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This document provides an analysis of the narrative structure and components of the author's story for children. It begins by stating the story has an open narrative without a conclusion. It then analyzes the story's linear structure with a single storyline, compared to examples like Game of Thrones with multiple storylines. Components like an opening, conflict, climax, and resolution are discussed. Examples are given of closed versus open narratives, realist versus anti-realist, and linear versus non-linear structures. In conclusion, it states the author's story includes an opening, conflict, climax, and open-ended resolution.
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Narrative structure
The document discusses different types of narrative structures that can be used in stories:
- Closed narratives tell a complete story in one sitting with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Most films use this structure. The children's book being discussed is an example of a closed narrative.
- Single-strand narratives focus on a single plot line without secondary subplots. Children's books typically use this simpler structure. The book in question follows a single character throughout.
- Linear narratives present events in chronological order as they happened. This is a common structure that would not confuse children. The book follows Lucas' experiences sequentially.
- Realist narratives could feasibly happen and do not include fantastical elements
Book evaluation
The document analyzes the story elements in the author's book, including:
- The story is linear with a single narrative strand and closed ending.
- Events in the story are anti-realist/unrealistic, such as a witch possessing magic powers.
- There is no manipulation of time or space in the story.
- The main conflict arises from the introduction of an antagonist witch.
- The resolution shows the character Barky continuing the search for Little Brown Wolf.
- An enigma is that the story acts as a prequel revealed to link to Little Red Riding Hood.
- The climax occurs when Little Brown Wolf is trapped by the witch.
Narrative structure
The document discusses the narrative structure of the story "The Story that Never Ends". It has a linear structure that starts at the beginning and ends at the end. It is a closed narrative with a conclusion, as opposed to open-ended stories that set up future installments. It follows a single story line rather than multiple parallel plots. While it manipulates time and space within a short page count, the narrative is realistic rather than fantastical, with no supernatural or mythical elements. In summary, it has a simple, linear structure with a single resolved plot line and a realistic rather than fantastical setting.
Narrative structure
The document discusses different types of narrative structures and styles that can be used in storytelling. It notes that the author's story uses a closed, single-strand, linear narrative structure. While some elements are realistic like the human characters, it is mostly anti-realistic with magical elements like magic beans, giants, and enchanted animals. The narrative follows typical story structures with an opening, conflict, and resolution.
Narrative structure
The document discusses different types of narrative structures that can be used in stories. It provides examples of a linear narrative structure found in "It's a Wonderful Life" and a non-linear structure in "Pulp Fiction." The story described follows a single storyline, or strand, and has a closed narrative with a conclusion rather than an open-ended one. While grounded in reality rather than fantasy, it manipulates time and space similar to the film "Hot Fuzz," which condenses a long travel time.
Structures
The document discusses different types of narrative structures and components that can be used in stories. It describes open and closed narratives, single and multi-strand stories, linear and non-linear narratives, realist and anti-realist narratives. It also outlines some common components in stories, including openings, conflicts, resolutions, enigmas, climaxes, and the manipulation of time and space. The author's story uses a closed, non-linear, anti-realist narrative structure that goes back in time to explain events and features mermaids, captured characters, and a climactic resolution involving a sea witch.
Narrative theory
The document discusses different types of narratives including open vs closed narratives, single vs multi-strand narratives, and linear vs non-linear structures. It provides examples for each type from films, books, TV shows and video games. Key points covered include how open narratives leave stories unresolved, single strand narratives focus on one main character/plotline, and non-linear structures jump around in timeline versus chronological order.
Narrative structures
The document discusses different types of narratives that could be used in a children's book. It states that the book uses a closed narrative structure, meaning it has a clear beginning, middle, and end. It also uses a single, linear storyline that progresses sequentially from start to finish without diversion, to make it easier for children to follow. While some books use more complex multi-strand or non-linear narratives, the focus here is on a simple structure for a young audience. Finally, it notes the book has an anti-realist narrative, involving imaginary characters and locations rather than realistic settings and events that could occur in real life.
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Narrative structure
The document discusses different types of narrative structures that can be used in stories:
- Closed narratives tell a complete story in one sitting with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Most films use this structure. The children's book being discussed is an example of a closed narrative.
- Single-strand narratives focus on a single plot line without secondary subplots. Children's books typically use this simpler structure. The book in question follows a single character throughout.
