This document outlines the agenda and terms for an EWRT 30 class. The agenda includes reviewing point of view and plot, discussing fiction, and a lecture on character and setting. The document then defines terms related to characters, such as protagonist, antagonist, flat and round characters. It also defines terms like motivation, plot, and chronological order.
This document contains the agenda and notes for an English class. It discusses new groups for a class project, elements of fiction like plot, point of view, and tone. It provides examples and definitions of different types of plot structures and points of view, including omniscient, third-person limited, and first-person. Students are then instructed to devise a new plot of The Three Little Pigs story from a chosen point of view, such as a murder mystery with the wolf as a hitman.
Here is a potential plot outline for The Three Little Pigs as a murder mystery told from a first-person point of view:
I'm Big Bad Wolf, a hitman for hire. When a wealthy businessman hires me to take out his competitor, the Three Little Pigs construction company, I thought it would be an easy job. But these pigs aren't going down without a fight.
I start with the youngest, Little Piggy, breaking into his straw house in the dead of night. But he surprises me with a frying pan to the head. I'm dazed as the house comes crashing down. When I come to, Little Piggy is buried under the rubble.
Next, I track down Middle
This document provides an agenda for an English writing class. It discusses new group assignments and covers elements of fiction like plot, point of view, and a guided writing exercise on point of view. For plot, it defines the typical plot structure including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. It also discusses conflict. It then analyzes the classic story "The Three Little Pigs" using this structure. For point of view, it defines first person, third person limited and omniscient perspectives. It provides examples from published works. It concludes with a guided writing prompt and homework assignment.
This document provides the agenda for EWRT 30 Class 7. It includes assignments due like Project #1 and forming new groups. It also covers a lecture on the basic elements of fiction like plot, point of view, character, and setting. It discusses plot structure and common types of conflicts. It uses the example of the Three Little Pigs to illustrate plot. It also defines and provides examples of different points of view like omniscient, third-person limited, and first-person. The document concludes with a guided writing assignment asking students to rewrite the plot of the Three Little Pigs with the wolf as a hitman and to choose a point of view.
This document provides an agenda and lecture notes for an English writing class. It discusses the basic elements of fiction - plot, point of view, character, setting, tone, and mood. It then focuses on plot, explaining the elements of plot like conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It also discusses the three main points of view - omniscient, third-person limited, and first-person - and provides examples from classic stories like The Three Little Pigs. The document suggests choosing a point of view for reimagining The Three Little Pigs as a murder mystery from the perspective of the pig or wolf.
The document summarizes Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" through analyzing quotes and perspectives from various sources. It discusses how the story uses suspense, guilt, and the descent into madness to deal with insanity. While the narrator claims to be sane, his obsession with the old man's eye and heartbeat reveal his madness. Ultimately, the narrator's guilt over the murder overwhelms him and causes him to confess.
This document provides an agenda and materials for an EWRT 30 class. The agenda includes reviewing point of view and plot through discussion of short stories, a lecture on character and setting, and guided writing. It defines key elements of plot structure and conflict. It discusses the point of view in three short stories and character development techniques. Finally, it provides a creative writing prompt to generate a character, setting, time, and situation for a story.
This document contains the agenda and notes for an English class. It discusses new groups for a class project, elements of fiction like plot, point of view, and tone. It provides examples and definitions of different types of plot structures and points of view, including omniscient, third-person limited, and first-person. Students are then instructed to devise a new plot of The Three Little Pigs story from a chosen point of view, such as a murder mystery with the wolf as a hitman.
Here is a potential plot outline for The Three Little Pigs as a murder mystery told from a first-person point of view:
I'm Big Bad Wolf, a hitman for hire. When a wealthy businessman hires me to take out his competitor, the Three Little Pigs construction company, I thought it would be an easy job. But these pigs aren't going down without a fight.
I start with the youngest, Little Piggy, breaking into his straw house in the dead of night. But he surprises me with a frying pan to the head. I'm dazed as the house comes crashing down. When I come to, Little Piggy is buried under the rubble.
