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September 10. 2012

September 10. 2012. Come in and turn your Green “Monkey’s Paw” packet into your class tray. Journal: Compare the weekend to the school week. List at least 3 similarities. You have a quiz today over Monkey’s Paw Get a piece of paper out and put your heading on it.

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September 10. 2012

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  1. September 10. 2012 • Come in and turn your Green “Monkey’s Paw” packet into your class tray. • Journal: Compare the weekend to the school week. List at least 3 similarities. • You have a quiz today over Monkey’s Paw • Get a piece of paper out and put your heading on it. • When you’re done, you will put your quiz in the stack and turn your quiz into your tray. • Scratch out # 9 and #5

  2. Literary ElementsMajor Test in class on 9/12/12

  3. Study Resources • Literary Terms List (given in class 1st week) • Prentice Hall Literature Textbook (students checked out copies 1st week) • pages 4-7 • Glossary of Literary Terms in back (pages R21-30) • Workbook pages students removed and should have in English binder

  4. Fiction • narrative prose about characters and events from the author’s imagination • basic elements • setting • plot • Characters • Dialogue • point of view • theme

  5. Setting • time and place a story takes place • Setting can also • establish social, cultural, or economic standards that affect characters • add complications to the plot • contribute to the mood of the story

  6. Plotsequence of events in the story • Exposition • Rising action • Climax • Falling action • Resolution

  7. Conflict • A struggle between opposing forces • This is the problem that sets off the sequence of actions I which rise to the Climax – the point of greatest intensity.

  8. Internal and External Conflict • Internal Conflict is a struggle within the mind of one character • External Conflict is between two characters, between a person and a group, or between a character and nature or fate • Conflicts are stated as • Man vs. _______

  9. CharacterizationWriters use different methods of revealing a character’s personality to the reader • Direct Characterization – writers make direct statements about a character’s appearance, personality, goals, habits, or beliefs • Indirect Characterization – Readers draw conclusions based on the character’s words, thoughts, actions, and interactions with others.

  10. Point of View • 1st Person – told by narrator who is participating in the action • 3rd person – a voice outside the of the story narrates • Omniscient – “all knowing” - can tell readers what each character is thinking / feeling • Limited – sees the world through one character’s eyes and reveals only that character’s thoughts

  11. Theme and Universal Theme underlying meaning or insight that an author conveys in a story Can be stated directly or implied A Universal Theme is a message about life that can be understood by most cultures. Examples: the important of honesty the danger of greed

  12. Types of Fiction • Short stories - brief narratives, with carefully limited action that allows the writer to focus on one main plot complication • Novels - extended works of fiction that are usually organized into segments called chapters • can include subplots in addition to the main story line and may explore a number of characters in depth • Novellas - intermediate works of fiction that are longer than short stories but are concise and focused than novels.

  13. Nonfiction…

  14. Elements of Nonfiction • Tone - expresses an author’s attitude toward the subject and the reader. It is conveyed through choice of words and details • Perspective - the author’s point of view on the subject, including the opinions that the author expresses and the source of the author’s information—whether general research, for example , or personal experience • Purpose - author’s reason for writing. It may be to persuade, to inform, to entertain, or to describe

  15. Nonfiction • Types of Nonfiction include • Literary Nonfictions • Informational Texts

  16. Literary Nonfiction Literary Nonfiction – personal examples and ideas with factual information. Examples are Personal Essays and Biographies

  17. Informational Texts • Expository - present facts to increase the knowledge and understanding of an audience Examples are summaries and articles • Persuasive - written to influence the opinions or actions of an audience. Examples are speeches, debates, and advertisements • Procedural - explains a process. These texts often include visuals to help illustrate steps. Examples are instructions, recipes, and manuals

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