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Setting
Characters
Conflict
Plot
Point
of View
Tone
Mood
Theme
Where
it takes place
When it takes place—time of day, season, era
We left the home place
behind, mile by slow mile, heading
To create a mood or
for the mountains, across the prairie
atmosphere
where the wind blew forever.
At first there were four of us
To show a reader a
one horse wagon and its skimpy
different way of life with
load. Pa and I walked, because I
was a big boy of eleven. My two
To make action
little sisters romped and trotted
seem more real
until they got tired and had to be
boosted up to the wagon bed.
To be the source of
That was no covered
conflict or struggle
Conestoga, like Pa’s folks came West
To symbolize an idea in, but just an old farm wagon,
drawn by one weary horse, creaking
and rumbling westward to the
mountains, toward the little woods
town where Pa thought he had an
old uncle who owned a little two-bit
sawmill.
Taken from “The Day the Sun Came Out” by D.
Johnson
Characters
are the people
in the story.
A writer reveals what a character is like and how
the character changes throughout the story.
Two primary methods of characterization:
Direct- writer tells what the character is like
ex. He is tall.
Indirect- when the reader infers character traits
ex. He had to duck to enter through the
door, so his head wouldn’t hit the doorjam.
…And
I don’t play the dozens or
believe in standing around with
somebody in my face doing a lot of
talking. I much rather just knock you
down and take my chances even if I’m a
little girl with skinny arms and a squeaky
voice, which is how I got the name
Squeaky.
From “Raymond’s Run” by T. Bambara
The old man bowed to all of
us in the room. Then he
removed his hat and gloves,
slowly and carefully. Chaplin
once did that in a picture, in a
bank--he was the janitor.
From “Gentleman of Rio en Medio” by J. Sedillo
A writer reveals what a character is like and how
the character changes throughout the story.
Four primary types of character:
Flat- reveals only one or two traits.
Round- reveals varied and sometimes
contradictory traits.
Static- Do not change
Dynamic- Change throughout the story to
gain a higher understanding of life.
Are
one dimensional. Good guy =Hero
Have
many sides to them; complex
Many traits
Never
change
Change
during the story
Main character
Emotions
are
temporary.
Emotions are
feelings, reactions
to situations and
people.
Happy,
sad,
frustrated, jealous,
tired etc.
Traits
are
permanent.
Traits are physical
and personality.
One’s trait can
dictate their
emotions.
Tall,
intelligent,
resourceful,
volatile, negative,
wacky, daring,
impulsive, cautious
etc.
Name
the four types of characters
Superman
Flat
Santa
Professor Snape
Static
Types of
Characters
Dynamic
Edward, Bella
Round
Fall into one of these three
categories…
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil
Main
character
Opposition
Protagonist
of
Character
who provides
contrast to Protagonist
Physical appearance of character
Personality
Background/personal history
Motivation
Relationships
Conflict
Does character change?
Sequence
of events
Give Structure
Exposition
Rising
Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Beginning
of the
story
“Once upon a time”
Introduced
to characters,
setting and major conflict
Sets
up conflict
Builds tension
Turning
point
Major shift/change occurs
Helps to show
the theme
Wrapping
up story
Immediately after climax
Point
of closure
Ending
Theme is often stated
Where
does each
part fit?
A.
Rising Action
B. Falling Action
C. Climax
D. Exposition
A.
Rising Action
B. Exposition
C. Climax
D. Falling Action
A.
Climax
B. Ending
C. Beginning
D. Builds tension
A.
Falling action
B. Climax
C. Rising Action
D. Exposition
Conflict
a fight.
is more than just
Two
humans in confrontation
Internal
conflict, struggle
Facing
the elements or animals
Going
against social norms
Central
concept
Author’s observation
Vantage
text
point of the
As
if you are telling a
story
I, me, my
Story
told from an
observer
See, Hear
He, she, her, him
Sees
into the mind of a
character
Told
by a person who
knows everything about
everyone in the story.
Hints
or clues on what’s
to come
Contrast
between what
appears true and what
really is.
Verbal
Situational
Dramatic
What
is said vs. what is
meant
Something
surprising
occurs; opposite of what’s
expected
Reader
knows something the
characters don’t know
Author’s
attitude toward a subject
Author’s
attitude
Pessimism
Optimism
Bitterness
Joyful
Humorous
Earnestness
* The feeling or climate of a story, as felt by
the reader
Setting
Objects
Details
Images
Words
Influence the Mood
Language
that goes
beyond literal meaning
comparison
as
of two unlike things using like or
Implied
comparison of two
things
“Juliet is the sun”
Exaggerated
terms
“I read it a million times!”
Words
that mimic sounds
BANG!
POW!
Reference
to literature, history or art
Helps
the reader to make connections to
form a deeper understanding.
They
are like Romeo and Juliet.
Like Cain did Able.
Repeated
initial sound:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Giving
inanimate objects human traits.
What can people do that things cannot?
Think, laugh, breathe, sigh, yawn, giggle,
scream, yell, retort, flirt…
The
butterfly flirted with the flower.
A symbol is when an object, color, number or
name represents another idea; symbols help us
to figure out the theme.