Next, I track down Middle
This document provides an agenda for an English writing class. It discusses new group assignments and covers elements of fiction like plot, point of view, and a guided writing exercise on point of view. For plot, it defines the typical plot structure including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. It also discusses conflict. It then analyzes the classic story "The Three Little Pigs" using this structure. For point of view, it defines first person, third person limited and omniscient perspectives. It provides examples from published works. It concludes with a guided writing prompt and homework assignment.
This document provides the agenda for EWRT 30 Class 7. It includes assignments due like Project #1 and forming new groups. It also covers a lecture on the basic elements of fiction like plot, point of view, character, and setting. It discusses plot structure and common types of conflicts. It uses the example of the Three Little Pigs to illustrate plot. It also defines and provides examples of different points of view like omniscient, third-person limited, and first-person. The document concludes with a guided writing assignment asking students to rewrite the plot of the Three Little Pigs with the wolf as a hitman and to choose a point of view.
This document provides an agenda and lecture notes for an English writing class. It discusses the basic elements of fiction - plot, point of view, character, setting, tone, and mood. It then focuses on plot, explaining the elements of plot like conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It also discusses the three main points of view - omniscient, third-person limited, and first-person - and provides examples from classic stories like The Three Little Pigs. The document suggests choosing a point of view for reimagining The Three Little Pigs as a murder mystery from the perspective of the pig or wolf.
The document summarizes Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" through analyzing quotes and perspectives from various sources. It discusses how the story uses suspense, guilt, and the descent into madness to deal with insanity. While the narrator claims to be sane, his obsession with the old man's eye and heartbeat reveal his madness. Ultimately, the narrator's guilt over the murder overwhelms him and causes him to confess.
This document provides an agenda and materials for an EWRT 30 class. The agenda includes reviewing point of view and plot through discussion of short stories, a lecture on character and setting, and guided writing. It defines key elements of plot structure and conflict. It discusses the point of view in three short stories and character development techniques. Finally, it provides a creative writing prompt to generate a character, setting, time, and situation for a story.
The document outlines the agenda and topics for an EWRT 30 class. The class will cover terms related to characters and plot, including protagonist, antagonist, motivation, and chronological order. It will also discuss point of view and review short stories. The class will include a lecture on character and setting as basic elements of a story. Character types such as round, flat, dynamic and static will be defined. Methods of characterizing characters through description, reaction of others, words and actions will be covered.
The narrator kills his elderly neighbor due to a strange obsession with the man's eye. He dismembers the body and hides it under the floorboards. During a visit from the police, the narrator begins hearing a strange sound that grows louder, which he eventually realizes is the beating of the dead man's heart. He directs the police to the body.
The document provides background information and literary analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". It discusses the setting of the narrator's house during several nights which helps establish the mood. It also mentions the cultural concept of "The Evil Eye" and how writers aim to evoke emotions in readers. Examples are given of how descriptive details, symbolism, and punctuation can be used to convey mood and tone, with a quote from the story that builds a mood of stealthiness and suspense. The tone is analyzed as well, with the first excerpt showing Poe expresses the speaker's serious yet nervous attitude.
The document summarizes sections of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". It describes how the narrator claims he is not mad despite killing the old man, whose room he enters each night. On the eighth night, the old man's room is dark and the sound of his heart drives the narrator to murder. After, the narrator disposes of the body but is undone by the sound of the old man's heart beneath the floorboards. The document asks which story - one that exaggerates darkness/shadows or one of realistic psychological horror - is more effective at creating fear for the reader.
The document discusses different types of narrators and points of view in stories. It describes omniscient narrators, who know everything about all characters, and first-person narrators, who experience the story in their own voice using pronouns like "I". It also covers third-person limited narrators, who see the story through the eyes of one character using pronouns like "he" or "she". Examples are provided to illustrate how to identify each type of narration.
The document provides a psychoanalysis of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Black Cat". It analyzes the narrator's psychological transformation from an animal lover to an abuser and murderer. The analysis uses textual, contextual and psychoanalytic theories to understand the narrator's irrationality, perversity, and feelings of guilt. It examines the characters of the narrator, his wife, and the black cats Pluto and the second cat. The narrator's superstitions and "spirit of perverseness" are identified as the psychological drivers behind his violent acts according to the analysis.
