Elements of a story ppt
- 1. JOURNAL QUESTION What are some parts of a story?
- 2. WHY ARE STORIES, PASSAGES, ARTICLES, NOVELS ETC WRITTEN? •WHY DO YOU THINK? •EVERY PASSAGE, OR SELECTION IS WRITTEN TO EITHER: ENTERTAIN, INSTRUCT, INFORM, OR PERSUADE. •PEOPLE ENJOY BEING ENTERTAINED, LEARNING WHEN THEY ARE INFORMED OR INSTRUCTED, AND EVALUATING NEW IDEAS WHEN THEY ARE PERSUADED.
- 3. WHEN YOU’RE READING PASSAGES OR SELECTIONS, THEY FOLLOW THESE ELEMENTS • CHARACTER • THEME • PLOT • POINT OF VIEW • SETTING • CONFLICT • TONE
- 4. CHARACTER • 2 TYPES • PROTAGONIST: One or more characters are clearly central to the story with all major events having some connection to the character. • ANTAGONIST: One or more characters or events in opposition to the main character(s).
- 5. EXAMPLES OF CHARACTERS •STORY: Brothers in Arms •Protagonist: Martin Luna •Antagonist: His brother’s death; Moving cities; Steve (football player) •STORY: Survivor •Protagonist: Tarah Wallace: •Antagonist: Uncle Rudy raped her when she was a little girl
- 6. THEME • THEME is underlying message, or 'big idea.' In other words, what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem? • In other words, its your interpretation of what you think the author is trying to say in the story
- 7. CAN YOU GUESS THE THEME IN THIS STORY? • STORY: Promises to Keep • SUMMARY: No one likes Tyray Hobbs. Once a feared bully, he’s become an outcast. At Bluford High, his peers taunt him for how he treated them. At home, his parents punish him for the trouble he’s caused. Unable to escape his reputation or his past, Tyray is desperate. And when an unlikely friendship develops, he clings to it like a lifeline. Now that connection is threatened, and Tyray faces his toughest decision yet. Will his next move lead him to ruin or redemption—or both?
- 8. PROMISES TO KEEP • THEME: •BULLYING IS NOT OKAY • VIOLENCE IS NEVER THE ANSWER •NEVER TAKE ANYONE FOR GRANDTED
- 9. PLOT • A plot's structure is the way in which the story elements are arranged. Writers vary structure depending on the needs of the story. For example, in a mystery, the author will withhold plot exposition until later in the story.
- 11. POINT OF VIEW • HOW THE STORY IS TOLD • A STORY IS TOLD IN EITHER: FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD PERSON
- 12. SETTING • Where the story takes place. • Setting of a story examines: • a) place - geographical location. where is the action of the story taking place? • b) time - when is the story taking place? (historical period, time of day, year, etc.) • c) weather conditions - is it rainy, sunny, stormy, etc? • d) social conditions - what is the daily life of the characters like? does the story contain local colour (writing that focuses on the speech, dress, mannerisms, customs, etc. of a particular place)? • e) mood or atmosphere - what feeling is created at the beginning of the story? is it bright and cheerful or dark and frightening?
- 13. CONFLICT • Conflict is the essence of fiction. It creates plot. The conflicts we encounter can usually be identified as one of FOUR kinds. Human versus Human Conflict that pits one person against another. Human versus Nature This involves a run-in with the forces of nature.
- 14. CONFLICT CONT. Human versus Society The values and customs by which everyone else lives are being challenged. The character may come to an untimely end as a result of his or her own convictions. The character may, on the other hand, bring others around to a sympathetic point of view, or it may be decided that society was right after all. Human versus Self Internal conflict. Not all conflict involves other people. Sometimes people are their own worst enemies. An internal conflict is a good test of a character’s values.
- 15. TONE TONE IS HOW THE AUTHOR CONVEYS THEIR FEELINGS TOWARDS THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY. ESSENTIALLY IT IS HOW THE AUTHOR FEELS ABOUT THE SUBJECT