Transcript of Story Elements Story What do we need to make a story? Setting – The time and place a story takes...
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- Story Elements Story
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- What do we need to make a story? Setting The time and place a
story takes place. Characters the people, animals or creatures in a
story. Plot the series of events that make up a story. Conflict a
problem or struggle between two people, things or ideas.
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- Setting
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- What is setting? The setting describes where and when the story
takes place. It helps build background and create images in the
mind. It helps set the tone or mood of the story.
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- Aspects of a storys setting 1. Place geographical location.
Where does the action of the story take place?
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- Aspects of a storys setting 2. Time When is the story taking
place? (Ex: in ancient Egypt, in the 1960s, during present
day)
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- Aspects of a storys setting 3. Weather conditions Is it rainy,
sunny, stormy, etc?
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- Aspects of a storys setting 4. Social conditions What is the
daily life of the character like? The story may contain local color
(writing that focuses on the speech, dress, mannerisms, or customs
of a particular place)
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- Aspects of a storys setting 5. Mood or atmosphere What feeling
is created at the beginning of the story? Bright and cheerful? Dark
and frightening?
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- How is setting created? A good setting helps the reader
visualize the places in the story. A good author includes
descriptions of the setting using the five senses SIGHT SMELL TASTE
FEEL SOUND
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- Take a LookWhich is better? The castle was beside the water.
The waves crashed loudly against the shoreline. The fog lifted
lightly and the medieval castle came into view. It was a beautiful
site! The fog brushed my face and I could smell the smoke from the
fire in the distance and taste the sea salt on my lips. OR
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- Your Turn On the next slide, there is a picture of a setting.
In your own words, write a detailed description of the setting in
this picture. What do you see, smell, taste, touch, and feel? Use
many adjectives!
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- When I walk onto the beach I. see smell hear taste feel
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- C HARACTERS
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- E VERY STORY NEEDS C HARACTERS People Animals Or Creatures
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- T HE PROTAGONIST IS THE GOOD GUY AND THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE
STORY
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- T HE ANTAGONIST IS THE BAD GUY OR FORCE
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- C HARACTERIZATION Characterization is the way in which an
author shows the personality of a character Writers use
characterization to make characters come to life.
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- C HARACTERIZATION There are two types of characterization.
Direct Characterization: when a writer tells you directly about a
character. Ex.: Sidney Crosby is very competitive.
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- C HARACTERIZATION Indirect Characterization: when a writer
gives you clues about a character through writing Ex: In the final
two minutes, Crosby gathered his teammates and laid out his plan.
He looked at them and said, We are going to win this one. No
excuses. He then pounded their chest pads and skated onto the
ice.
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- I NDIRECT C HARACTERIZATION In indirect characterization, there
are five ways an author gives the reader clues about a characters
personality. 1. What the character DOES
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- I NDIRECT C HARACTERIZATION In indirect characterization, there
are five ways an author gives the reader clues about a characters
personality. 2. What the character SAYS
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- I NDIRECT C HARACTERIZATION In indirect characterization, there
are five ways an author gives the reader clues about a characters
personality. 3. What the character LOOKS LIKE
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- I NDIRECT C HARACTERIZATION In indirect characterization, there
are five ways an author gives the reader clues about a characters
personality. 4. What the character THINKS
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- I NDIRECT C HARACTERIZATION In indirect characterization, there
are five ways an author gives the reader clues about a characters
personality. 5. How other characters react to him or her
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- C HARACTER T RAITS W E USE C HARACTER T RAITS TO DESCRIBE
SPECIFIC QUALITIES OF A CHARACTER Honest Light-hearted Leader
Expert Brave Conceited Mischievous Demanding Thoughtful Keen Happy
Disagreeable Simple Fancy Plain Excited Studious Inventive Creative
Thrilling Independent Intelligent Compassionate Gentle Proud Wild
Messy Neat Joyful Strong Bright Courageous Serious Funny Humorous
Sad Poor Rich Tall Dark Light Handsome Pretty Ugly Selfish
Unselfish Self-confident Respectful Considerate Imaginative Busy
Patriotic Fun-loving Popular Successful Responsible Lazy Dreamer
Helpful Simple- minded Humble Friendly Short Adventurous
Hard-working Timid Shy Bold Daring Dainty Pitiful Cooperative
Lovable Prim Proper Ambitious Able Quiet Curious Reserved Pleasing
Bossy Witty Fighter Tireless Energetic Cheerful Smart Impulsive
Loyal
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- Y OUR T URN Think of a character from a book, movie, or TV
show. Name the character Give the character one trait Give two
examples why that trait fits that character Rememberwhat does the
character do, what does he say, what does he think, how does he
look, and how do others react to him?
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- Plot
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- Plot is the Organized sequence of events that make up a story.
What happens to the characters in the story the events and actions
within a story and how they link together.
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- Plot Diagram 2 1 3 4 5
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- 1. Exposition Usually near the beginning of a story. Characters
are introduced. We learn about the setting. Most importantly, we
are introduced to the main conflict (main problem).
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- 2. Rising Action Develops the conflict(s) with details. Builds
interest or suspense.
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- 3. Climax Turning point of the storythe most exciting part!
Main character comes face to face with a conflict. Most of the
time, the main character will change in some way.
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- 4. Falling Action All of the action after the climax
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- 5. Resolution Story comes to a reasonable ending Ties together
loose ends, sometimes telling us the theme.
