8-elements-of-a-story
- 2. At the end of the session,the students will be able to: 1. Identify what are the basic elements of story writing. 2. Define each of the basic elements of a story. 3. Discuss the various sub-types and considerations of every element. 4. Analyse a certain story by identifying the elements present in the story.
- 3. NAME THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF A STORY THAT YOU REMEMBER. LET’S ACTIVATE YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE!
- 4. IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ELEMENTS DOES EACH DEFINATION BELOW PERTAINS: 1. Is the sequence of events that tell the story? Sometimes we call it the ‘narrative structure’. 2. A story that is told by the protagonist. 3. A story that do not talk directly to the reader and do not insert themselves into the story either. This is the most common type of point of view. 4. One of the most important elements of a story, but very personal to each author. 5. Includes the time and place in which the story will be taking place.
- 5. 6. Is a type of setting where stories can be set in the past, present, future, or even a mix of the three? 7. Are the people (or sometimes animals!) who are featured in a story. 8. The hero of the story and central character. 9. Is a character that serves as a sidekick for the main character? 10. Is the main challenge to overcome? It compels the plot forward and is usually resolved during the plot’s climax IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ELEMENTS DOES EACH DEFINATION BELOW PERTAINS:
- 7. 1. Why are the story elements important to a story?
- 8. Character THE 8 ELEMENTS OF A STORY ARE: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Setting Plot Conflict Theme Point-of-view Tone Style
- 9. Ø These story elements form the backbone of any good novel or short story. If you know the 8 elements, you can write and analyze stories more effectively. 1. Setting All stories have a setting. The setting includes the time and place in which the story will be taking place. There may be just one story setting, such as in a short story that only takes place in a single room of a house. Common setting considerations are: Time, Place and Alternative reality
- 10. THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN LOOKING AT THE SENSE OF PLACE IN A NOVEL OR SHORT STORY INCLUDE:
- 11. Let’s try! The Dark Witch: “The cold carved bone deep, fueled by the lash of the wind, iced by the drowning rain gushing from a bloated sky. Such was Iona’s welcome to Ireland. She loved it. How could she not? she asked herself as she hugged her arms to her chest and drank in the wild, soggy view from her window. She was standing in a castle. She’d sleep in a castle that night. An honest-to- God castle in the heart of the west.”
- 12. Answer: The phrase, “The cold carved bone deep, fueled by the lash of the wind, iced by the drowning rain gushing from a bloated sky” so it could be mean that character is in a place where it’s raining or perhaps a storm is happening in that place. The character also noted that she/he is in a castle in Ireland.
- 13. 2. Characters Characters are one of the most important elements of a novel or short story. The characters are the people (or sometimes animals!) who are featured in a story. The protagonist is the hero of the story and the central character. We’ll also usually call them the ‘main character’. The antagonist is the opponent of the main character. This person stirs trouble and is often the main cause of tension in the plotline. Peripheral characters . Example: Parents are often seen as static characters in books and movies. They are reliable, always there, but don’t do much to compel the plot forward. the confidante is the sidekick for the main character. . Example: The Lion King, Timon, and Pumba act as confidantes to Simba during his exile years.
- 14. 3. Conflict. The conflict in a story is the main challenge to overcome. It compels the plot forward and is usually resolved during the plot’s climax.The main types of conflict you will come across in a story are: ·Protagonist vs Antagonist ·Protagonist vs Nature ·Protagonist vs Self ·Protagonist vs Society I
- 15. Let’s try! Identify what type of conflict does the presented problem below: Harry must defeat Voldermort. Harry is the only person who can save the world from Voldermort and represents the child savior.
- 16. Answer: Harry is the protagonist who must defeat Voldemort, the antagonist. ( Protagonist vs. antagonist)
- 17. Good vs. evil True love Example: Romeo and Juliet- The absurdity of life The pain of war Seeking freedom Political corruption The power of redemption The importance of faith The theme is the author’s central argument or big idea they want to convey. Themes are often associated with the ‘moral of a story or an analogy (a hidden meaning in the text). They attempt to convey a piece of wisdom or fundamental truth about human nature for us to think about. Even in a short story, there will be a key theme. Common types of themes include: . Love, hatred, revenge, family, etc. 4. Theme
- 18. 5. Plot Beginning: Introduce the characters and set the scene; Middle: Introduce a complication and tell the story of how it is overcome Ending: Resolve each character’s individual story and provide a sense of closure. Exposition: The exposition begins the story. Rising Action: Challenges, conflicts, and complications are introduced during the rising action segment. Climax: After rising action comes to the climax. Falling Action: After the climax comes falling action. During the falling action, tension starts to dissolve Resolution (denouement): The resolution gives a sense of closure to the reader. It may tie up loose ends in character plotlines and explain what becomes of the key characters after the story. The plot is the sequence of events that tell the story. Sometimes we call it the ‘narrative structure’. Another way to use the term ‘plot’ is to make a plan. For example, “There is a plot to rob a bank.”Plots usually follow a familiar structure. We tell children that plots have a ‘Beginning’, ‘Middle’ and ‘End’ – and that might be true for a short story: As students get older, we go into a bit more depth and use more formal terms:
- 20. The point of view of a story has a big impact on how the story will be told. Point of view also influences how the audience will respond to it. There are three common points of view. First person stories are told by the protagonist. You can tell a first person story from the use of first person phrases like ‘I’ and ‘We’. Second person stories are narrated by an outsider (not a character in the story), but talk directly to the reader. It is like we are in a conversation with the author. Third-person stories do not talk directly to the reader and do not insert themselves into the story either. This is the most common type of point of view. 6. Point of View
- 21. Let’s try! Identify which is the 1st person POV, 2ND person POV and 3rd person POV below: You are not the kind of guy who would be at a place like this at this time of the morning. But here you are, and you cannot say that the terrain is entirely unfamiliar, although the details are fuzzy. - Jay McInerney, Bright Lights, Big City Sam Vimes sighed when he heard the scream, but he finished shaving before he did anything about it. - Terry Pratchett, Night Watch When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. -Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
- 22. Melancholy Uplifting Hopeful Authors choose a tone to act as the backdrop to a story. The tone often overlaps with the protagonist’s mood or circumstance. Tones include moods like: Tone can be conveyed through elements like weather conditions, time of day, and a soliloquy. 7. Tone
- 23. Let’s try! Identify the tone of the narration below His eye was like the eye of a vulture, the eye of one of those terrible birds that watch and wait while an animal dies, and then fall upon the dead body and pull it to pieces to eat it. The Tell-Tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe
- 24. Answer: The tone of this passage reveals that the narrator fears and is distressed by the old man’s eye.
- 25. 8. Style Writing style is one of the most important elements of a story, but very personal to each author.
- 26. ASSIGNMENT! Analyse a short novel of your choice-in whatever genre because the activity is to make them identify the 8 elements of the story; character/s, setting, plot, conflict, theme, point-of-view, tone, and style, of their chosen novel. FORMAT! Encoded in a long bond paper Arial - (font style) 12 - (fon'tsize) Submit it in my Gmail-Twinkstaloon0@gmail.com, on or before July 19 , 2021 Monday, 11:59 pm. Thursday next week is the presentation!
- 27. VERY GOOD STUDENTS, AND GOOD LUCK ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT!