Story Elements Power Point#1

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STORY

ELE

MENTS

English 11th & 12th

Mr. Ruben Fuentes

Academia Sant Tm!s deA"uin Su#erir


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The more that you read, the morethings you will know. The more that

you learn, the more places you'll go.

Dr. Seuss


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Specific Obecti!esThe students will be able to"

#. $dentify and define the elements of the short story and

the no!el"

a. Title f. %ndings

b. &lot g. Settings

c. onflict h. haracteri(ation

d. )ction i. &oint of !iewe. Suspense . Theme


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*. $dentify the introduction, clima+ andending when gi!en a short story or a

no!el.

. Determine the plot of a short story ora no!el.-. Determine and e+plain the type ofconflict in a gi!en short story or no!el.

. Determine and e+plain the setting ina gi!en short story or no!el.


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Basic storyelements

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Short Story

; ) prose narrati!e too brief to be

published in a separate !olume< as

no!ella and no!els fre9uently are.

; $t is usually focused narrati!e that

presents one or two main characters

in!ol!ed in a single compelling

action.


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Short Story characteristics

; =rief and

concentrated.

;)ims to present aspecific aspect of

life or of conduct.

; 2as a structure

that readers can

follow easily.


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; single plot

; few characters

; short period of time; 9uick ending


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Title

; $s an important part of the story.

; 0i!es you an idea of what the story

is about.; 4ay focus the attention upon the

central character.

; 4ay gi!e a clue to writer@s purpose.; 4ay point to the basic idea or to a

symbol.


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Settings

; Stories ha!e to take place

somewhere.

;Time and place contribute to theatmosphere of the story.

; $t is related to the narrator@s point of

!iew.

; $t may introduced at the beginning of

the story.


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; The time and location inwhich a story takes place

; For some stories

B the setting is very

importantB for others it is not

; Several aspects to

consider how setting

contributes to a storyB (some, or all, may be

present in a story):

; lace; Time

; !eather conditions

; Social conditions

; "ood oratmosphere


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haracter

; =y con!ention, the reader endows the

fictional character with moral, dispositional

and emotional 9ualities e+pressed in what the

character says Bthe dialogue< by what he orshe does< the action.

; Chat a character says and does in any

particular situation is moti!ated by his or her

desires, temperament and moral nature.


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protagonists

The good guys


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antagonists

The bad guys


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&rotagonists !s antagonists


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$%ARA$TER'ATON

; The techni9ue a writer uses to

create, re!eal, or de!elop the

characters in a narrati!e. The description of the

personalities of the characters in

the story and the way in which an

author reveals their personalities.


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%+amples of characteri(ation


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&lot

; /ame gi!en to a particular structure

that many stories ha!e.; 4any stories do not ha!e a plot.

; 2ow the author arranges e!ents to

de!elop his basic ideaB The se9uence of e!ents in a story or play

B) planned, logical series of e!ents ha!ing

a beginning, middle, and endB Short stories usually ha!e one plot so it

can be read in one sitting

B There are fi!e essential parts of plot


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; $s the se9uence of

e!ents in which each

e!ent results from a

pre!ious one andcauses the ne+t.


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&lot order

#.%+position < introduces the settingcharacter and the basic situation.

*.$nciting incident B introduces the central

conflict.. De!elopment< the conflict increases until

it reaches the clima+

-. The clima+ is a high point of suspense.. 6alling action or end of the central

conflict.


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)ny e!ents that occur during the falling

action make up the resolution or

denouement.

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Plot structure

$nciting incidentonflict%+position D

e!e

lopment5i

sing

)ctio

n

lima+

6allin

g)ctio

n

5esolution

#. =asic Situation

*. haracters

. Setting


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Special Techniques of

PlotSuspense< e+citement or tension6oreshadowing< hint or clue about

what will happen in story

6lashback< interrupts the normalse9uence of e!ents to tell aboutsomething that happened in the past

Surprise %nding< conclusion thatreader does not e+pect


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S(mblismA s(mbl re#resents an idea) "ualit()

r cnce#t larger than itsel*. A journey cansymbolize life

Water mayrepresent

cleanlinessand renewal

A lion can be

a symbol ofcourage.

A red rose

can

representloe.


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Flashbac+

This is a writers@ techni9ue in which the authorinterrupts the plot of the story to recreate an incident

of an earlier time Egoes back in timeF like gi!ing the

reader a memoryG. This de!ice is often used to

pro!ide additional information to the reader.


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Freshad,ing

This is a writers@techni9ue in whichthe author pro!idesclues or hints as to

what is going tohappen later in thestory. $t@s like themusic in a scary

mo!ie when we knowthat something bad isabout to happen.


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&oint of 7iew

; $s the perspecti!e or !antage point,

from which a story is told.

Three types of point of view

First person point of view- the narrator is thecharacter. (I)Omniscient third person point of view the narrator

knows and tells aout what each character feels and

thinks.

!imited third person point of view the narratorrelates the inner thou"hts and feelin"s of only one

character and everythin" is viewed from this

character#s perspective


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&oint of 7iew

; #nnocent $ye

B story told through the eyes of a child Ehisherudgment being different from that of an adultG

; Stream of %onsciousnessB story told so that the reader feels as if they are

inside the head of one character and knows all

their thoughts and reactions.; First erson

B story told by the protagonist or one of thecharacters who interacts closely with theprotagonist or other characters

; using pronouns $, me, we, etc; reader sees the story through this person's eyes as

heshe e+periences it and only knows what hesheknows or feels.

O i i t & i t Of 7i


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Omniscient &oint Of 7iew

&mniscient author can narrate the story using the omniscient point of !iew

mo!es from character to character, e!ent to e!ent, ha!ing free access

to the thoughts, feelings and moti!ations of his characters and introduces information where and when he chooses

There are two main types of omniscient point of view" Omniscient Limited

author tells story in third person Eusing pronouns they, she,he, it, etcG.

Ce know only what the character knows and what theauthor allows himher to tell us.Ce can see the thoughts and feelings of characters if the

author chooses to re!eal them to us. &mniscient &b'ective

author tells story in the third person$t appears as though a camera is following the characters,

going anywhere, and recording only what is seen and heardThere is no comment on the characters or their thoughts/o interpretations are offeredThe reader is placed in the position of spectator without the

author there to e+plainThe reader has to interpret e!ents on his own.


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Theme

; is the controlling idea or central insight

; is the author's underlying meaning or mainidea that he is trying to con!ey

; may be the author's thoughts about a topic or!iew of human nature

; title of the short story usually points to whatthe writer is saying

; author may use !arious figures of speech toemphasi(e his theme,

B Symbol )llusion

B Simile 4etaphor

B 2yperbole irony


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) central message, concern, orinsight into life e+pressed through aliterary work

an be e+pressed by one or twosentence statement about humanbeings or about life

4ay be stated directly or implied

$nterpretation unco!ers the theme


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%+amples of Theme

; Some simple e+amples of common

themes from literature, T7, and film

B things are not always as they appear to

be

B 1o!e is blind

B =elie!e in yourself

B &eople are afraid of change

B Don't udge a book by its co!er


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Thanks for your attentionH

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