Climax Story’s most emotional or suspenseful moment The turning point in the story where the protagonist resolves the conflict Usually occurs toward the end of the story

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Falling Action Occurs after the climax Ties up loose end in the story

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Resolution/Denouement End of the story Problems are solved Details become clear Denouement – the outcome of a sequence of events; the end result THE END

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Putting It All Together

Theme SPI 0701.8.5 I can identify the stated or implied theme of a literary text. Textbook pg 236-238

Theme Is the truth about life that you discover from reading the story

What is it not? Theme is not… The plot The topic of the story

Theme A central message, concern, or insight into life expressed through a literary work Can be expressed by one or two sentence statement about human beings or about life May be stated directly or implied Interpretation uncovers the theme 24

Stated or Implied Theme Most themes are stated directly in the reading by the author rather than being implied.  When the theme is implied, the reader must figure out what the theme is by looking carefully at what the work reveals about people, about the relationships between people, and about life. 

How can I find the theme? What is the story’s title? Does it reveal anything special about the story? What lesson did the character(s) learn? How can I apply this to real life?

Which one is theme? A family travels to Alabama and faces hardships along the way. Prejudice Facing your fears is the only way to overcome them. Happiness can be found in the joys of ordinary life.

Themes for Stargirl The importance of being yourself. The importance of knowing what is really important.

“The Three Little Pigs” We do together… “The Three Little Pigs” Diagram the plot elements of “The Three Little Pigs”

You Do Pick your favorite childhood story or movie Create a plot diagram (labeling all plot elements) for the story

Explore theme and plot Read “Hearts and Hands” by O. Henry Pages 239-242 Identify the .. Plot Topic Theme