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Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Literary Elements: A Story Sep 15­10:34 PM 1

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Things you should already know... ­ Setting ­ Characters (protagonist/antagonist) ­ Plot diagram (Sequence of Events) ­ Conflicts sept. 5­13:46 2

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 It all began with the ABCs... Sep 13­9:58 PM 3

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 The ABCs of literature A) Setting B) Point of view C) Literary genre D) Characters Sep 12­10:38 AM 4

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 A ­ Setting Two factors affect the setting: 1) TIME 2) PLACE ­ Of day, week, month, ­ Physical location year ­ Social, political, ­ Decade, century, economical, geographical... millennium ­ Seasons considerations ­ Seconds, minutes, hours Sep 12­9:25 PM 5

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 B ­ Point of view There are three distinct point of views: 1) First person narration: I, me, mine,we... ­> Main character, protagonist of story 2) Second person narration: You ­> The reader becomes a character in the novel.. The narrator refers to one of the characters as "you" 3) Third person narration: Narrator not in story ­> Focuses on two axes 1)Subjectivity/objectivity 2)Omniscient/limited Sep 12­9:35 PM 6

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Importance of P.O.V. ­ Author's tool ­ Manipulation of reader ­ Who is telling the story? sept. 5­14:05 7

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 C­Literary genre FICTION NON­FICTION ­Science­fiction ­Romance ­Essay ­Horror ­Biography ­Action/adventure ­Autobiography ­Western ­Historical ­Crime narrative ­Detective (Mystery) ­Fantasy ­Literary fiction Sep 12­9:37 PM 8

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 D ­ There are two types of characters in literature: Characters 1)DYNAMIC 2)STATIC Does not change as a Changes as a result of result of the story the story A­­­­­­­­­­­> A A­­­­­­­­­­­> B Syn. ­ Flat/stock Syn. ­ round Sep 12­10:00 PM 9

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 With such a big crowd, conflicts inevitably ensued... Sep 13­10:02 PM 10

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Conflict in Literature Sep 13­8:21 AM 11

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Conflict is so important ­No work of fiction can that... exist without it. It is indispensable. There may be one or several conflicts in the same story. Sep 13­8:22 AM 12

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Conflict A struggle between two is... opposing forces; usually between a person (main character) and someone or something else. Conflicts are resolved when one force overcomes the other. Sep 13­8:31 AM 13

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 In literature... Often, more than one type of conflict is taking place at the same time. In every case, however, the existence of conflict enhances the reader's understanding of a character and creates the suspense and interest that makes you want to continue reading. Sep 13­8:37 AM 14

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 There are different types of conflict: ­ Character vs Character ­ vs Society ­ vs Nature ­ vs Supernatural ­ vs Him/Herself/Itself (internal) ­ vs technology/machine ­ vs Time ­ vs Destiny Sep 13­8:35 AM 15

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 In order to be able to precisely describe the commotion caused by the ABCs and their conflicts, some kind of literary device was needed... Sep 13­10:13 PM 16

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Imagery Sep 13­8:48 AM 17

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Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 What is imagery? ­ It relates to your FIVE SENSES ­ It is the author's way of making the story seem more REAL ­ When effective, imagery immerses the reader in the story Sep 13­8:50 AM 20

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Relating SENSES to IMAGERY ­ Sense of Sight: Visual Imagery ­ Sense of Hearing: Auditory Imagery ­ Sense of Smell: Olfactory Imagery ­ Sense of Taste: Gustatory Imagery ­ Sense of Touch: Tactile Imagery Sep 13­8:55 AM 21

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 EXAMPLES Sep 13­9:04 AM 22

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Sense of Smell Olfactory imagery It smells good It smells of oranges and fresh bread Sense of Sight Visual Imagery Her chestnut brown hair and emerald She looks good green eyes make me weak in the knees. Sense of Touch Tactile Imagery It is rough It is rough like coarse sandpaper Sense of Hearing Auditory Imagery It is loud It sounds like a rock concert Sense of Taste Gustatory Imagery It tastes bad It tastes bitter and strong Sep 13­9:06 AM 23

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Keys to Imagery ­ Must offer RELATABILITY ­How is this achieved????? ­ Must have SUFFICIENT detail or description ­Must offer a sense of RECOGNITION Sep 13­9:33 AM 24

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Now it is your turn Sep 13­11:21 AM 25

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Write a paragraph inspired by the following image. It must appeal to each sense; therefore, it must contain at least one use of imagery for each sense. Sep 13­11:24 AM 26

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Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Post writing activity ­ Form groups of 2 (3 if uneven) ­ Read works received ­ Find the five imageries: Box in, identify type, evaluate efficiency ( +, +/­, ­) ­ Verify spelling Sep 13­11:26 AM 28

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Continuing the learning based on perceived abilities BEGINNER: Change the following sensory statements into imagery: Start first by identifying to which sense the statement appeals, to which imagery it should correspond, and then change the sensory statement into imagery. ­The class is loud ­The candle smells nice ­ This soup tastes good ­Your picture is pretty ­This bed is hard ­It was a cold morning ­This sandwich tastes funny ­There is a funny scent to the garbage ­That car sounds like there is something wrong ­The decor to this room is dated Sep 13­11:32 AM 29

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Continuing the learning based on perceived abilities INTERMEDIATE: Repeat previous activity using the following image: Sep 13­11:43 AM 30

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Continuing the learning based on perceived abilities ADVANCED: ­ Consult the following resource Imprints 11 ­ Short story to be approved ­ In the text, identify, using quotation marks, and identify which type of imagery is being used. Sep 13­11:47 AM 31

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Put it all together, and you've got yourself a story; one key element, however, is still missing... Sep 13­10:28 PM 32

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Identifying the Sequence of Events (Plot Diagram) Student Notes Sep 13­11:53 AM 33

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Plot Diagram 4 5 6 3 1 2 Sep 13­3:45 PM 34

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 Plot (definition) ­ Plot is the organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story. Every plot is made up of a series of incidents that are related to one another. Sep 13­3:49 PM 35

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 There are six parts to the Sequence of Events: ­ Preliminary Action ­ Climax ­ Complicating ­ Falling Action Incident ­ Outcome ­ Rising Action Sep 13­3:54 PM 36

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 1. Preliminary Action ­ This usually occurs at the beginning of a story. Here the characters are introduced. We also learn about the setting of the story. Most importantly, we are introduced to the normal day to day Sep 13­3:59 PM 37

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 2. Complicating Incident ­ This part of the story brings about conflict(s). Something occurs to disturb the normal day to day. Sep 13­4:09 PM 38

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 3. Rising ­ This part of the story begins to develop Action the conflict(s). A building of interest or suspense occurs. Usually the longest part of the story Sep 13­4:14 PM 39

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 4. ­ This is the turning point of the story. Climax Usually the main character comes face to face with a conflict. A resolution to the conflict(s) occurs Sep 13­4:16 PM 40

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 5. Falling Action ­ All loose ends of the plot are tied up. The conflict(s) and climax are taken care of. Sep 13­4:18 PM 41

Literary elements.notebook September 21, 2017 6. Outcome ­ The story comes to a reasonable ending. A new day to day is established Sep 13­4:21 PM 42