English 8 Unit 1-2

​English 8 Unit 1-2

Stories Based on Stories​

Character Archetypes​

1-2 Assignments are due ​ 9/26

Outside Reading--Choose Wisely!​

​Objectives

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• Analyze the links between plot, conflict, setting, and character.

• Identify character archetypes.

• Identify the points of view and perspectives of characters.​

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​Character Archetypes are types of characters reused in many stories 1.2.1 page 1

​Mysterious Stranger-- represents the unknown. May be good or bad, keeping the other characters and the audience guessing about his or her motives.

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Wise Elder--​ represents knowledge. Someone the other characters respect and seek out for advice.

​Funny Sidekick-- Supports the hero and creates comic relief. Might even make the hero a better person. Sometimes, the sidekick is the REAL hero.

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Fairy godparent -- ​Represents caregiving. Because the fairy godparent's magic can make anything possible, the main characters benefit from his or her care.

​What reveals character? 1.2.1 pages 3-6

​Dialogue, setting and response to conflict are tools an author uses to make characters more interesting and realistic. All of these things lead to character development.

​Conflict -- 1.2.1 page 6

​External conflict comes from an outside force such as another character, nature or society.

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Internal conflict comes from insde the character's mind such as self-doubt, anger or pride.​

Multiple Choice

George is contemplating about whether he should tell his mom that he took one dollar from her purse. What type of conflict is this?

• Internal

• External

• Both

Multiple Choice

Emily and Santiago are siblings. They were both arguing over who their parents like most. What type of conflict is this?

• Internal

• External

• Both

Multiple Choice

Marcus and his sports team are having a tournament where they will face of with some very talented players. Marcus has been contemplating if he should quit being in the team, he fears that he will cause his team a loss.

• Characters vs Characters

• Internal Conflict

• Characters vs world

• Characters vs Nature

Multiple Choice

James got invited to his best friend's birthday party. It was the same night as the biggest Cardinals game of the season.

• Internal Conflict
• External Conflict

Multiple Choice

A man on the bus was yelling at the bus driver for not getting him to his destination on time.

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

​A character's motivation 1.2.1 pages 8 and 9

​A character's desires are very important in driving a plot. What characters want is called their motivation. This question comes from "The Apple Tree."

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Which statement describes father's motivation?

A. He wants to sell the apple orchard.

B. He wants to provide the children with a nutritious snack.

C. He wants to know he didn't waste his money on the orchard.

D. He wants to make tending the apple orchard his full-time job.

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​Point of View 1.2.2 pages 1 - 6

​First Person -- The narrator is inside the story and is teling it from his or her perspective.

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​Third Person Limited -- The narrator is outside of the story and knows the thoughts of only one character.

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Third Person Omniscient -- ​The narrator is outside of the story and knows the thoughts of all the characters.

Multiple Choice

Which POV uses "I, me, and my" to tell a story?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person omniscient

Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view: "A pain stabs my left temple and I press my hand against it. Right on the spot where Johanna Mason hit me with the coil of wire. The memories swirl as I try to sort out what is true and what is false" (Collins).

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view: "'We've got Father and Mother and one another,' said Beth. Beth was the shy one. She always looked on the bright side of things. 'We haven't got father,' said Jo sadly... The girls were suddenly silent. Light from the fire shone on their faces. They were thinking of Father" (Alcott).

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 3rd Person Limited

Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view: "Jonas went to his own desk and began to sort through his school papers from the evening's assignment. But his mind was still on December and the coming Ceremony. Though he had been reassured by the talk with his parents, he hadn't the slightest idea what Assignment the Elders would be selecting for his future..." (Lowry).

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 3rd Person Limited

​Dramatic Irony 1.2.2 pages 7 - 11

​Dramatic Irony is a situation in which the audience knows something that a character does not know.

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This is a tool an author uses to create tragedy, humor or suspense.​

Open Ended

What value does suspense have to a story?

​Read 1.2.5 Independent Reading

​Now it's time to select a reading of your own. For this activity, you'll choose a novel that has been made into a movie. You might be surprised to learn that some of the movies you've already seen are based on books.

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You can choose a novel that inspired a movie you've already seen or one that you haven't seen yet. Just be sure you can finish the novel and watch the movie by the time you get to the informational essay later in the course. There you'll compare the novel and the movie.

​Name a few books that have been made into movies that are appropriate for 8th graders.......

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​1.2.6 Discuss

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Answer all 4 questions..... Thorough post and 2 meaningful responses. ​

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We will start the essay in 3.2
mid November ish​

Respond to ME in the CHAT:



Which point of view allows the narrator to express only his own thoughts?