1. “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
9/4 - 9/5 Six Word Memoir
Legend has it that Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response?
“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
In your writer’s notebook:
1) Discuss whether you believe Hemingway was successful in his challenge. Why or why not?
2) Write your own six word memoir

2. Short Stories Essential Questions:
1) How can different plot structures contribute to the development of conflict in a story?
2) How does an author use setting to develop the tone and mood of a story?
3) How does an author use character foils to enhance character development in a story?
4) What effect does point of view have on a story?
5) How do the elements of a story contribute to its theme?

3. What is Plot?
Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. A plot diagram is an organizational tool, which is used to map the significant events in a story. By placing the most significant events from a story on the plot diagram, you can visualize the key features of the story.
Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows the a causal arrangement of events and actions within a story. *

4. What are Plot Components?
Climax: the turning point
Rising Action: the series of crisis in the story, driven by the main conflict, that lead to the climax
Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climax; ties up loose ends
Exposition: The mood and conditions existing at the beginning of the story. The setting is identified. The main characters with their positions, circumstances and relationships to one another are established. The exciting force or initial conflict is introduced. Sometimes called the “Narrative HOOK” this begins the conflict that continues throughout the story.
Rising Action: The series of events, conflicts, and crises in the story that lead up to the climax, providing the progressive intensity, and complicate the conflict.
Climax: The turning point of the story. A crucial event takes place and from this point forward, the protagonist moves toward his inevitable end. The event may be either an action or a mental decision that the protagonist makes.
Falling Action: The events occurring from the time of the climax to the end of the story. The main character may encounter more conflicts in this part of the story, but the end is inevitable.
Resolution/Denouement: The tying up of loose ends and all of the threads in the story. The conclusion. The hero character either emerges triumphant or is defeated at this point.
Exposition: the introduction of the story; the reader is introduced to the setting, characters, and the main conflict
Resolution: the conclusion; how the conflict gets resolved *

5. 9/12 - 9/15 “Moments” Number your paper down the side, 1-12
For 1, 2, and 3, write down words or phrases that remind
you of moments in your life when you helped someone else
For 4, 5, and 6, write down moments in your life when you had to struggle in some way
For 7, 8, and 9, list things you know how to do
For 10, write a memory involving an animal—someone’s pet, a wild animal, or any animal memory.
For 11, write a memory involving a gift you gave someone else
For 12, write down a time when you were thrilled to know you had a great friend

6. Share with 3 different classmates.
Pick your favorite moment and complete a 5 sentence story following the following format
Share with 3 different classmates.
Have them sign off that you shared with them.

7. What is Conflict?
Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story.
Without conflict, there is no plot. *

8. What are the Types of Conflict?
Person vs Person
(often seen in the form of two characters against each other; it doesn’t have to be physical. It can be a battle between ideas).
Person vs Nature
(this can include weather, objects, activities … )
External
conflict
Person vs Society
(main character(s) encounters struggle with the laws or beliefs of a group)
Person vs Self
(the struggle in one’s head)
Internal
conflict *

9. Identify the type of conflict in each situation:
1. If student A and student B disagree about something.
2. Student A has problems getting to school during the winter because of the snowfall and icy conditions.
3. A person has problems finding a job because he/she does not have the education typically seen as necessary for getting a job.
4. A person has problems with his conscience because he/she is being pressured to treat another student poorly, but yet wants to remain popular with his/her friends. *

10. What is the major conflict?
As we watch the following film, use your plot diagram graphic organizer to track the plot of the story.
What is the major conflict?
What are the attempts to resolve the conflict?
What are the obstacles?
What is the climax of the story? How do you know?
How does the story get resolved?

11. Short Story Writing Assignment
Brainstorming:
Think of a conflict that you would like to write a story around.
Complete this statement for your conflict:
(Somebody) wanted ____________________,
but ________________, so __________________.

12. Status of the Class In your groups, one at a time you will:
1) Share your conflict statement
2) Everyone in the group will ask questions about your story
3) You may not answer the questions. Instead, you will write the questions down to help you in building the story.

