PPT-Objective: summarize a story’s plot

The Wise Old Woman Literary Focus Plot Reading Skills Summarizing and Retelling Before Reading Answer the following How do you summarize a story Define plot Describe the genre of folktales. Plot. is what happens in a story.. Plot. You and your friends probably talk about the plots of movies, books, and TV shows. . “Then, the alien sneaked aboard the space station.”. “What happened next?” . What is a short story?. Have you ever read a short story?. If so, which one?. What are the parts of a short story?. . Short stories usually lack detail. .. Short stories are brief.. Short stories use P.A.C.T.S . to establish the narrative. . …. Roots. :. Predict the definitions of the following words- copy predictions in . your journal.. Vision. Visor. Visible. Envision. Spectacle. Spectator. Inspect. Suspect. Think and chat…about plot. http://inktank.fi/10-greatest-short-story-writers-21st-century/. Elements of a Short Story. Character. Setting. Plot. Conflict. Theme. Narrative Point of View (Perspective). CHARACTER. Characters are the people, animals or imaginary creatures that are presented in a story. AP Literature and Composition. Friday, September 21. Aim:. . How is the timeline and non-chronological narrative of “A Rose for Emily” important to our understanding of plot. ?. Objectives:. Learn . When . you describe your favorite TV show to friends, you probably tell them what happens (plot) as well as where and when it happens (setting). These are essential elements of all stories. Understanding the elements of a story can make you a better audience and storyteller.. * The central idea, or theme, of a story is the motivating force that influences the author's. choices.. In “. The Chrysanthemums. ,” John Steinbeck tells the story of Elisa, the 35 year old wife of Henry, a rancher who is unaware of the state of her loneliness. One day a 'tinker' arrives and taps into Elisa's repressed passion and desire in order to 'con' her out of a pot. He flatters her ability to plant and raise flowers, but in reality could care less. Lisa is taken in and gives him a pot with some of her flowers only to see later that evening (as she rides toward town with her husband) that the tinker has tossed the flowers away. What makes a good story?. Think about some of your all-time favorite stories –in movies, on television, and in books.. What makes these stories so compelling?!?. Characteristics of a Good Story:. The Power of a Good Story. What is a plot? How are plots structured? What key terms are associated with plot? . Copyright © 2015 The Teacher Writing Center, a division of SG Consulting, Inc. .  www.grammargallery.org. Warm-Up. Plot . The series of related events that make up a work of fiction. Plot is what happens in a short story, novel, play or narrative poem.. exposition. Rising action. climax. Falling action. resolution. Short stories . All short stories have a plot that follows basic pattern. Freytag’s Pyramid. Exposition. Complications (Rising Action). Climax. Falling Action. Resolution. Exposition (basic Situation). Ms. McDowell. Short Story:. A fictional tale of a length that is too short to publish in a single volume like a . novel. . Usually, short stories concentrate on a single event with only one or two . No Way!!. Did That Just Happen?!. Zoinks. !. Huh?. Ahhh. !. PART 1. ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY. Compare & Contrast a short story with a novel…. Elements of a Short Story. Compare & Contrast a short story with a science textbook…. of a novel, short story, poem or play. . What is the difference between . plot. and . story. ?. A . story. refers to the . main events. as they are presented in . chronological. order.. A . plot.