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Adventure Genre Lab Unit 1: Understanding the Genre and Analyzing Setting

English 10 – Mrs. Fleming

Unit Objective: At the end of this unit, you will be able to 1. identify elements of the Adventure genre and 2. answer the constructed response question: What is the setting of your independent novel and what is the significance of this novel’s setting?

Genre Lab Objective: At the end of the Adventure Genre Lab, you will have read the novel Peak by Roland Smith and you will have read several of your own independent novels. You will also write a comparative analysis paper that answers the question: Analyze a common theme you have discovered between the core text and another Adventure novel you have read independently.

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Qualities/FactorsPerseverance/indifferenceEndurance/resistanceFortitude/weakness Determination/apathyDoubt/confidenceSincerity/insinceritySuccess/failureCourage/fearMaturity/immaturitySelflessness/selfishnessHumility/pride

Outcomes/Enduring Understandings Self-relianceInsightSelf-awarenessGlobal awarenessFamily dynamicsMotivesPhysical capabilities/limitationsGovernment restrictionsPersonal analysisNatures influence/force

Examples of thematic statements:Self-awareness is gained when through self-analysisPersonal identity is discovered through a series of setbacksRelationships evolve out of hardship.Perseverance through difficult situations becomes possible through self-awareness.

It takes courage to fail and learnCourage is facing fears, rather than ignoring them.Those who choose to ignore the insights of their superiors will experience self-doubt. Maturity can come from the experience of unfamiliar situations.Insincere actions reveal true motives.

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Literary Elements in AdventureWhat do we know about Adventure stories (through books, movies, series, comics, cartoons, video games, etc.)?

1. What are some typical physical settings of adventure stories?

2. What are the protagonists usually like? List character traits.

3. What kind of antagonist might exist?

4. How do supporting characters (sidekick, mentor, love interest, etc.) in this genre usually add to the plot?

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Name: _________________________________ Class Period: ____________________5. Define the word quest:

6. In 2-3 sentences summarize one movie or book plot that you think might be classified as an “adventure”:

7. What makes this movie/book an adventure genre story?

8. What generalizations can you make about this genre based on our discussions? List 3-5.

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Vocabulary: Unit oneDirections: Look up the part of speech and definition of each word.

Word Part of Speech

Definition1. Pinnacle

2. Expedition

3. Plateau

4. Crampon

5. Summit

6. Escrow

7. Probation

8. Prosecutor

9. Arraignment

10. Interrogate

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Vocabulary PracticeYour assignment: Please draw the setting of an adventure comic. Your setting scene must fit together into a cohesive picture, and it must include five of the vocabulary words from your list. Please draw some representation of five of the vocab words and label each word. 10 Points.

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Setting

Elements of Physical Setting to Keep in Mind:

Location (world, continent, country, climate, biome, etc.)

Natural elements (animals, plants, mountains, etc.)

Human elements (buildings, cities, people, farms, camps, etc.)

How does this setting contribute to (or mirror) the conflicts in this story?

Elements of Social Setting to Keep in Mind:

Social Culture: daily life, family structure(s), genders/gender roles, Issues of race/ ethnicity/age/class, spiritual (religions and rituals)

What is the culture like? What are the

expectations/rules of the groups or people?

Who actually has power and who doesn’t? How is this determined?

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Citation TrackerAs you read both the novel Peak (our core text read in class) and your own self-selected novel in the adventure

genre, please keep track of important things you read. How can you tell what is important to know about your book? By trying to identify a theme or an idea the author is trying to get across to the reader. It is still early in our reading, so you may not have any clue what a theme might be, so for now, keep an eye out things in the novel that might give you a hint. First we will look at setting.

Try to find two quotations from each novel that give a good description of the setting. Understanding the setting of a novel can lead to a better understanding of what the author’s purpose is.

Setting definition: “The setting of a piece of literature is the time and place in which the story takes place. The definition of setting can also include social statuses, weather, historical period, and details about immediate surroundings. Settings can be real or fictional, or a combination of both real and fictional elements” (“Literary Devices”).

Use this chart to track citations from our core text and your independent novel to be used in your constructed response. Be sure to list what type of setting this is and to use proper parenthetical citations for each – Ex: “You can never tell who the mountain will allow or not allow” (Smith 133).

Citation Tracker Example:

Quotation from The Call of the Wild by Jack London related to Setting:

What does this quotation show us about the book, the characters, potential conflicts, other literary elements, and/or possible themes?

“Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tidewater dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego. Because men, groping in the Arctic darkness, had found a yellow metal, and because steamship and transportation companies were booming the find,

The author is establishing both the physical setting and social setting. Jack London is letting us know the physical setting by saying that this book will take place somewhere Artic. Obviously someone has found gold, which means that people from all over are heading to this location. This also plays into the social setting and into potential conflict because people from various

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Name: _________________________________ Class Period: ____________________thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted dogs, and the dogs they wanted were heavy dogs, with strong muscles by which to toil, and furry coats to protect them from the frost” (London 3).

social statuses are going to be heading to the same spot, which could cause a lot of issues. London is also talking about dogs which play into the physical circumstances that establish what is going on here.

Core Text Citation #1

Quotation from Peak by Roland Smith related to Setting: What does this quotation show us about the book, the characters, potential conflicts, other literary elements, and/or possible themes?

Core Text Citation #2

Quotation from Peak by Roland Smith related to Setting: What does this quotation show us about the book, the characters, potential conflicts, other literary elements, and/or possible themes?

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Independent Text Citation #1

Quotation from ____________________________________________ related to Setting:

What does this quotation show us about the book, the characters, potential conflicts, other literary elements, and/or possible themes?

Independent Text Citation #210

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Quotation from ____________________________________________ related to Setting:

What does this quotation show us about the book, the characters, potential conflicts, and/or possible themes?

Constructed Response One: Setting & ThemePrompt: What is the setting of your independent novel and what is the significance of this novel’s setting? If you have already identified a theme, be sure to incorporate that theme in your response. If you do not yet know a theme, be sure to incorporate topics or recurring ideas that are evident in your novel so far. You must use two quotations from your independent novel about setting to support your response. Title your response:

Restate the prompt (be sure to include book title and author):

Write a sentence that explains the general setting of the book with a brief description of the context of your novel:

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Write a sentence that states which aspect of setting you are focusing on (e.g. PHYSICAL SETTING, MATERIAL CULTURE, FAMILY STRUCTURE, GENDER ROLES, POWER DYMANICS). Avoid first person wording here. You might try something like, “The aspect of setting that is important to the novel is __________________________ because ___________________________.”

EXAMPLE #1: Use a transition here, then set up your quotation, and use a quotation with a citation:

Explain your example by saying how it connects to your topic sentence (i.e. the restated prompt):

EXAMPLE #2: Use a transition here, then set up your quotation, and use a quotation with a citation:

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Explain your example by saying how it connects to your topic sentence (i.e. the restated prompt):

Concluding sentence or two. Leave the reader with a lasting impression. Say how these aspects of setting might be suggesting a theme or overall idea. Connect your book and its setting to the Adventure Genre:

Constructed Response One Rubric: SETTING

Prompt: What is the setting of your independent novel and what is the significance of this novel’s setting? If you have already identified a theme, be sure to incorporate that theme in your response. If you do not yet know a theme, be sure to incorporate topics or recurring ideas that are evident in your novel so far. You must use two quotations from your independent novel about setting to support your response. Remember that constructed responses should follow the T.R.U.C.K. guideline.

3 points – Title and MLA Heading: Create a title for your response that shows you understand the objective.3 points – Topic Sentence/Restate the Prompt: Introduce a precise, knowledgeable claim that is debatable, defensible, narrow, and specific. Establish the significance of the prompt. Restate the prompt and include info specific to your novel.

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Name: _________________________________ Class Period: ____________________3 points – Transition and Background – Context of your novel and its setting, as well as the specific aspect of setting. 3 points – Evidence/Example #1 – From your independent text: Supply sufficient relevant evidence from credible sources to fairly and thoroughly develop the claim. Blend properly. 3 points –PROPER CITATION – e.g. The setting is shown through, “Direct quote from the story goes here” (Smith 11). 3 points – Reasoning: Use valid reasoning to explain how the evidence leads to the claim.3 points – Evidence/Example #2 with transitional word – Begin with a transitional word or phrase (Possible options: furthermore, consequently, subsequently, in addition, etc.). From your independent text: Supply sufficient relevant evidence from credible sources to fairly and thoroughly develop the claim. Blend properly. 3 points –PROPER CITATION – e.g. The setting is shown through, “Direct quote from the story goes here” (Smith 11). 3 points – Reasoning: Use valid reasoning to explain how the evidence leads to the claim.3 points – Conclusion: Provide a concluding sentence or two that leaves a lasting impression, gives a deeper analysis, connects to a theme, or demonstrates an understanding of how setting is important to the Adventure genre. Things like “This is why …” or “In conclusion…” are considered weak phrasing. 3 points – Conventions: Use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Introduce quotes, provide transitions where necessary, and use appropriate pronouns (avoid first and second person when appropriate). Italicize titles of books.

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