Bell Work9/29 Writing > Improving Sentences Part or all of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A. New analyses of a fossil suggest winged insects having possibly emerged as early as 400 million years ago. (A) suggest winged insects having possibly (B) suggest that winged insects may have (C) suggesting that winged insects, they may have (D) that suggests winged insects as having possibly

Vocab/Packet Review

Plot and Setting Notes You can read a short story in one sitting. A short story is less than 40 pages. Short stories are written in prose.

What is Setting? Where and when the story takes place Can be real or imaginary 1.Time 2.Location 3.Weather 4.Social Setting

Setting Sets the story’s mood and atmosphere A dark and stormy night A bright, sunny day A castle on the edge of a cliff

Setting and Characters The setting helps the reader better understand the characters. Characters interact with the setting to show and tell the story. Setting helps the reader share what the characters see, hear, smell, and touch.

Setting and Plot The setting supports the plot and should make sense. Plot is the organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story. Each event causes or leads to the next. Some events foreshadow other events.

Oops, I forgot… What is foreshadowing?

Types of Linear Plots Plots can be told in: - Chronological order Most stories are told in chronological order, the order in which events happen in real time. - Flashback when the story begins with a character speaking as he or she remembers events from a past experience - In media res (in the middle of things) when the story starts in the middle of the action without exposition

Five stages of Plot 1. Exposition- introduces the story’s characters, setting, and conflict. 2. Rising Action- occurs as complications, twists, or intensifications of the conflict occur. 3. Climax- is the emotional high point of the story or the turning point. 4. Falling Action- is the logical result of the climax. 5. Resolution- presents the final outcome of the story.

Five stages of Plot Draw and label a plot diagram showing its five stages

Review What are the four elements of setting? The setting supports the _____. Label this plot diagram

Watch: Lifted Label a plot diagram and number 1-5 below it. As we watch, identify the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

Bell Work9/30 (Answer in full sentences—1 paragraph) Have you ever been hunting? Do you support hunting, or do you disagree with the sport? Explain.

Review What are the 4 different parts of a story’s setting?

Review What is mood?

Review

Annotation Worksheet

“The Most Dangerous Game” Author: Richard Connell Written: 1924 Genre: Fiction, Short Story

T: “The Most Dangerous Game” A: Richard Connell G: short story -What do you think the word “Game” in the title means? -What does the title suggest that the story will be about?

Think, Pair, Share What do you think it will be about?

PSAT Question of the Day Critical Reading > Sentence Completions Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Mr. Warmington considered himself a connoisseur of fine wines, claiming he could variations in taste and quality among any range of vintages he was served. (A) purvey (B) discern (C) efface (D) mollify (E) debate

Vocab Review

Bell Work 10/1/14 Answer Agree/Disagree to the following statements: ___ Hunting is a sport. ___ Animals have no feelings. ___ Hunting is evil. ___ Hunting is unfair. ___ Strength is more important than intelligence. ___ Bringing a gun to a knife fight is fair.

Understanding Conflict Plot is often created through conflict Conflict is what drives the plot of a story What are the two kinds of conflict? – External = outside forces – Internal = emotions & fears

Plot and Setting Literary Terms Plot Exposition Internal Conflict External Conflict Climax Resolution Setting Mood/Atmosphere Main Idea Prose Chronological order Foreshadowing Suspense Details Comparison Contrast Flash-forward Narrative Fiction Short Story Third-Person Narration (point of view) Theme

Things to think about as you read 1.Identify the setting at the beginning of the work. 2.Rainsford has no sympathy for __________. 3.What happened to Rainsford when he reached for his pipe? 4.What’s the first thing Rainsford does when he reaches shore? 5.What does General Zaroff think “are the attributes of an ideal quarry”? 6.What is the conflict between Rainsford and Zaroff on page 13?

Things to think about as you read continued: 7. Zaroff’s human quarry usually consist of ___________. 8. What are the directions (rules) for the game? 9. What type of “collection” does Zaroff want to show Rainsford? 10.What causes Rainsford to become the hunted? 11. How is Zaroff wounded? 12. How does Rainsford trap one of Zaroff’s hounds? 13. How and where does the game end? What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay?” Who wins?

Review Foreshadowing Class Activity: Match each event in the first column with the event in the second column that it foreshadows. 1.Whitney tells Rainsford about the evil reputation of the island. 2.The island is called Ship-Trap Island, and sailors fear it. 3.Zaroff tells Rainsford that he has found a new, more dangerous animal to hunt. 4.Zaroff knows that Rainsford is a famous big game hunter. a.The most dangerous game that Zaroff hunts is human beings. b.Zaroff hunts Rainsford. c.Rainsford falls overboard and swims to the island. d.Zaroff traps ships and captures sailors, who serve as his prey.

Format for a Plot Diagram Homework: (Create a plot diagram for “The Most Dangerous Game” by using this format) LEFT SIDE Exposition --introduces the characters, background and setting Examples of Conflicts Rising Action – 3 details that summarize the story Climax-- point where the protagonist changes Falling action -- one detail about what leads to the end of the conflict Resolution -- the end of the conflict Setting: Protagonist: Antagonist: Man Vs. Nature Man Vs. Man Man Vs. Self Theme: Point of View:

Setting Ship Trap Island Caribbean Jungle

Protagonist-Antagonist Question: Who is causing the conflicts? This person is our antagonist! Answer: Zaroff Question: Who is facing the conflicts? This person is our protagonist! Answer: Rainsford

Theme Never say never You never know the lengths you will go to for survival