Szyrwiel 7.R.1.1 - Stargirl - Literary Elements

Open Ended

How do you think the setting of a story can influence the characters and the plot?

​Key points:

- literary elements interact (setting, plot, characters)
- How - setting - developed, how - setting - affect characters- plot
- How - setting- advance - plot?
SETTING - time, place, circumstance
PLOT - The plan
CHARACTERIZATION - values, feelings, goals, direct or indirect

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to understand literary elements?

• They help us analyze characters and plot development.

• They make the story more entertaining.

• They allow us to memorize the book easily.

• They help us read faster.

Multiple Choice

Which literary element is described as the time, place, and circumstances in which something occurs or develops?

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Conflict

​Key Points

- POV, conflict, theme - How - interact
- How - setting - influence characters POV
- How - setting- impact - character - interaction
- How- setting - impact - conflict - resolution

POV - type of narration
CONFLICT - problem characters face
THEME - message

Multiple Choice

An example of CONFLICT is:

• A person trying to catch a fish

• A boy trying to find courage to join a team

• retaking a test to get a better grade

• All of these

Multiple Select

How does the setting impact the interaction of the characters and their development?

• It establishes where and when the story takes place.

• It determines the names of the main characters

• It impacts the mood of the story as it influences the characters and their conflicts.

• It analayzes if it is fact or fiction.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are ways in which the setting impacts a story?

• It establishes where and when the story takes place.

• It impacts where the characters live, think, and act.

• It impacts the mood of the story and the characters' conflicts.

• It determines the genre of the story.

Draw

Draw a setting that has impacted you!

Open Ended

After learning about literary elements, do you have any questions or would you like to know more about any specific element discussed today?

Acquire – To get or gain something, like knowledge, a skill, or an object.


Intensely – To do something with a lot of focus, strength, or emotion.

Draw

Draw a picture of someone "acquiring" something.

Multiple Choice

This word is used correctly: She listened intensely because she didn’t want to miss anything.

• true

• false

Nonconformity – Choosing not to follow the usual rules, traditions, or expectations.

Variants – Different forms or versions of something.

Open Ended

Ehat are some things in life that have "variants?

Multiple Choice

What is the narrator’s point of view and how much does it reveal about the setting and characters?

• It decides who is telling the story and how much we learn about characters and the setting

• It tells everything about the story exactly as it happened.

• It only shows the actions of side characters, not the main character.

• It only describes the setting and never shows characters’ feelings.

Open Ended

How does the setting of the story contribute to the conflict?

Multiple Choice

I didn't like creeping down the wrong alley. From which point of view is this sentence written?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

• Third Person