Transcript The Mystery - Holy Trinity School

The Mystery
The Story
A boy is hurt in a bicycle accident. The
ambulance driver rushes the boy to a hospital
and calls the child's father, Dr. Smith. Dr. Smith
meets the ambulance at the emergency room
and becomes hysterical when he sees his
injured son. In the operating room, where the
boy is taken for surgery, Dr. Smith gazes into
the child's face, then says, "I'm glad this is not
my son."
5 characteristics of a good story
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Character
Plot
Theme
Spectacle
Language
Characters
MAJOR CHARACTERS - DYNAMIC
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil
MINOR CHARACTERS - STATIC
Plot
Exposition
Foreshadowing
Inciting Force
Conflict
Rising Action
Crisis
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution (Denouement)
Conflict
Man versus Man
Man versus Nature
Man versus Society
Man versus Self
Point of View
• First Person
• Third-Person Objective
• Third-Person Limited
• Omniscient
Theme
1.
2.
3.
4.
Feelings of the main character
Thoughts and conversations
What the main character does
Actions or events
Spectacle
• Action
• Beyond the words
Language
IMAGERY
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
– Simile
– Metaphor
– Alliteration
– Personification
– Onomatopoeia
– Hyperbole
Tone/Mood/Symbolism
Tone - attitude
Mood - feeling
SYMBOLISM - Anything that suggests a meaning
beyond the obvious.
A Day At the Zoo
• Last Saturday, Kerry and four other children
arrived early at the zoo so they could be the
first ones in line (each child has a different
favorite type of animal that he or she was
anxious to see). As they waited in line, each
child received a complimentary Mylar balloon
with a different design on it.
The Scenario
Two of the children - Johan and Mario - are boys, and three - Kerry, Lani,
and Naomi - are girls. Can you determine the order (first, second, third,
fourth, or fifth) each child stood in line, each child's favorite type of
animal (one child likes the chimpanzees), and the design (one is a
rainbow) on the balloon each received?
1. The girl whose favorite animals are the tigers (who isn't Naomi) was
third in line. Her balloon did not have hearts or stripes.
2. Johan (who was not last in line) was standing immediately behind a
boy. Lani's favorite animals are neither the tigers nor the zebras.
3. Neither Lani's nor Naomi's balloon was either the one with hearts or
the one with stripes. The balloon with stripes wasn't Mario's.
4. The one whose favorite animals are the zebras, who isn't the one
who received the balloon with swirls, was fourth in line. The one who
received the balloon with polka dots likes the lions the most. Johan isn't
the one whose favorite animals are the giraffes.
Order
Child
Animal
Balloon
1st
Mario
Giraffe
heart
2nd
Johan
Chimp
stripes
Kerry
Tiger
swirls
Naomi
Zebra
rainbow
Lani
Lion
Polka-dots
3rd
4th
5th
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
Up Jack got, and home did trot
As fast as he could caper
He went to bed and bound his head
With vinegar and brown paper.
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses
And all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty
Together again.
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
The more the girls cried,
The harder they tried,
To put Humpty Dumpty
Together again.
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses
And all the king's men
Finally put him
Together again
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon,
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
HOMEWORK – Nursery Rhyme
Mystery
• Choose one nursery rhyme and write a two-page mystery of your
own (typed, double-spaced).
• Your story must have at least one major and one minor character.
• Your mystery must demonstrate the 7 elements of plot and have at
least one example of conflict.
• Your writing must be clear and understandable; you must at least
attempt to create a mood and indicate your tone.
• There must be some evidence of spectacle in your story.
• If you include “good” figurative language, you will receive extra
credit.
• Avoid violence in their stories; most mysteries are simple.
• WHO IS YOUR AUDIENCE?
Peer Editing
• 1. Is your main character(s) dynamic? Why/why
not.
• 2. Does your plot exhibit clear exposition,
inciting action, conflict, rising action, crisis,
climax, falling action, resolution? Why/why not?
• 3. What point of view do you use? Is it effective?
• 4. Is there spectacle? If so, what is it? If not,
why not? Is it effective?
• 5. Does the language appeal to the senses?
Why/why not?