- Linear narratives present events in chronological order as they happened. This is a common structure that would not confuse children. The book follows Lucas' experiences sequentially.
- Realist narratives could feasibly happen and do not include fantastical elements
Book evaluation
The document analyzes the story elements in the author's book, including:
- The story is linear with a single narrative strand and closed ending.
- Events in the story are anti-realist/unrealistic, such as a witch possessing magic powers.
- There is no manipulation of time or space in the story.
- The main conflict arises from the introduction of an antagonist witch.
- The resolution shows the character Barky continuing the search for Little Brown Wolf.
- An enigma is that the story acts as a prequel revealed to link to Little Red Riding Hood.
- The climax occurs when Little Brown Wolf is trapped by the witch.
Narrative structure
The document discusses the narrative structure of the story "The Story that Never Ends". It has a linear structure that starts at the beginning and ends at the end. It is a closed narrative with a conclusion, as opposed to open-ended stories that set up future installments. It follows a single story line rather than multiple parallel plots. While it manipulates time and space within a short page count, the narrative is realistic rather than fantastical, with no supernatural or mythical elements. In summary, it has a simple, linear structure with a single resolved plot line and a realistic rather than fantastical setting.
Narrative structure
The document discusses different types of narrative structures and styles that can be used in storytelling. It notes that the author's story uses a closed, single-strand, linear narrative structure. While some elements are realistic like the human characters, it is mostly anti-realistic with magical elements like magic beans, giants, and enchanted animals. The narrative follows typical story structures with an opening, conflict, and resolution.
Narrative structure
The document discusses different types of narrative structures that can be used in stories. It provides examples of a linear narrative structure found in "It's a Wonderful Life" and a non-linear structure in "Pulp Fiction." The story described follows a single storyline, or strand, and has a closed narrative with a conclusion rather than an open-ended one. While grounded in reality rather than fantasy, it manipulates time and space similar to the film "Hot Fuzz," which condenses a long travel time.
Structures
The document discusses different types of narrative structures and components that can be used in stories. It describes open and closed narratives, single and multi-strand stories, linear and non-linear narratives, realist and anti-realist narratives. It also outlines some common components in stories, including openings, conflicts, resolutions, enigmas, climaxes, and the manipulation of time and space. The author's story uses a closed, non-linear, anti-realist narrative structure that goes back in time to explain events and features mermaids, captured characters, and a climactic resolution involving a sea witch.
Narrative theory
The document discusses different types of narratives including open vs closed narratives, single vs multi-strand narratives, and linear vs non-linear structures. It provides examples for each type from films, books, TV shows and video games. Key points covered include how open narratives leave stories unresolved, single strand narratives focus on one main character/plotline, and non-linear structures jump around in timeline versus chronological order.
Narrative structures
The document discusses different types of narratives that could be used in a children's book. It states that the book uses a closed narrative structure, meaning it has a clear beginning, middle, and end. It also uses a single, linear storyline that progresses sequentially from start to finish without diversion, to make it easier for children to follow. While some books use more complex multi-strand or non-linear narratives, the focus here is on a simple structure for a young audience. Finally, it notes the book has an anti-realist narrative, involving imaginary characters and locations rather than realistic settings and events that could occur in real life.
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The document discusses different types of story structures and elements including:
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- Single strand stories that have one plotline, like a story about shooting down an enemy ace, versus multi-strand stories like Warhammer 40k books that interconnect multiple plots.
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- Realist stories based on realistic events versus anti-realist stories set in fanciful worlds like the Ultramarines movie.
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The Generic Conventions Of Film Openings
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Narrative evaluation
Propp analyzed folk tales and identified 8 character types and 31 plot elements that are present in many stories. These include character types like the hero, villain, and donor, as well as plot elements like trickery, guidance, and punishment. The student analyzed their story "Hansel and Gretel" using Propp's theories and found it aligned with 5 of the 31 plot elements. The student also discussed other narrative theories and how they apply their story, such as Todorov's 3-step and 5-step structures, and binary oppositions.
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1) The ugly duckling is the central character and hero of the story. The audience is meant to feel sorry for him as he is discriminated against for no reason.
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3) Two helper characters, an old woman and a peasant, rescue the ugly duckling when he is in danger and provide him shelter as he continues his journey of self-discovery.