The document analyzes Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" through examining the characters and relationship between love and hate. It discusses how the narrator claims to love the old man he murders, but is driven to kill by his hatred of the man's eye. The story suggests love and hate are inseparable extremes of the same intense emotion. It analyzes how the narrator's own self-loathing is projected onto an imaginary version of himself represented by the old man. The document concludes the story effectively conveys a sense of horror and creepiness through its characters and Poe's skill at obscuring the narrator's identity.
Magic and the world of supernatural The tell tale heart the blue bouquet lite...Muzna AL Hooti
1. The document discusses the concept of magic including traditional and modern perspectives on magic. Traditionally, magic is viewed as either a result of universal sympathy in the universe or a collaboration with spirits. Modern perspectives view it as an art that allows human control of supernatural forces or nature through techniques like incantations and rituals.
2. The story is told from the perspective of a narrator living with an old man. He insists he has no ill motives but wants to kill the old man because of his eyes. After killing him, he cannot stop hearing the old man's heartbeat and confesses to police.
3. The short story is about a man who encounters a stranger at night who wants his blue eyes for
This document provides an analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". It discusses the plot, themes of guilt and madness, and applies Sigmund Freud's concepts of the id, ego and superego to analyze the psychology of the narrator. Specifically, it argues that the narrator is driven mainly by his ego in claiming sanity while describing the murder, and experiences a mental conflict represented by his intense hatred of the old man's eye and the guilt that ultimately overwhelms him.
' the tell tale heart' as a design of madnessGopi Pipavat
This document provides an analysis of the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. It discusses the narrator's obsession with the old man's eye and increasing madness, as well as internal and external conflicts. Key evidence of the narrator's insanity is his fixation on the eye and belief that he hears the old man's heart beating, even after killing him. The document analyzes the psychological aspects of the narrator's madness and deterioration.
Intrinsic Elements Analysis: Setting in "A Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan PoeKania Manika Paramahita
The document analyzes the setting in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "A Tell-Tale Heart". It finds that there are two main settings: the setting of place, which is solely in the old man's dark chamber; and the setting of time, which revolves around midnight when the narrator commits the murder, mornings when he speaks to the man, and 4am when he finishes. The analysis concludes that Poe purposefully kept the setting brief to create an eerie atmosphere for the reader.
This document summarizes key elements of narration and point of view (POV) in short stories. It discusses the different types of narration including first, second, and third person. It also covers limited, objective, and omniscient points of view. The document analyzes the narration and POV techniques used in three short stories: The Cask of Amontillado, A Rose for Emily, and The Thing in the Forest. It summarizes the plot, conflict, and how narration and POV shape the stories.
Love and Hate in "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe Ulfaturroifah -
This paper analyzes the theme of love and hate in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". The writer finds that the main character's love for the old man and hate for his evil eye motivate him to kill the old man. Despite claiming to love the old man, the narrator's obsession with the old man's eye reveals his madness and inability to separate his conflicting emotions of love and hate. The story uses the intertwining of these emotions to portray the psychological complexity of the narrator.
The story is narrated by an unnamed man who insists he is not mad, but admits to killing an old man who lived with him. He was disturbed by the old man's pale blue eye. Every night for a week, he visited the old man's room until one night he killed him, then dismembered and hid the body under the floorboards. When police came to investigate screams from a neighbor, the narrator convinced them nothing was wrong. However, hearing thumping from the floor, he confessed out of panic that they would discover his crime.
Paper 10 - The American Literature. Topic :- The Tell Tale Heart By Edgar All...valajyotsna
The document provides details about the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. It includes the name and contact information of the student submitting a report on the story, along with background on Poe and an overview of the plot. The story is narrated by an unnamed murderer who kills an old man with a "vulture eye" and hides his body under the floorboards. When police investigate a neighbor's report of screams, the narrator's heart beat reveals his guilt despite the police finding no evidence of the crime.
The document provides a test on the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. It consists of multiple choice questions about plot details and literary elements in the story, a sequence of events exercise to put steps from the story in chronological order, a character analysis of the narrator where the test-taker must describe how he feels, thinks and acts, and short answer questions about capital punishment and the story's setting.
