Lesson 3Have your Syllabus out, ready to be checked!Guided Notes: have something to write with

out and ready!

Plot• Order of events that make up a story• Sequence of events• Cause and Effect

Not just what the bad guys do!

Plot Charts

Plot Chart Elements• Exposition: the beginning of a story, where all is

introduced• Rising Action: the basic conflict is introduced in

the story and complicated by other secondary conflicts, including the obstacles that the protagonist may have overcome

• Climax: the height of the story where a major turning point occurs

Plot Chart Elements• Falling Action: conflict in the story begins to

unravel, right before the ending. Story begins to be solved.

• Resolution: conflicts are resolved in the story, creating an ending for both the characters and the reader

“Toto, I don’t know what to do now that the story resolved

itself!”

Setting• Where the story takes place• The historical moment in time• The geographical location• Cultural/societal context clues

“IDK Bob, IUBB in 2012 at Assembly Hall is pretty

sweet.”

“There was no better place

than Assembly Hall for IU

basketball in the 1970’s and

80’s!!”

Suspense• A feeling of curiosity, uncertainty, or even dread

about what is going to happen next in a story• Writer threatens the central character• Foreshadowing• Conveys a realitydifferent from whatis expected

Conflict• Struggle between opposing forces• External Conflict (character against outside force)• Internal Conflict (character against character’s

self)

Protagonist• Main character in a story• Often times, the good guy

Antagonist• Character/force that conflicts with the main

character protagonist)• Often times, the bad guy

Theme• The central message about life or human

nature in a piece of literature• Stated outright or implied in text with clue• Examples: Tradition, Sacrifice, Coming of

Age, Authority, Love

Symbolism• An object, person, place, or experience that

represents something else• Wedding ring is a symbol for love and promise• Bat signal is a symbol to send for Batman

Mood• Mood is the emotional quality of a literary work.• A writer’s choice of language, subject matter,

setting, tone, and sound devices like rhyme and rhythm all help create the mood.

• Mood evokes emotion.

Mood• What would be the mood for the following movies

as examples?

Irony• The contrast between

appearance an reality; what is expected and what actually happens

Point of View• From whose point the story is told• 1st person: the “I” form

• 2nd person: very rare; the “you” form

• 3rd person limited: narrator reveals observations of only one character; he or she

• 3rd person omniscient: narrator reveals observations about everything; all knowing

• What point of view have our stories been told in so far?

Characterization• The methods a writer uses to reveal the

personality of a character• TWO TYPES!

• Indirect Characterization: the writer reveals a character through that individual’s words, thoughts and actions and through what other characters think and say

• Direct Characterization: the writer makes explicit statements about a character

Tone• A reflection of the attitude a writer takes toward

his or her subject matter• Communicated through words and details that

express particular emotions• Examples: sadness, lightheartedness, respect

• As we read, look at what the language suggests the tone is!

The Landlady• Listen and follow along as I read the following

story by Roald Dahl aloud.• Highlight words that are unfamiliar in one color• Highlight passages that are interesting or seem

important to the story in another color

Partner Work• Working with a partner, you will identify the

literature terms we went over at the beginning of class in “The Landlady”

• Using your highlighters, you will highlight the passage in the story that represents the term. Label the term above the highlighting.

• On the back of the last page, draw a plot chart and fill in the five elements of plot based on the story.

• Highlight the setting of the story• Highlight a moment in the story that

creates suspense• Highlight a moment that represents the

conflict of the story• Highlight the names of the protagonist

and antagonist • Highlight a passage that best represents

the mood of the story• Highlight a passage that shows the

characterization of the protagonist

Homework• Answer the reading questions, 1-8, on the last

page of the story packet.• Please write in complete sentences.• Period 2: Due Tuesday 8/6• Periods 1, 4, 5: Due Wednesday 8/7