Lesson 1-The Form of a Story

​English 8 Unit 2-1

Structure and Meaning

The Form of a Story​

Some text here about the topic of discussion

​2.1.1 Read

​Read the story "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" by Walter Dean Myers.

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​Genre

​There are different types of stories. The type is based on the content of the story. Stories set in the future may be science fiction. Stories full of magic could be fantasy.

​Realistic Fiction

​Realistic Fiction deals with the

SAME PROBLEMS as real people.​

​Adventure

​Characters BRAVE THE GREAT DANGER.

​Mystery

​The CONFLICT in the story is the

CHARACTER WANTS TO KNOW

SOMETHING.​

​"The Treasure of Lemon Brown" could fit in three different genres.

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Realistic fiction-- characters deal with problems that could happen to anyone.

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Adventure--​ characters brave great danger.

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Mysteries -- the conflict comes from wanting to know something.​

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Multiple Choice

What genre does the book Asylum, fall under?

• Paranormal

• Romance

• Mystery

• Realistic

Multiple Choice

What genre does, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, fall under?

• Historical

• Graphic Novel

• Humor(funny)

• Romance

Multiple Choice

What genre does the book, Refugee, fall under?

• Humor(funny)

• Adventure

• Historical fiction

• Sports

Multiple Choice

Which sentence most clearly describes the genre of a story?

Ask yourself which one would fit in?

Genre: Realistic Fiction-Adventure-Mystery-Romance-Horror

• In this kind of story, two characters usually fall in love after a fight.

• Video games adaptions of a movie are rarely enjoyable.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence most clearly describes the genre of a story?

Ask yourself which one would fit in?

Genre: Realistic Fiction-Adventure-Mystery-Romance-Horror

• The characters have to want something they can't get.

• Fantasy elements introduced into a realistice story.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence most clearly describes the genre of a story?

Ask yourself which one would fit in?

Genre: Realistic Fiction-Adventure-Mystery-Romance-Horror

• Horror is my favorite kind of fiction, after fantasy.

• Pacing is how the action of the story feels.

Match

Which genre best describes these stories?

• Growing up on a farm, I saw goats and chickens as my best friends.

• If I timed it just right, I could leap over the lava pit and run from the bandits.

• Why did everyone in town suddenly stop talking when I asked about Gene like he didn't exist.

Realistic Fiction

Adventure

Mystery

• Realistic Fiction

• Adventure

• Mystery

​Most stories have a beginning a middle and an end....

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Some stories may begin in the middle of the action.

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This type of opening is called

in medias res. These openings are exciting and they engage the reader

immediately.

If "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" had started with Greg and Lemon hiding from the robbers, the opening would have been in medias res.​

​Structure of a story

Multiple Choice

Which sentence most clearly describes the structure of the story?

LOOK FOR KEY WORDS:

EXPOSITION, RISING ACTION, CLIMAX, FALLING ACTIONS, RESOLUTION,

IN MEDIA RES

• In a romance, characters fall in love after a series of misunderstandings.

• The drawn-out resolution makes the story boring.

• It doesn't make sense why the hero turned evil.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence most clearly describes the structure of the story?

LOOK FOR KEY WORDS:

EXPOSITION, RISING ACTION, CLIMAX, FALLING ACTIONS, RESOLUTION,

IN MEDIA RES

• Starting a story in media res, the author confuses the reader.

• In some stories, characters have to want something they can't get.

• In a romance, characters fall in love.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence most clearly describes the structure of the story?

LOOK FOR KEY WORDS:

EXPOSITION, RISING ACTION, CLIMAX, FALLING ACTIONS, RESOLUTION,

IN MEDIA RES

• Cowboys have no place in the future.

• The story takes place in the old west.

• Because the climax is over so quickly, there's more time to reflect.

​What is a Medium?

(the plural is media)​

​A story's medium is the form through which it is communicated.

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Main categories are text, audio and video.

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The physical form of a story could be print.​

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A medium can communicate any kind of information, not just a story. For example, there are news media and social media as well.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence most clearly desribes the medium of a story?

KEY WORDS TO LOOK FOR........

Medium: Video Game-Movie Screen-Novel (printed book)

• Cowboys have no place in the story with samurai and castles.

• Pacing is how fast the action is in the story.

• Video game adaptions of a movie are not enjoyable.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence most clearly desribes the medium of a story?

KEY WORDS TO LOOK FOR........

Medium: Video Game-Movie Screen-Novel (printed book)

• The story takes place in a castle.

• Mermaids seem out of place with cowboys and indians.

• Showing a character from a novel on the big screen.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence most clearly desribes the medium of a story?

KEY WORDS TO LOOK FOR........

Medium: Video Game-Movie Screen-Novel (printed book)

• The novel gives more detail than the movie.

• Mermaids seem out of place with cowboys and indians.

• The climax ramped up the tension of the story.

Multiple Choice

Which word most clearly describes a medium?

Key Words:

Magazine-Audiobook-Podcast

• Setting

• Climax

• Comedy

• Magazine

Multiple Choice

Which word most clearly describes a medium?

Key Words:

Magazine-Audiobook-Podcast

• Setting

• Climax

• Comedy

• Audiobook

Multiple Choice

Which word most clearly describes a medium?

Key Words:

Magazine-Audiobook-Podcast

• Setting

• Climax

• Comedy

• Podcast

2.1.5 Practice: Compare and contrast stories:

​For this assignment, you'll compare and contrast the story you read earlier, "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" by Walter Dean Myers, with a story of your choice.

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The story you choose can be in any medium or genre — another realistic short story, a fantasy podcast, a science fiction movie, a TV show, or even a video game. Just pick something you're excited about. Whatever you choose, you'll write about how each story's genre, medium, and structure are similar and different.

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Don't forget to check the Rubric!!!!​

​Compare and Contrast 2.1.5 page 3

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When you compare and contrast, you examine the similarities and differences between two or more things. In this case, you'll examine stories.​

​Review genre and medium 2.1.5 page 4