Nickson Story Elements

Nickson Story Elements

Learning Objective:

RL. 7.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

Multiple Select

Check for Understanding:

What is our Objective For Today?

• RL.7.3 Talk about Stories and stuff.

• RL. 7.3 Analyze how particular story elements interact in short stories.

Check for Understanding:

What are the Story Elements we learned last week?

• Setting

• Characters

• Conflict

• Theme

• Plot

Characters

a character is a person (or animal) in a literary work that takes part in the action.

For Example: These are the Characters in The Simpsons television show!

Multiple Choice

Check for Understanding:

"Characters" are the ______ of the story?

• When and Where

• Who

• What

• Why

Protagonist:

The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

Antagonist:

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary 

Multiple Choice

Check for Understanding:

"Setting" is the _____ of the story?

• Who

• What

• Why

• When and Where

Poll

Check for Understanding:

"Conflict" is the challenge or problem in a story that drives the plot?

• I agree

• I disagree

• I am not sure

Conflict Types

• Internal Conflict: The struggle is within the Character (happens in the Character's mind).

• Man vs Self

• External Conflict: a struggle between a character and an outside force.

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Society

• Man vs Man

Multiple Choice

Check for Understanding:

What type of conflict does the picture show?

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Society

• Man vs Self

Multiple Choice

Check for Understanding:

What type of conflict does Greg and Lemon Brown face in the abandon building In the story "Treasure of Lemon Brown"?

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Society

• Man vs Self

Poll

Check for Understanding:

The Theme is the central message of the story.

• I agee

• I disagree

• I'm not sure

Multiple Choice

Check for Understanding:

"Theme" is the _____ of the story?

• Who

• What

• The life lesson that can be learned.

• When and Where

Multiple Choice

Check for Understanding:

"Plot" is the _____ of the story?

• Who

• What

• Why

• When and Where

The Plot Diagram

How the Plot Works:

Poll

Check for Understanding:

The Exposition introduces background information about events, settings, characters etc. to the audience or readers.

• I agee

• I disagree

• I'm not sure

Poll

Check for Understanding:

The Inciting Incident event that sets the central conflict in motion.

• I agee

• I disagree

• I'm not sure

Poll

Check for Understanding:

The Rising Action is a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

• I agee

• I disagree

• I'm not sure

Poll

Check for Understanding:

The Climax is the event that sets the central conflict in motion.

• I agee

• I disagree

• I'm not sure

Check for Understanding:

Were you paying attention?

Multiple Choice

The _____ is the point in a story at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point.

• Setting

• Rising Action

• Inciting Incident

• Climax

Poll

Check for Understanding:

The Falling Action is the part of a plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.

• I agee

• I disagree

• I'm not sure

Poll

Check for Understanding:

The Conclusion/Resolution the conclusion of the story where the conflict is fully resolved.

• I agee

• I disagree

• I'm not sure

Check for Understanding:

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