Storytelling Workshop

Storytelling Workshop

Objective 1

Knowledge of Plot and Literary Genres

Use this Quizlet to test your knowledge of key terms:

• https://quizlet.com/420273125/storytelling-devices-flash-cards/

Genres Part 1

• Pause video and take notes while watching

Genres Part 2

• Watch video and pause to take notes on genres

Use the quizlet to test your knowledge of genres:

• https://quizlet.com/311068801/genres-flash-cards/

Watch video

Draw plot diagram and label the part with definition. 

Multiple Choice

The book series Harry Potter is mostly identified with which genre?

• Mystery

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

Multiple Choice

The events of a story are also known as the...

• theme

• conflict

• main event

• plot

Multiple Choice

When the problem within the story gets more intense and builds, this is the...

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Climax

Multiple Choice

Who is the antagonist of a story?

• person/thing working against the main character

• main character

• good guy

• bad guy

Multiple Choice

Which part of the story describes when the characters and setting are introduced?

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Climax

• Introduction

Multiple Choice

When a character encounters a problem or a struggle, this is known as the...

• Conflict

• Plot

• Exposition

• Resolution

Multiple Choice

A ____________ refers to the way a character is portrayed or described in the story.

• Feeling

• Character Trait

• Description

• Exposition

Multiple Choice

A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story is...

• fantasy

• non-fiction

• fiction

• mystery

Multiple Choice

Which literary genre is closest to current everyday life?

• Fiction

• Realistic fiction

• Historical fiction

• Fantasy

Multiple Choice

A young boy has moved to a new town and has trouble fitting in. Which genre is described?

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Realistic fiction

• Non-fiction

Objective 2 and 3: Define and identify the following storytelling devices: suspense, foreshadowing, flashbacks, and tension used in a narrative. 

Flashcards

Go here: https://www.summitlearning.org/docs/227321
ake flashcards for the 5 key terms. Study them. 

Watch video and take notes on suspense:

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Visit this site:

• http://udleditions.cast.org/craft_elm_foreshadowing.html

• On a seperate sheet of paper, write down the 4 ways you can create foreshadowing in a story. 

Visit this site:

• https://www.nownovel.com/blog/create-tension-writing/

• Write down the 8 ways to create tension in a story. 

Check for understanding:

https://opt-storage-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/shrine/store/6e8f03df52230fda9d5108a743c76da684d92bbc0c81e693e0448876e1a5cc05.pdf

If this link doesnt work, go to the platform under objective 2 and complete the check for understanding. 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is NOT an element of suspense?

• It gives readers hints about what will happen next.

• make predicitions

• anticipation

• emotional

Multiple Choice

When flash forward is used in a narrative, it is...

• Shows what happened in past

• Show what happens in future

• Clues to what will happen in future

Multiple Choice

In literature, tension is...

• Conflict between 2 things

• Dialogue

• Boring part

• Mood

Multiple Choice

When flashbacks are used in a narrative, they...

• transition the reader from the future back to the present.

• maintain the sequence of events in chronological order.

• transition the reader from the present time back to the past.

• give the reader clues about what will happen next.

Multiple Choice

What is pacing?

• How the events are told in order

• The sequence

• How fast or slow the story is told

Objective 4: Drama

Watch video and make flash cards for key terms

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGG4jxvc_ps

Notice the labels and the purpose of each part. Stage directions are identified by parantheses. 

Multiple Choice

During a play, there are usually intermissions between . . .

• Acts

• Scenes

• Lines

• Dialogue

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of drama?

• to tell a story through performance

• to act

• to be exciting

• to tell a story

Multiple Choice

How is the purpose of drama different from the purpose of fiction in general?

• Because drama is very exciting, it makes the reader more interested in it.

• Because drama is meant to be publically performed, it allows for people to have a shared experience within their community

• Because drama is meant to be publically performed, it helps people understand what the author is trying to say better.

• Because drama has lots of characters, it allows the reader to relate to the story better.

Multiple Select

Plays are divided into acts, scenes, and lines

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST definition of an "act" in a play?

• An individual piece of dialogue within a play

• The largest individual section of a play, usually connected to a part of the dramatic arc

• An individual section within a play where the setting is usually fixed

• The process of doing something

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST definition of an "scene" in a play?

• An individual section within a play where the setting is usually stays the same

• The largest individual section of a play, usually connected to a part of the dramatic act

• An individual piece of dialogue within a play

• A public display of passion or temper

Multiple Choice

In stage directions, which of the following words means that a character or characters have left the stage?

• Exit

• Exuent

• Both exit and exuent

Multiple Choice

William Shakespeare is known for having very limited stage directions, generally only noting when characters enter or exit a scene. Details such as setting and character emotions are meant to be found in . . .

• Setting

• Character actions

• Dialogue

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST definition of an "line" in a play?

• A long, narrow mark or band

• An individual section within a play where the setting is usually fixed

• The biggest section of a play

• An individual piece of dialogue within a play