13. We’ve heard of Parallel Plots,
BUT
What is it anyway??
Parallel Plots: Plots in which each main character has a separate but related story line that merges in the end.
Examples:
Murderer and Detective
Two family members with opposite goals or methods
Rivals for a job
Old enemies *

14. What are the Types of Plots
Plots can be told in...
Chronological order
Linear
Flashback
In addition, you can note that some stories follow a circular or episodic plot, and hypertextual stories can be different every time they’re read, as the reader chooses the direction that the story takes. If a story that students are working on does not fit into the triangle structure, think about why the author would choose a different story structure and how the structure has changed.
In media res:
when the story starts in the middle of the action without exposition
Nonlinear *

15. As you watch the following video, answer the following questions:
1) How does the author change the structure of the plot to make it nonlinear?
2) What effect does the change in structure have on the story?

16. Your Turn! 1) Read Little Red Cap
2) Outline the different parts of the plot in different colors
3) Cut apart the story and rearrange the pieces to create a nonlinear plot.
How did you restructure the story?
How did this affect the development of the story? 5A

17. Read the beginning of “The Most Dangerous Game” from page p. 22-26
Answer the following:
1) What conflict(s) are introduced?
2) Write down 3 phrases that describe the setting.

18. 9/16 - 9/17 “There are places I remember…”
Describe one of the following places with as much detail as possible:
- A place that makes you happy
- A place that holds a lot of good or bad memories for you
- A place that scares you

19. What is Setting?
Setting is the environment in which a narrative occurs
Setting involves the time and place of a story, but it may also include...

20. Weather
Physical
Geography
Culture
Historical Era

21. How does setting help create a mood in a story?
Watch the following clip.
What is the mood created in the clip? What helps to create that mood?

22. Tone vs. Mood Tone is the author’s particular attitude in the writing
Mood is the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer
Your tone is affecting my mood

23. How can tone be conveyed?
Watch the following trailers. What is the tone of each trailer? What elements create that tone?
Trailer #1
Trailer #2
Note: The tone is the author’s ATTITUDE about a SUBJECT
There is a ______________ tone about _______________.

24. Your Turn!
Read the following paragraph. What kind of tone does the author convey? What words convey this tone?
What mood is created by the passage? What kind of story might this be?
Outside the old mansion, a one-eyed crow was pecking at something on the branch of a dead tree in the yard. A three-legged dog was howling at the moon.

25. Exit Ticket
Outside the old mansion, a one-eyed crow was picking at something on the branch of a dead tree in the yard. A three-legged dog was howling at the moon.
Revise the paragraph by choosing words with the same meaning but different connotation to convey a different tone and create a different mood 14

26. Short Story Writing Assignment
Write a description of the setting for your short story. Make sure your setting is important to your conflict and conveys an appropriate tone for your story.

27. 9/12 - 9/15 Survival of the Fittest
Read the following quote from “The Most Dangerous Game.” Do you agree with General Zaroff’s statement? Why or why not?
“Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if need be taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure.”

28. “The Most Dangerous Game” Setting SA
What words are used when describing the island? What mood does this create?
What words are used when describing the chateau? How does the mood shift?

29. Checking In
Write for 10 minutes about your progress so far this year. What has gone well? What can you improve? What are you looking forward to? What are you dreading?

30. What is Characterization?
Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

31. In the following clip, what can you tell about Jordan
In the following clip, what can you tell about Jordan? How are these traits revealed?

32. Direct vs Indirect
Direct Characterization
tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
Mr. Hayden is a very grumpy person in the morning until he gets a cup of coffee.

33. Direct vs Indirect Indirect Characterization
shows things that reveal the personality of a character.
Mr. Hayden threw the wretched alarm clock across the room for ripping him out of his pleasant dream state. As he stumbled across the house in search of the miracle tonic, otherwise know as coffee, which would make it possible for him to begin his day, he kicked the dog who was standing in his way.

34. STEAL
Speech
What does the character say? How does the character speak?
Thoughts
What is revealed through the character’s private thoughts and feelings?
Effect on others
What is revealed through the character’s effect on other people? How do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character?
Actions
What does the character do? How does the character behave?
Looks
What does the character look like? How does the character dress?

