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8th Grade Language Arts

Agenda:

1. Independent Reading

2. Literary Terms/Devices

Assignments:

-Literary Terms/Devices Quiz (Test Grade) (TH)

-Final Draft of poem- PRESENTED to the class (F)

-Vocabulary Packet (F)

-Spelling Post Test (F)

-Comment on 2 students' responses (F)

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Protagonist

Antagonist

Characterization

Dialect

Foreshadowing

Flashback

Omniscient

Exposition

Resolution

Denouement

Perspective

Symbolism

Atmosphere

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Let's begin!

We are going to read a version of the fairy tale Red Riding Hood to help understand the parts of a plot.

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Parts of a Plot

Plot

Basic Situation/Exposition

Conflict

Series of Events/Rising Action/Complications

Resolution

Climax

Internal

External

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Every good story has one or more

conflicts.

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External Conflict

- a character struggles against something outside himself

person vs. person

person vs. several people

person vs. nature

back

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Internal Conflict

- a character struggles against something inside her/his mind

back

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A few things to consider!

Find clues in the story that will help you predict what will happen next.

Foreshadowing

Flashbacks

It is an interruption in the action of the plot to tell what happened at an earlier time.

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Plot

The plot is what happens in the story.

First, this happened...Then, this happened...And then, she realized this...And in the end, this happened....

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PULL

What is the basic situation or exposition in Red Riding Hood?

Basic Situation/Exposition

At the beginning of the story, the basic situation, or exposition, is described.

•You learn about the characters.•Also, you learn about the setting.

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Series of Events /Rising Action / Complications

• what the characters are doing to try to resolve their conflict.

The series of events are what happens after the conflict to make the story move forward.

Psst... You may have two events or five events!

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ClimaxThe climax is the most emotional, suspenseful, or exciting part.

•The story takes a major turn in the plot.•The conflict is decided one way or another.

OMG!

WOW!

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•At the end of the story, any unanswered questions get resolved. •All loose ends are tied up.

Resolution

The resolution happens at the very end of the story.What is the resolution of Red Riding Hood?

PULL

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Let's put it all together!

Basic Situation:Characters- Red, Wolf, GrandmaSetting-in the woods, Grandma's house

Conflict:Red wants to give her granny cookies, but the wolf wants to eat Red

Event 1: Red turns down the wolf's offer to ride his motorcycle.

Event 2: Wolf races to Granny's; he scares her away and takes her place in bed.

Event 3: Wolf tries to eat Red.

Climax: Granny rides the wolf's motorcycle. catches him in the handlebars and hurls him into a thorn bush.

Resolution: The wolf goes to prison; Granny does talk shows; Red lives happily ever after.

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Climbing the Plot MountainDirections: Put the correct element of plot in its proper location of the Plot map.

conflict

series of events/complications/rising action

climax

resolution

basic situation

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What does this symbolize?- click each box

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Tone- the reflection of a writer’s mood, manner, and attitude.

Words for tone:

Positive Negative Neutral Informational/Nonliterary

Admiring

Suspenseful

Rude

Humorous

Inspiring

Hostile

Sarcastic

Critical

Frustrated

Serious

Factual

Sorrowful

Encouraging

Objective

Fearful

Persuasive

Pitying