October 14, 2013
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October 14, 2013Journal
Begin reading your fairytale. Try and decide what elements you might change and write down the information.
Quote “Your day will go the way the corners of your mouth turn.” –Anonymous
Word of the DayI would guess that if your parents find out that you don’t do anything in class except clip your fingernails, they will annihilate you as soon as you get home.
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Annihilate (verb)
•To reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly
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Reminders
•Grammar Textbook due today!•Questions, concerns?•Short stories due on October 23.
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A Few Things…
•Competition•Weird•“It’s” and “its”
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A Few Things…
•“Board” and “bored”•“Upon” not apon (this is not even a word)•“Morn” and “mourn”
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Last, but not least…
•If I see another “alot” I will hurt someone. Unless you are writing a report about the creature, don’t ever do this to me again!
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Review
•Exposition•Rising Action•Climax•Falling Action•Resolution
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Inference• Reading between the lines• Making a logical
conclusion from what you know or assume to be true.
• Difference between imply and infer?
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Conflict
•The problem within a story.
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Conflict•Internal Conflict: When a character
struggles with something inside themselves. This is usually a struggle between good/evil, right/wrong, moral/immoral.
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Conflict
•External Conflict: This is the character fighting against something else – either another character, nature, or society.
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Man v. Nature
•This is when a character has to battle against nature – wolves, the elements, etc.
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Man v. Man
•This is when the character is battling against another character.
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Man v. Society
•This is when the character is fighting against a part of society – the government, social “norms,” or a way of life, etc.
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Man v. Self
•Refer to internal conflict.
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Complication
•The smaller difficulties or problems within the larger conflict.
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Motive
•What drives the character to behave a certain way, or their “angle.”
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Theme• The main idea of a story. A theme must be
written as a complete sentence. • Example: The theme of Pirates of the Caribbean
is that there is good in all people (or maybe, it’s that we’re all pirates at heart).
• Example: The theme of Twilight is…
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Mr. Potato, Mr. Tomato, Mr. Carrot, Miss Cucumber, and the Cop• A cop arrives to the scene of a three car
accident. Mr. Potato, Mr. Tomato, Mr. Carrot, and Miss Cucumber are all at the scene.
• Mr. Potato says the wreck was caused by Mr. Tomato, who cut him off.
• Mr. Tomato says the wreck was caused by Mr. Carrot, who ran a red light.
• Mr. Carrot says that Miss Cucumber was jaywalking, and it caused him to swerve.
• Miss Cucumber says she saw the whole thing, and it was Mr. Potato’s fault for speeding.
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And now…• You will each be assigned a character.• You must explain to the cop, who has just
arrived to the scene of the accident, what happened.
• Be convincing! (Remember, the cop decides who caused the accident. If it is decided that it’s your fault, you will get a ticket and have to pay for all the damages!)
• On the back of your paper, draw a picture of the scene of the accident, using your explanation as a base.