35. “The Most Dangerous Game” p. 26 - 30
Using the STEAL strategy, find text which characterizes Rainsford and Zaroff.
You should have one piece of text evidence for each type of characterization for each character

36. Short Story Writing Assignment
Write a description of your protagonist using the STEAL strategies.

37. 9/18 - 9/19 My Evil Twin
If you had an evil twin, what would they be like? Be as descriptive as possible.

38. What is a Character Foil?
- shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character
- a foil’s objective to highlight the traits of the other character.
- the contrasting traits of characters help to define a character’s personality and role in a story
How are Gaston and Lefou foils?

39. “The Most Dangerous Game” SAR #2
Create a Venn diagram comparing Rainsford to Zaroff. Then answer the following question using text evidence to support your response:
How does Zaroff act as a character foil for Rainsford?

40. 9/22 - 9/ Theme Song
What would your theme song be and why?

41. What is Theme?
A theme is a message or main idea that the writer wants the reader to remember after reading his/her work. Most stories, plays, novels, and poems have more than one theme.

42. What is NOT theme? 1. A theme is not ONE WORD. That is a topic.
Bad example 1: The theme was love.
2. A theme is not a definition
Bad example 2: Love is when you have feelings for someone.
3. A theme is not specifically about one story or character; rather, it is universal.
Bad example 3: Greasers and Socs don’t get along.

43. Examples of Theme Topic: Love
Theme: Unconditional love withstands any obstacle.
Topic: Hope
Theme: Hope can help a person to survive any dark time.
Topic: Courage
Theme: It is important to have courage to express your individuality.

44. Finding Theme - Step 1: Choose a Topic
Common topics for themes include:
Courage Honesty Unhappiness
Death Identity Wealth
Family Love War
Freedom Prejudice Respect
Friendship Trust Stereotyping
Growing Up Truth Sacrifice
Hate Violence Innocence

45. Finding Theme - Step 2: Write a statement address what is learned about the topic
Helpful reminders
vA THEME is a statement about a topic
vTheme involves making a point about a topic
vIf your topic was racism, your thematic statement might be: racism is caused by ignorance and insecurity

46. Finding Theme - Step 3: Check to make sure your statement is universal
Could this thematic statement apply to everyone (in the world? In this classroom?)
Where have you seen this theme in your life? If you can’t relate, come up with a situation you could encounter where you’d observe this theme.

47. “The Most Dangerous Game”
In pairs, write a thematic statement for “The Most Dangerous Game”

48. Theme Mobile Project Materials needed: clothes hanger string or ribbon
cardstock or index cards
3D objects or pictures that represent the theme.
*See Instruction Sheet and Rubric for details

49. Short Story Writing Assignment - Peer Review
Exchange papers with a peer and answer the following questions on a sheet of paper:
Identify the conflict of the story
Is there any part of the plot missing or confusing?
How can the author improve the development of the conflict?
What could be omitted to improve the story?
What is the climax of the story?
What is the setting of the story?
What tone does the setting create?
Who is the protagonist?
Who is the antagonist?
Are the characters believable? What or why not?
Identify 2 pieces of indirect characterization
Identify 1 piece of direct characterization. How can this be turned into indirect characterization?
What is the theme of the story?

50. Point of View
In short fiction, who tells the story and how it is told are critical issues for an author to decide. The tone and feel of the story, and even its meaning, can change radically depending on who is telling the story.
Point of View is the perspective from which the events in a story is told

51. What is First Person Point of View?
In first person point of view, he narrator restricts the perspective to that of only one character to tell the story.
First person is characterized by the use of “I” and “We.”

52. What is Second Person Point of View?
In second person point of view, the narrator directly addresses the reader. This serves to bring the reader into the action of the story.
Second person is characterized by the use of “you.”

53. What is Third Person Point of View? Omniscient vs Limited
In third person omniscient point of view, the narrator tells the story from an all-knowing perspective. The knowledge is not limited by any one character’s view or behavior, as the narrator knows everything about all characters.
Third person is characterized by the use of “he,” “she,” and “they”

54. What is Third Person Point of View? Omniscient vs Limited
In third person limited point of view, the narrator restricts his or her knowledge to one character’s view or behavior.

55. “The Most Dangerous Game” POV
What point of view is “The Most Dangerous Game” written from?
Choose one paragraph from pp. and rewrite the paragraph from a different point of view
What effect does this have?