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The Bright Darkness Within
1) Michael Cunningham's short story "Little Man" is told from Rumpelstiltskin's perspective using an unconventional first person perspective and second person narration. This allows the reader to feel personally connected to Rumpelstiltskin while also maintaining an intriguing distance.
2) Through Rumpelstiltskin's internal monologues and reflections, the reader gains insight into his humanity, insecurities, desperation, and broken heart over his unrequited love for the miller's daughter.
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Narrative theory
The document discusses different types of story structures and elements including:
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Evaluation of gnarrative
1. Vladimir Propp analyzed Russian folk tales and identified 31 plot elements and 8 character types that commonly appear.
2. The document compares Propp's theory to the story "The Dragon Princess" and finds examples that fit Propp's character types and plot elements.
3. Additional narrative theories by Todorov and Levi-Strauss are also applied to analyze the story's structure and themes.
Evaluation
The document discusses the narrative structure of the author's story. It is a closed story with a conclusion, though some additional stories of the main character could follow. The story follows a single, linear narrative thread with one small flashback. It manipulates time by jumping 40 years between two pages. The opening quickly sets the scene like many children's books. The conflict is a building catching fire, and the resolution shows the main character living happily with the villagers.
Character Types & Narative Structures
The document summarizes key concepts in character types, narrative structure, and storytelling techniques as identified by various theorists. It then applies these concepts to analyze the character types, narrative structure, and other elements in a story the author wrote about three little Martians. The character types in the story include the three Martians as the heroes, the big bad alien as the villain, and the merchant Martian as the donor. The narrative follows a three-step structure of an initial state of equilibrium disrupted by the alien's arrival and restored at the end. It also features the binary opposition of good Martians versus evil alien.
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The stranger foil characters
This document discusses foil characters in literature using examples from Albert Camus' novel The Stranger. It defines foil characters as those who contrast and emphasize the qualities of another character. It analyzes several characters from the novel as potential foil characters for the protagonist Meursault, focusing on how they contrast with him in their emotions, relationships, and actions. The document concludes that analyzing foil relationships can help readers better understand the main character.
Palo Alto
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Stories borrow and influence each other in both direct and indirect ways. When readers recognize elements from prior texts, it changes their reading and interpretation of the current text by drawing comparisons and parallels between works. Several examples are given of modern works that have been directly influenced by or rewritten classic stories, demonstrating how new texts can reference and transform old source material in various ways through elements like plot points, characters, or genres.
Evaluation of gnarrative
The document summarizes and analyzes a graphic novel story using various narrative theories. It applies Vladimir Propp's character archetypes and plot functions to analyze the story elements. It also uses theories from Todorov, Levi-Strauss and others to examine the story's structure, including its equilibrium disruptions, binary oppositions, and use of a single, linear narrative thread. The story involves a dragon kidnapping a princess and a hero's quest to rescue her, making it an anti-realistic fantasy narrative.
Narrative Theory
The document discusses narrative structure and components. It examines whether a narrative is linear or non-linear, open or closed, single or multi-stranded, and realist or anti-realist. It also analyzes the narrative components used in the author's story "The Grey Caterpillar", including an opening to establish setting and characters, a conflict involving bullying, a resolution where the caterpillar accepts being different, and a climax with heightened conflict. The author also condensed time during the cocoon stage.
The Generic Conventions Of Film Openings
The opening scene of Forrest Gump establishes the film's romance genre through its focus on a white feather that lands at Forrest's feet, representing innocence and romance. Very little of the plot is revealed, keeping audiences curious. Iconography like the feather placed in Forrest's book implies he intends to remember the moment. Non-diegetic music sets the mood. The film aims to appeal to all ages and socioeconomic classes through relatable life events.
Max Storyboard & Synopsis
Max is a lonely high school student who is bullied by his peers. He fantasizes about getting revenge on Sarah, a girl who calls him names. The film follows Max in the build up to a climactic act of violence through scenes at school and an interview with his teacher. It aims to present an unbiased portrayal of Max's troubled mental state and question the audience's moral judgments. Stylistically, it uses techniques like voiceover, music, and experimental sequences to explore this fairly generic subject matter in a thought-provoking way.
Narrative evaluation
Propp analyzed folk tales and identified 8 character types and 31 plot elements that are present in many stories. These include character types like the hero, villain, and donor, as well as plot elements like trickery, guidance, and punishment. The student analyzed their story "Hansel and Gretel" using Propp's theories and found it aligned with 5 of the 31 plot elements. The student also discussed other narrative theories and how they apply their story, such as Todorov's 3-step and 5-step structures, and binary oppositions.