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- Special Techniques of Plot Suspense- excitement or tension
Flashback- interrupts the normal sequence of events to tell about
something that happened in the past Surprise Ending- conclusion
that reader does not expect AndForeshadowing
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- A hint about what will happen next is called foreshadowing In
Jaws, what hear musicand this music is foreshadowing. Someone is
about to be eaten!
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- Your Turn Lets put these scenes from Cinderella into a plot
diagram. Cinderellas father dies and she has to live with her
stepmother and stepsisters. Cinderellas fairy godmother grants her
wishes, and she goes to the ball. She meets the prince! Cinderella
has the other glass slipper! She tries it on, and it fits!
Cinderella marries the prince, and they live happily ever after.
The princes advisors tell the prince that Cinderella had the glass
slipper and it fit.
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- Conflict is the battle between two forces. Without conflict,
there is no PLOT Conflict isnt always bad..sometimes it helps to
create change.
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- 1. Character vs. Character: A character battles another
character
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- 2. Character vs. Nature: A character battles against
nature
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- 3. Character vs. Society: A character has a conflict with a
larger group, such as a community, culture or society
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- 4. Character vs. Self: a character struggles with internal
conflicts
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- Write down the CONFLICT or conflicts in the following stories,
nursery rhymes, or movies: Cinderella The Three Little Pigs Into
the Storm Frozen Then, can you come up with examples for these
conflicts: Character vs. Character Character vs. Nature Character
vs. Self?
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- Point of view is the vantage point from which the story is
told. This authors choice of narrator determines the amount of
information a reader will receive.
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- 1.First Person: The narrator is a character in the story who
observes and reports the action. Ex: I saw a purple horse. We went
to the game. Our team won the tournament. I will tell you my
story
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- 2. Third person: The narrator is an outsider; not a character
in the story. Ex.: She picked up the glass of water and threw it on
John. Justin Bieber accepted his award then danced off the
stage.
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- Third Person Limited: the narrator focuses on the thoughts and
feelings of only one character. The reader observes the action
through the eyes and feelings of just that character. Third Person
Omniscient: An outsider who knows everything about all characters
(even their problems and their feelings!) tells the story.
God-like
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- Write this in first person point of view: 1. She sat down on
the couch, opened her favorite magazine, and read a really funny
story. It made her laugh hysterically! What point of view is this
an example of? 2. John rushed through his homework so that he could
take a walk with Kara. He thought Kara was perfectkind,
intelligent, and always willing to play kickball when they needed
another person. He wanted to ask her to be his girlfriend, but he
was too scared. He hated how shy he was.
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- Theme: The message about life or human nature that is revealed
in a story. In other words Theme is the authors message. What is
the author trying to say through his writing?
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- In most stories, the theme is not stated directly. Instead, it
is revealed to us through the characters experiences.
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- Writers often express theme through what their characters
learn. Does the main character change? Does a character realize
something he or she did not know before? If you can answer these
questionsthis might be the theme!
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- Keep the following guidelines in mind when you want to find and
state the theme of a work. The theme is not the same thing as the
subject. The subject is simply the topic. It can be stated in a
single word, such as loyalty. The theme makes some revelation about
the subject and should be expressed in a sentence: Ex: Loyalty to a
leader is not always noble. Money cant buy happiness. Dont judge
people based on the surface.
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- Match these familiar stories to the appropriate theme. It pays
to work hard and plan ahead. Appearances can be deceiving. Quick
Check Stories Beauty and the Beast The Three Little Pigs The Ugly
Duckling A B
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- Once there was a mean little boy who lived in a small village.
This mean little boy loved to mess with people, so one day he ran
up to a sheep herder and shouted, WOLF! WOLF! A wolf is attacking
the town! The sheep herder grabbed his staff and ran to defend the
town, but realized he had been fooled when the boy started pointing
and laughing at him. Ha ha! I made you jump, said the boy. Then the
boy ran up to a farmer and shouted, WOLF! WOLF! A wolf is attacking
the town! The farmer grabbed his pitchfork and ran to defend the
town, but when the boy started pointing and laughing at him, he
realized he had been tricked. As the boy went back to his familys
farm laughing about the funny trick he played, he saw a real wolf
in his fathers chicken coop. As the wolf ate all of his fathers
chickens, the boy screamed over and over again, WOLF! WOLF! Please
help us! But nobody came to help him. Your Turn
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- Does the character realize something he or she didnt know
before? What lesson or message is the author trying to show through
this writing?
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- Dont ask for help unless you really need it. Dont play tricks
on the people around you.
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- Jenny Puchovier was so excited. She had a pack of Starburst in
her lunch and she had been looking forward to eating them all
morning. Lunch finally came and Jenny sat down to eat her
Starbursts when Judy sat next to her. Let me get the pink ones,
said Judy. Jenny liked the pink ones best, but she thought Judy was
funny and Jenny wanted Judy to like her, so Jenny gave Judy all of
her pink Starbursts. Before Jenny was done giving Judy the pink
ones, Carrie sat on the other side of Jenny. Let me get the red and
the orange ones, Jenny. Remember when I gave you that Snickers?
Jenny didnt remember that, though she did remember when Carrie ate
a whole Snickers in front of her. Still, Jenny thought Carrie was
cool, so she gave her the red and the orange Starbursts. Judy and
Carrie then took the Starbursts and left the table, leaving Jenny
to eat by herself.
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- Does the character realize something he or she didnt know
before? What lesson or message is the author trying to show through
this writing?
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- You cant buy friends. Be careful of people who want what you
have. Not everybody is your friend.