21 SEPT 2015

BELL ACTIVITY: LISTENING TO FLOCABULARY’S INTRO TO THE ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Today’s Agenda:Reading for information

INTRODUCTION to LITERARY ELEMENTSFOCUS ON LITERARY CONFLICT

TRANSITIONYOU WILL NEED:

HIGHLIGHTERS A PENINSTRUCTION HANDOUTPRINTING PRESS ARTICLE

READING FOR INFORMATION Much of the reading you do is reading to find answers and information.

Reading for information is therefore a EXTREMELY

IMPORTANT SKILL

READING FOR INFORMATION

BEFORE READING AN ARTICLE:

IDENTIFY THE QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ANSWER.

IF THEY ARE PRINTED AS A PART OF THE ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT THEM.

IF THE QUESTIONS ARE ASSIGNED, BUT ARE NOT WRITTEN IN THE ARTICLE, WRITE THEM IN THE MARGINS.

IDENTIFY AND HIGHLIGHT

THE TITLE AND SECTIONS HEADINGS

READING FOR INFORMATION AS YOU READ

Highlight any bolded words

Highlight any sentences with numbers

Highlight any definitions

Highlight info YOU think will be important to knowa claim sentence in a paragraphmain ideas of paragraphsanswers to the questions

READING FOR INFORMATION

What question(s) does the article says you must answer?

What question(s) did the teacher tell you to answer using the article?

What came before the printing press?Why did Gutenberg develop a printing press?What was his job that made him the perfect guy to make metal typeset.How did the press work and why was it better than previous attempts by the Chinese?

READING FOR INFORMATION

Final point: Although it is convenient to know what questions

you are trying to answer, one of the biggest mistakes

you can make is to just look for the answers and not

bother to read the rest of the document.

LITERARY ELEMENTS

ADD THE FOLLOWING NOTES TO THE BACK OF YOUR PRINTED CLOZE NOTES ON LITERARY CONFLICT TYPES

LITERARY ELEMENTS CONFLICT SETTING CHARACTER PLOT THEME TONE & MOOD POINT OF VIEW

Preview: Characters

A CHARACTER:is a person or creature that interacts with others within a story.

Without at least one character there is NO STORY

ESSENTIAL CHARACTER TYPES

PROTAGONIST: The action of the story revolves around the protagonist and the central conflict that he or she faces.

ANTAGONIST: the force or character opposing the protagonist in the central conflict.

ConflictConflict is the dramatic

struggle between two forces in a story.

there is NO PLOT,

there is NO PROTAGONIST

there is NO ANTAGONIST

WITHOUT CONFLICT….

WITHOUT CONFLICT THERE IS

NO STORY.

CONFLICT

In most stories there is more than one conflict and more than one type of conflict occurring.

There is conflict between the protagonist and minor or other major characters or forces. There may also be conflict with and between minor characters.

HOWEVER, THERE IS ONLY ONE CENTRAL CONFLICT FOR EACH STORY, AND WITHOUT IT THERE IS NO STORY.

THE CENTRAL CONFLICT

CENTRAL CONFLICT REQUIREMENTS

The CENTRAL CONFLICT must be between the protagonist and the antagonist.

During the plot climax the protagonist and the antagonist must resolve the CENTRAL CONFLICT.

ALL Conflict is either ……

Internal

ExternalOR

CONFLICT CAN BE DIVIDED INITIALLY INTO 2 BASIC TYPES

Internal

CONFLICT that occurs INSIDE the character’s mind is

External

CONFLICT that occurs between the character and an OUTSIDE force is…

7 TYPES OF LITERARY CONFLICT: CHARACTER VS SELF CHARACTER VS CHARACTER CHARACTER VS NATURE CHARACTER VS SOCIETY CHARACTER VS FATE CHARACTER VS SUPERNATURAL CHARACTER VS TECHNOLOGY

Character

Internal Conflict

VS.Self

There is only one kind of Internal Conflict…..

Character vs. Self The only example of Internal

Conflict

In a Character vs Self Conflict the character experiences some kind of conflict with her or himself.

CHARACTER VS. SELF can be as simple as…

What do I want vs. what do I need

It often involves a choice between right and wrong.

Character vs Self…can involve the INTERNAL CONFLICT caused by

• troubles from one’s past

• overwhelming emotions

• the decisions associated

with growing up.

Conflict is always either ……

Internal TYPE: CHARCTER VS SELF

External

OR

Conflict between a character and an outside force.

External Conflict

EXTERNAL CONFLICT:

THERE ARE 6 TYPES OF CONFLICT WHICH ARE CONSIDERED EXTERNAL CONFLICT

Character vs. Character Conflict

This type of conflict finds the character in conflict with another character, human or not human.

Character vs. Nature Conflict

This type of conflict finds the character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist.

Character vs. Nature External Conflict

The character istypically trying to survive the forces of nature. There are stories where a character is trying to discover the causes or secrets of nature.

Character vs. Society Conflict

This type of conflict has the character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, governments, schools, tradition, law, etc.

Character vs. Fate

When a character has a problem with something he can’t do anything about, a pre-determined destiny.

A character attempts to break free of a predetermined path chosen before him prior to his knowledge.

The prophecy said that Hercules would defeat Hades and save the world. It was his foretold destiny, his fate.

Character vs Fate involves a prophecy and or deity.

Myths often involve Character vs Fate Conflicts.

The character struggles with asupernatural being or force..GodsGhostsVampiresWerewolvesAliensWizards

CHARACTER vs. SUPERNATURAL

The character is in conflict with any form of technology, usually Computers or machines

CHARACTER vs. TECHNOLOGY

“I, Robot” a story where one man combats a Robot Revolution.