Audience classification
The male character seems disconnected from the situation while the female character looks similarly uninterested, following conventions of the chick flick genre. However, the film's poster references Shakespeare's "How Do I Loathe Thee" to subvert expectations and attract audiences with its literary reference. While the close positioning of the male and female characters implies an impending romance, the film's title "10 Things I Hate About You" contradicts assumptions about the plot, drawing in viewers by creating intrigue and questions about what the story is truly about.
Evaluation
The document summarizes the narrative structure and components of a story. It has a linear structure that follows chronological order without flashbacks. It has a closed story with a conclusion. The story focuses on a single strand storyline about a bear and monkey to keep it simple for young readers. The events in the story are unlikely to happen in real life, giving it an anti-realist storyline that uses a child's imagination. The key components are an opening to introduce characters, a conflict around trading bananas for seeds, and a resolution where the bear and monkey learn to share.
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Year 2 students will take 7 units over the course of the year including Experimental Photography, Social Action, Critical Approaches, Writing Copy, Production Management, Page Layout and Design, and Design for Advertising. They will have 3 main tutors and complete 2-3 units at a time. Work experience is required if not going to university. Tutorials will now be group sessions. Students are expected to arrive on time, attend all lessons, avoid distractions, and follow the disciplinary process. The first term will focus on target grades, photography, critical approaches, and the UCAS application process.
Planning booklet
The document provides planning details for a digital graphic narrative project adapting Little Red Riding Hood. It considers costs, available resources, quantity of materials needed, the target audience, quality factors, codes of practice, regulations, copyright, ethical issues, and a production schedule. The planning demonstrates thorough consideration of project requirements and management of resources and time.
Children book research
This document summarizes and compares the visual styles of three children's books: "Is There Room on the Bus?", "Where the Wild Things Are", and "We're Going on a Bear Hunt". It notes key details like the use of color, layout of text and images, fonts, and dimensions. It analyzes the effectiveness of different layout approaches and considers how to apply lessons from the books to its own visual style. The author decides to place text on a separate page from images to make it most readable for a young audience.
Development pro forma 1.1
The original Little Red Riding Hood story involves a young girl visiting her grandmother with cake and wine. On the way, she meets a wolf who tricks her and eats the grandmother. When the girl arrives, the wolf is in disguise in the grandmother's bed. The woodcutter later saves the girl from the wolf. The summary highlights the key plot points of the girl meeting the wolf, the wolf eating the grandmother, and the woodcutter rescuing the girl at the end.
Digital graphics evaluation pro forma (not done)
The document provides a template for evaluating a graphic narrative project. It instructs the user to provide specific details about strengths and weaknesses in their work through written descriptions and visual examples. The user should identify areas of their project that are good or they are proud of, and also find areas that could be improved if they revisited the project. Additional slides can be added as needed, and any blank slides should be deleted before submission.
Task 9
The document discusses the narrative elements of a story adaptation based on Little Red Riding Hood. It describes the adaptation as having a linear narrative structure that follows events in chronological order from beginning to end. It has a closed narrative, with a single story strand that follows one character. The narrative is non-realist, featuring talking animals. It includes typical story elements like an opening, a conflict when the wolf arrives, a resolution when the bear chases the wolf away, and a climax when the bear discovers the wolf at grandma's den. The story does not include any mysteries or manipulate time.
Development pro forma(3)
Here is a revised version of the story that removes some unnecessary details and simplifies the language for a younger audience:
One day, a farmer was working in his field when he found something buried underground. It was two big pots full of gold coins! "Wow, I'm rich!" said the farmer.
But he had a problem. His wife likes to talk a lot. If she found out about the gold, everyone in the village would know too. Then they might try to take the gold from him.
The farmer had an idea to test his wife. He buried the gold again and went home. "Dear, I have a secret," he told his wife. "The king has a turtle in his tummy
Evaulation beth geldard
Penelope gets lost in the woods during a storm and finds her way to a castle where the Queen lives. The Queen lets Penelope stay the night but puts a pea under her mattress as a test to see if Penelope is truly a princess. Penelope tosses and turns all night from the discomfort of the pea. In the morning, the Queen and Prince are surprised that Penelope had such an unpleasant night, proving she must be a princess. They get married in the end. The story has a clear beginning, middle, and end to keep it simple for children to follow along.
