Freshman Seminar. Ms. Morton
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1 Freshman Seminar Ms. Morton
2 Write the following in your notebook: Slide 1 Literary Terms Narrator - character who recounts the events of a story Point of View - position from which the narrator observes and tells a story
3 Point of View Choices Slide 2 1st Person - subjective point of view; uses I me my we us 2nd Person - addressing another person; uses you your 3rd Person - referring to characters as he she him her they them it
4 Point of View Choices Slide 3 3rd Person Objective - neutral, impersonal, without opinion or judgment 3rd Person Limited - one character s perspective is known by the reader 3rd Person Omniscient - multiple or all characters perspectives are known by reader
5 Write a paragraph explaining what each quote means: Slide 4 1) You don t know what goes on in anyone s life but your own. And when you mess with one part of a person s life, you re not messing with just that part. Unfortunately, you can t be that precise and selective. When you mess with one part of a person s life, you re messing with their entire life. Everything... affects everything. 2) I had never given Bob much thought I hadn't had time to think. But that day I wondered about him. What was he like?... I looked at Bob's picture and I could begin to see the person...
6 Warm-up Slide 5 Rate the following, in order of importance, with 1 being most and 5 being least important, at each time. family relationships social reputation academic/work accomplishments future plans dating/romance (a) Childhood, (b) Teen years, (c) Adulthood--future self! Write a paragraph explaining how and why priorities change.
7 Character - a person, or a personified object or animal, portrayed in a novel, story, or play Categories: major characters - vital to the development and resolution of the conflict minor characters - complement the major characters and help move the plot events forward dynamic character - changes over time static characters - does not change over time round character - has more than one aspect to their personality; realistic flat character - has one or few personality traits; usually meant to play off of the round characters
8 Point of View and Narrator Review Author s messenger to your eyes and ears; the voice of the story, and perspective from which the story is told. 1st - I, me, my 2nd - you, your 3rd - he, she, him, her, they, them, it describe something that happened at lunch in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person
9 Point of View and Narrator Review Author s messenger to your eyes and ears; the voice of the story, and perspective from which the story is told. Types of 3rd person: objective - no inside knowledge of characters thoughts or feelings; reading gathers this information from how characters act or speak omniscient - knowledge of all characters thoughts and feelings limited - knowledge of thoughts and feelings limited to only one (or a few) character
10 There are thirteen sides to every story... Make a T-Chart on a piece of paper. On the left side, describe the plot of your novel from the main character s point of view. On the right side, describe the plot from another character s point of view, one who would not agree with the main character s view.
11 Plot Structure (5 basic parts)
12 Exposition: beginning of a story s action, when the author gives information about setting, main characters, and possibly, the conflict
13 Rising Action: more information is revealed about characters, the main conflict causes more complication in the main character s life, and minor conflicts emerge
14 Climax/Turning Point: the main conflict reaches its highest point of complication or tension and calls for a resolution; is the turning point in the story s action
15 Falling Action: reveals the direct results of the climax, or turning point; the unraveling of events as a result of the main character s actions
16 Resolution (Denouement): the final strands of the plot are pieced together, with the main conflict resolved
17 Warm-up Invent the setting, a basic plot, and one theme for each photograph. 1) 2) 3)
18 Freewrite Write for the last ten minutes of class on the following quote: And what about you--the rest of you--did you notice the scars you left behind?
19 Identity Texts Thirteen Reasons Why The Outsiders identity states (Marcia) identity development stages (Erikson) personality tests social identity theory personal knowledge/experience Lifehacker blog: How to Stop Caring What Other People Think of You
20 Mind Map Create a mind map with a partner to synthesize the ideas from Unit 1: Freud s Id, Ego, and Superego Meyer-Briggs personality profiles James Marcia s Identity Search states Erik Erikson s Stages of Human Development Social Identity Theory (Us v. Them)
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