10th Grade Activities 5.01 and 5.02

Activities 5.01 and 5.02

By Donna Kapa

Word Cloud

Name as many elements of fiction as you can.

Add up to two words per attempt.

Fiction Review

​Elements of Fiction

The elements of fiction: theme, character, setting, conflict, mood, and point of view.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an element of fiction?

• theme

• conflict

• counterclaim

• setting

Categorize

Options (8)

characterization

plot

conflict

setting

metaphor

imagery

onomatopoeia

pacing

Move the terms into the correct categories

Elements of Fiction

Literary Devices

​Authors use literary elements to develop deeper meanings

Theme: The central idea that ties the story together.

Characterization: The development of characters over time affects the message.

Setting: Conveys emotions or social/political climates.

Labelling

Label the plot diagram.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Rising Action

Internal Conflict

Resolution

External Conflict

Exposition

Climax

Falling Action

​Setting

Setting is the location and time in which a story takes place. Sometimes it is simply the backdrop of the story, but sometimes the setting can function as a character, influencing the atmosphere (mood) and meaning of the story.

Annotate the details of the setting that function as a character. Look for imagery and instances of personification.

​Narrator's Point of View

The narrator is the one telling the story.
Point of view is the angle or perspective from which the narrator tells the story.
The point of view affects what a reader knows about the characters and action of the story.

​Narrator's Point of View

First Person: The narrator is a character and takes part in the action.

Objective: The narrator is unidentified, a detached observer.

Third-Person Omniscient: The narrator is all-knowing.

Third-Person Limited: The narrator closely follows a single character.

Dropdown

Identify the narrator's point of view:

"I stopped my horse beside the building, on the edge of a dark and

quiet lake. There, I could see reflected in the water a clear picture

of the dead trees, and of the house and its empty eye-like windows.

I was now going to spend several weeks in this house of sadness —

this house of gloom."​

Select answer

Dropdown

Identify the narrator's point of view:

"The Dover mail was in its usual genial position that the guard suspected the passengers, the passengers suspected one another and the guard, they all suspected everybody else, and the coachman was sure of nothing but the horses; as to which cattle he could with a clear conscience have taken his oath on the two Testaments that they were not fit for the journey."​ ​

Select answer

​Characters and Characterization

Characters are the individuals in a work of fiction.

Characterization is how the author describes and develops the characters in a story.

Adaptations of Classical Texts

​Why adapt classical texts?

Authors often adapt classic, mythical, or religious texts to explore new perspectives, themes, or modern relevance.

​Frequently adapted texts

Stories from the Bible
Shakespeare's plays, e.g., Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth
Mythology: Greek, Roman, Norse

​Examples

The Lion King → Inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet

Percy Jackson & The Olympians → Greek mythology

The Chronicles of Narnia → Influenced by biblical themes

Open Ended

Why do you think authors choose to adapt classic texts into modern stories?

Identifying Adaptations in a Text

​Key Clues to Identifying an Adaptation:

1. Similar character names or roles

2. Similar plots and/or conflicts

3. Shared themes or messages

4. References to well-known myths or religious stories

Open Ended

The Myth of Icarus – Icarus, given wax wings by his father Daedalus, is warned not to fly too close to the sun. Ignoring the warning, he soars too high, the wax melts, and he falls into the sea.

Reimagine the story of Icarus in a brand-new setting. Perhaps he’s a space explorer with an experimental jetpack, a cyber-enhanced hacker who flies too close to digital firewalls, or a deep-sea diver venturing too far into forbidden waters.

Write a short scene from Icarus's journey in your chosen setting. Show the moment where he makes a daring choice and faces the consequences, using action, dialogue, and sensory details to bring the story to life.