This document discusses narrative perspective and identifying the point of view used in a story. It defines dialogue, narration, and the three main narrative perspectives: first person told from the perspective of the narrator using pronouns like I and we; second person addressing the reader with you; and third person where the narrator tells the story of other characters using pronouns like he, she, and their names. It provides examples to illustrate the differences and tips on determining the narrative perspective.
Point of View Practice/Diagnostic QuizMissMayfield
This document provides a quiz on point of view in writing. It asks students to identify the point of view being used in different passages as first person, third person omniscient, third person limited, or third person objective. The quiz also asks how telling a story from the perspective of one of the goats (in first person point of view) would change the story and affect the reader.
The narrator confesses to murdering his elderly neighbor. He claims to be sane but his account undermines his credibility. He heard the old man groan in terror, which he recognizes as a sound from his own bosom during times of unspeakable fear. After the murder, the narrator hears a sound that the police cannot, suggesting his guilt is manifesting as auditory hallucinations.
This document provides an agenda and materials for an EWRT 30 class. It begins with an agenda that includes reviewing terms, discussing the short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", and a lecture on setting and tone. It then defines several literary terms used in stories. It summarizes the plot of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and analyzes its point of view, characters, and setting. Finally, it distinguishes between the concepts of tone and mood, providing examples from the short story.
This document discusses the eight elements of a story: setting, characters, conflict, theme, plot, point of view, tone, and style. It provides definitions and examples for each element. Students will be assigned to analyze a short novel of their choice by identifying how it incorporates these eight key story elements. They must submit their analysis as a Word document to the instructor's email by next Monday at 11:59pm in preparation for a presentation the following Thursday.
The document outlines the agenda and topics for an EWRT 30 class. The class will cover terms related to characters and plot, including protagonist, antagonist, motivation, and chronological order. It will also discuss point of view and review short stories. The class will include a lecture on character and setting as basic elements of a story. Character types such as round, flat, dynamic and static will be defined. Methods of characterizing characters through description, reaction of others, words and actions will be covered.
The narrator kills his elderly neighbor due to a strange obsession with the man's eye. He dismembers the body and hides it under the floorboards. During a visit from the police, the narrator begins hearing a strange sound that grows louder, which he eventually realizes is the beating of the dead man's heart. He directs the police to the body.
The document provides background information and literary analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". It discusses the setting of the narrator's house during several nights which helps establish the mood. It also mentions the cultural concept of "The Evil Eye" and how writers aim to evoke emotions in readers. Examples are given of how descriptive details, symbolism, and punctuation can be used to convey mood and tone, with a quote from the story that builds a mood of stealthiness and suspense. The tone is analyzed as well, with the first excerpt showing Poe expresses the speaker's serious yet nervous attitude.
The document summarizes sections of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". It describes how the narrator claims he is not mad despite killing the old man, whose room he enters each night. On the eighth night, the old man's room is dark and the sound of his heart drives the narrator to murder. After, the narrator disposes of the body but is undone by the sound of the old man's heart beneath the floorboards. The document asks which story - one that exaggerates darkness/shadows or one of realistic psychological horror - is more effective at creating fear for the reader.
The document discusses different types of narrators and points of view in stories. It describes omniscient narrators, who know everything about all characters, and first-person narrators, who experience the story in their own voice using pronouns like "I". It also covers third-person limited narrators, who see the story through the eyes of one character using pronouns like "he" or "she". Examples are provided to illustrate how to identify each type of narration.
The document provides a psychoanalysis of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Black Cat". It analyzes the narrator's psychological transformation from an animal lover to an abuser and murderer. The analysis uses textual, contextual and psychoanalytic theories to understand the narrator's irrationality, perversity, and feelings of guilt. It examines the characters of the narrator, his wife, and the black cats Pluto and the second cat. The narrator's superstitions and "spirit of perverseness" are identified as the psychological drivers behind his violent acts according to the analysis.
The document analyzes Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" through examining the characters and relationship between love and hate. It discusses how the narrator claims to love the old man he murders, but is driven to kill by his hatred of the man's eye. The story suggests love and hate are inseparable extremes of the same intense emotion. It analyzes how the narrator's own self-loathing is projected onto an imaginary version of himself represented by the old man. The document concludes the story effectively conveys a sense of horror and creepiness through its characters and Poe's skill at obscuring the narrator's identity.