Development pro forma(3)
The digital graphic narrative proposal provides details for a children's book project. Key points include:
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- Production methods of drawing pages and scanning them into Photoshop are outlined.
- Dimensions, export format, deadline and target audience are specified.
- Feedback notes the original story idea but questions how understandable it will be for children. Areas for further explanation like character distinction and coloring techniques are identified.
Evaluation
The document discusses different types of narratives including linear vs nonlinear, open vs closed stories, realistic vs unrealistic stories, and the typical narrative components of opening, conflict, climax, and resolution. It analyzes the narrator's story across these dimensions, noting that it is a linear, closed narrative with typical components that follows a race from start to finish in an unrealistic, anthropomorphic way without an enigma.
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The document discusses different types of narrative structures that can be used in stories. It describes open narratives that end in cliffhangers, close narratives that have conclusions, single strand narratives that have a single storyline, and multi-strand narratives that have multiple concurrent storylines. It also outlines linear narratives that progress without interruptions, non-linear narratives that jump between past and present, realist narratives that could occur in real life, and anti-realist narratives involving elements like magic. Additionally, it defines common narrative components like openings, conflicts, resolutions, enigmas, climaxes, and the manipulation of time and space.
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- 1. Evaluation Narrative: My narrativeis an Open story. Meaningthat it doesn’t have a conclusion. My story endswith the lion in the background, pouncingon the two bucks. At the same time, Joe says: “I am a lion…” I’ve donethis because I think it’s a lot moreinteresting than justthe typical Cliché where everyoneliveshappily ever after. An example of a closed narrative film would be Watchmen, an excellent, action-packed film by Zack Snyder. This film endswith oneof the main characters Journalbeing left in a bookshop, after his death. You could argue that this could be an open narrative, but it’s more likely that there wontbe a sequel. My story has only onestory line because morethan onestory line would be too confusingfor children. A good example of a multi-strand story is Gameof Thrones. Gameof Thrones followsat least 6 differentstories. My story also follows a Linear narrative. I did this because, again, I think it’d be too complicated for a child to understand if the story was non-linear. An example of non-linear could be almost all T.V series. At least oneepisode of any T.V series will start with the end of the episode, leading to the next scene, which will say “48 hoursearlier” or something like that. The T.V series that comes to mind for meis ‘Arrow’. In series 3, this exact examplehappens. ‘Arrow’also features many flashbacks in every episode. I’d say that my story is Anti-realist, however I will arguethat the events that happen in my story or morethan likely. My story is Anti-realist purely becausemy bucks are multi-coloured, and they talk. It’s very difficultto create a realist children’s story, because they need something that they can connectwith and enjoy. In my case, it was vibrant-coloured, cartoon deer that can talk. An example of a realist story could be Dexter. Although the events that occur in the series are unlikely, they are not impossible.
- 2. Components: Every story musthave an opening, somesort of driver (often a conflict between multiplecharacters) and a resolution. Componentsthat are often included in stories are enigmas, a climax and (not as often) the manipulation of time and space. An enigma is some sort of puzzlethat the characters have to figure out. But at the same time, the audienceis trying to figureit out because they’re intrigued. An enigma is a good way of getting your audienceinvolved. A climax is the turningpoint, which alters the characters fate. The manipulation of time and space is exactly what it says on the tin. It is when characters jump through time, or when time is either stretched or condensed. A good example that covers all of these componentsis ‘the butterfly effect’. The first one, that is. The film goes in a non-linear narrative, butit still has an opening. It has a driver of conflict between two of the main characters. There is an enigma as soon as the story starts, because you’reshown the main character runningaway from people, and you don’tknow what he’s doingor why. And all throughout the movieyou’retrying to figure it out. There are multiple climaxes, because the character travels back in time and changes things that affect his future. And obviously, wehave the manipulation of time and space. Then we have the ending, which explainsthe opening. My story has 4 of these components. The book starts with the introduction of Francis, so it has an opening. There is a conflict, between Joe and Francis. Then we have the climax, where Francisfalls and hits his head. And lastly, we have the resolution. Butmy story has an open conclusion, because it endswith Joe saying“I am a lion…”, and the real lion is about to jump on the two deer. So no oneknowswhat happensnext, leavingthe endingto the imagination of the audience.