Transcript Literary Elements in “The Smallest Dragonboy”

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Pretend you are your shoes. Write in the
point of view of your shoes.
› What do you (they) see everyday?
› What do you (they) touch/step in everyday?
› If they could talk, what would you (they) say?
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Vocabulary Flashcards due tomorrow.
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On the front: The vocabulary word.
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On the back: The definition and part of
speech.
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You will have a quiz on main idea,
supporting details, point of view, fact or
opinion, “The Tell Tale Heart”, and
conflict.
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Study your notes!
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Any questions about something you
don’t understand? (Ask NOW!)
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Point of view is defined as: a vantage
point from which a story is told. This can
also be said for video games as well.
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Who can name the different types of
point of views?
› First Person
› Second Person
› Third Person (limited)
› Third Person Omniscient
› Third Person (Objective)
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With a first person point of view, one of
the characters in the story uses the
pronoun “I”.
› Example: After yelling for my mom for like 10
minutes, I finally walked downstairs to see
what the holdup was.
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2nd person is when the story is “talking” to
you. It gives you directions or really
“pulls” you into the story.
› Example:
 You peek around the corner to see who has
been following you. Once you have a view of
the person, you step out in front of them and
wait.
 First, you crack open the eggs and put them in
the bowl. Make sure you mix them well.
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With the third person limited point of view,
the narrator focuses on the thoughts &
feelings of only one character
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“The Smallest Dragonboy” is written in third
person (limited).
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Now, locate and copy two passages where
the narrator tells us Keevan’s thoughts and
feelings.
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With the omniscient point of view, the
narrator knows everything about
everyone in the story.
› Example: Kasey felt angry that Patrick
ignored her phone call. Patrick felt bad
that he had to do so, but he was in a very
important meeting with his boss. His boss
was impressed that Patrick did not take
calls while in a meeting.
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This is when the narrator does not know
any characters’ thoughts or feelings.
They can only report what they see.
› Rebecca walked over to the porch and
looked sad. She sat in the swing and began
swinging, looking out into the horizon where
the sun was starting to set. Bill came out of
the house and sat next to her.
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Michael felt incredibly happy to receive
his “A” in diving class after all of his hard
work. “I really deserve this grade,” he
thought as he walked to brag to his
friends.
Third Person
(Limited)
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Clarissa stared across the table at Travis
and thought, “I really, really like him!”
Travis looked across the table at Clarissa
and thought, “I wonder how I can get
out of this awkward date!” Both smiled at
each other.
Third Person
Omniscient
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The raptor came out of nowhere. You
are stuck in a tree and you hope the
raptor cannot jump high enough to
reach you. Just then, the raptor let out a
loud screech. You thought your ears
were going to bust as the screech
brought 3 more raptors to the area,
waiting for you to fall.
Second
Person
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As I walked up the hill, I realized that the
atmosphere was just too quiet. There was
no sound from the cardinal who was
nearly always singing from the top of the
maple tree. I thought I saw a shadow
move high up on the slope, but when I
looked again it was gone. Still, I
shuddered as I felt a silent threat pass
over me like a cloud over the sun.
First Person!
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Justin bent low over his dirt bike, and
revved the engine. He looked to his left
and his right in order to see his
competition. The light turned yellow, and
then green. Just then, all of the dirt bikes
revved up and zoomed away from the
starting line, beginning their first race of
the season.
Third Person
(Objective)
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Conflict is defined as being a struggle
between opposing characters or forces.
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The various types of conflict:
› Character(s) vs. Character(s) (external)
› Character vs. Nature (external)
› Character vs. Society (external)
› Character vs. Self (internal)
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Hold up the “I” card for Internal Conflict.
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Hold up the “E” card for External Conflict.
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Lakeira kicks Edwin.
EXTERNAL: CHARACTER
VS. CHARACTER.
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Edwin shouts angrily at Lakeira
EXTERNAL: CHARACTER
VS. CHARACTER.
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Maya cannot decide which eligible
young bachelor she wants to date.
INTERNAL
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Ms. Smith and Mr. White get into a
shouting match about which is better:
reading or writing.
EXTERNAL: CHARACTER
VS. CHARACTER
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Everton has mixed emotions toward his
girlfriend and doesn't know whether he
wants to continue to see her.
INTERNAL
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Ciani gets stuck in a thunderstorm
without an umbrella.
EXTERNAL: CHARACTER
VS. NATURE
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All of the kids at Jazmin's old school snub
her because they think she's too smart.
EXTERNAL: CHARACTER
VS. SOCIETY
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Shenika is offered a partial ride to a
boarding school in Japan and a full ride
to a boarding school in Pennsylvania.
She doesn't know which opportunity she
should choose.
INTERNAL
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On a visit to a New England boarding
school, a group of Philadelphia
Academy students get stuck in an ice
storm and have to reschedule one of
their visits.
EXTERNAL: CHARACTER
VS. NATURE
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INDIVIDUALLY!
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Write what type of conflicts exist within
the following stories.
› “The Tell Tale Heart”
› “Mother and Daughter”
› “The Smallest Dragonboy”
(identify two conflicts per story and write
HOW YOU KNOW)
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Write the conflict and the point of view
that exists.
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I didn’t know which path to choose. This
maze was more complicated than I
thought. If I chose the wrong path, I
would be in this maze forever.