Storytelling 9D

Storytelling

• "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell

• "The Possibility of Evil" by Shirley Jackson

• "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant

• "Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier

Elements of Fiction

• Plot

• Setting

• Characterization

• Theme

Open Ended

What is your definition for the "plot" of a story?

Plot

• Exposition - background information

• Inciting Incident - sets everything in motion

• Rising Action - creates tension, suspense, & interest

• Climax - the turning point

• Falling Action - things start to come together after the climax

• Denouement - the resolution

Multiple Select

Setting contains which of the following:

• character descriptions

• time (hour, day, month, year, season, etc)

• introduction of the problem

• place (general or specific)

• author background

Setting

• Physical - where the action is taking place. Can be general (a forest) or specific (London, England).

• Chronological - time when the action is taking place. Can also be general (summer) or specific (Tuesday, March 15, 1987).

Open Ended

What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?

Characterization

• Direct characterization is when the author tells you what the character is like through narration.

• Indirect characterization is when the author shows you what the character is like through STEAL . . .

Theme

• The lesson learned by the reader in the end.

• THE MEssage of the story.

Poll

Based simply off the titles of the stories, which do you think will be the most interesting read?

• "The Most Dangerous Game"

• "The Possibility of Evil"

• "The Necklace"

• "Marigolds"