PPT-Plot Literary Elements of Narrative Text Type

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. 1301. New Historicism. A text can be better understood if one takes the time to investigate the background of its setting, or the life and time of the author. . New historicist readers use literature as a tool to interrogate society- more specifically, the society in which it was written. . Why are they important?. Characters: . Who are the main people in the story?. Setting: . When/where does the story take place? (Time, location, descriptive surroundings). Plot: . What is the main . What is Annotation. Annotation is the active reading of a text. Requires. Highlighting key details. Writing notes in the margin. Questions (Q). Connections (C). Predictions (P). Inferences (I). Summaries (S). The Summer without Men. Lecture Format. Reading . The Summer without . Men. The . novel as a non-realist text. NB Donald Barthelme’s ‘The Balloon’. http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/fms/Colleges/College%20of%20Humanities%20and%20Social%20Sciences/EMS/Readings/139.105/Additional/The%20Balloon%20-%20Donald%20Barthelme.pdf. The Pathway to Analytical Reading. The Profile of the Good Reader. . Set a purpose. vs. Connect what you are reading to…. How does this relate to something else I’ve read?. How does this relate to me?. The Catcher in the Rye . Character terminology. Foil: a character, who by contrast with the main character, serves to accentuate that character’s distinctive qualities or characteristics.. Flat: characters that are not developed; are easily recognizable by their lack of complexity; and are usually created to emphasize a single important trait.. English . 4U. by . Carlinda. . D’Alimonte. This presentation is partly based on a PowerPoint by . Suzann . Ledford.. Introduction to Literary Criticism. Any piece of text can be read with a number of different sets of “glasses,” meaning you are looking for different things within the text.. HEADLINE. Body. text,. body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text. Year 1 and Year 2. What are Narrative Texts?. Narrative texts tell a story. They have:. a . setting. – where and when. some. characters. . – people, animals or objects. a . plot. . – events that happen in order.. PRETEST. Elements of Fiction. CHOOSE THE CORRECT . LITERARY TERM. FROM THE CHOICES PROVIDED.. 1. Which of the following is an element of . plot. ?. A. Symbolism. B. Setting. C. Conflict. D. Mood. 2. The . Work on article of the week!! . Literary Elements Chart: . Literary Elements: . How to Tell…. Battle Royal. Characterization: . -Direct. -Indirect. -------------------------. -Static. -Dynamic. Direct: “…great brother she had, how together, the guy was, a number one pal and comrade. A real soldier’s soldier, Rat says” (1).. The Catcher in the Rye . Character terminology. Foil: a character, who by contrast with the main character, serves to accentuate that character’s distinctive qualities or characteristics.. Flat: characters that are not developed; are easily recognizable by their lack of complexity; and are usually created to emphasize a single important trait.. Short Stories. A short story is a brief form of prose fiction with characters, a setting, and a plot. . It resembles longer forms of fiction in exploring an insight into life. . Literary Elements. Plot. Text 2. Text 3. Text 4. Text 5. Text 6. Text 7. Text 8. Text 9. Text 10. Text 11. Text 12. Text 13. Text 14. Text 15. Text 16. Text 17. Erbauer: . Max Mustermann (Ort). Bauzeit: xx Wochen. Steine: ca. 10.000.