Magic and the world of supernatural The tell tale heart the blue bouquet lite...Muzna AL Hooti
1. The document discusses the concept of magic including traditional and modern perspectives on magic. Traditionally, magic is viewed as either a result of universal sympathy in the universe or a collaboration with spirits. Modern perspectives view it as an art that allows human control of supernatural forces or nature through techniques like incantations and rituals.
2. The story is told from the perspective of a narrator living with an old man. He insists he has no ill motives but wants to kill the old man because of his eyes. After killing him, he cannot stop hearing the old man's heartbeat and confesses to police.
3. The short story is about a man who encounters a stranger at night who wants his blue eyes for
This document provides an analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". It discusses the plot, themes of guilt and madness, and applies Sigmund Freud's concepts of the id, ego and superego to analyze the psychology of the narrator. Specifically, it argues that the narrator is driven mainly by his ego in claiming sanity while describing the murder, and experiences a mental conflict represented by his intense hatred of the old man's eye and the guilt that ultimately overwhelms him.
' the tell tale heart' as a design of madnessGopi Pipavat
This document provides an analysis of the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. It discusses the narrator's obsession with the old man's eye and increasing madness, as well as internal and external conflicts. Key evidence of the narrator's insanity is his fixation on the eye and belief that he hears the old man's heart beating, even after killing him. The document analyzes the psychological aspects of the narrator's madness and deterioration.
Intrinsic Elements Analysis: Setting in "A Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan PoeKania Manika Paramahita
The document analyzes the setting in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "A Tell-Tale Heart". It finds that there are two main settings: the setting of place, which is solely in the old man's dark chamber; and the setting of time, which revolves around midnight when the narrator commits the murder, mornings when he speaks to the man, and 4am when he finishes. The analysis concludes that Poe purposefully kept the setting brief to create an eerie atmosphere for the reader.
This document summarizes key elements of narration and point of view (POV) in short stories. It discusses the different types of narration including first, second, and third person. It also covers limited, objective, and omniscient points of view. The document analyzes the narration and POV techniques used in three short stories: The Cask of Amontillado, A Rose for Emily, and The Thing in the Forest. It summarizes the plot, conflict, and how narration and POV shape the stories.
Love and Hate in "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe Ulfaturroifah -
This paper analyzes the theme of love and hate in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". The writer finds that the main character's love for the old man and hate for his evil eye motivate him to kill the old man. Despite claiming to love the old man, the narrator's obsession with the old man's eye reveals his madness and inability to separate his conflicting emotions of love and hate. The story uses the intertwining of these emotions to portray the psychological complexity of the narrator.
The story is narrated by an unnamed man who insists he is not mad, but admits to killing an old man who lived with him. He was disturbed by the old man's pale blue eye. Every night for a week, he visited the old man's room until one night he killed him, then dismembered and hid the body under the floorboards. When police came to investigate screams from a neighbor, the narrator convinced them nothing was wrong. However, hearing thumping from the floor, he confessed out of panic that they would discover his crime.
Paper 10 - The American Literature. Topic :- The Tell Tale Heart By Edgar All...valajyotsna
The document provides details about the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. It includes the name and contact information of the student submitting a report on the story, along with background on Poe and an overview of the plot. The story is narrated by an unnamed murderer who kills an old man with a "vulture eye" and hides his body under the floorboards. When police investigate a neighbor's report of screams, the narrator's heart beat reveals his guilt despite the police finding no evidence of the crime.
The document provides a test on the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. It consists of multiple choice questions about plot details and literary elements in the story, a sequence of events exercise to put steps from the story in chronological order, a character analysis of the narrator where the test-taker must describe how he feels, thinks and acts, and short answer questions about capital punishment and the story's setting.
This document discusses narrative perspective and identifying the point of view used in a story. It defines dialogue, narration, and the three main narrative perspectives: first person told from the perspective of the narrator using pronouns like I and we; second person addressing the reader with you; and third person where the narrator tells the story of other characters using pronouns like he, she, and their names. It provides examples to illustrate the differences and tips on determining the narrative perspective.
Point of View Practice/Diagnostic QuizMissMayfield
This document provides a quiz on point of view in writing. It asks students to identify the point of view being used in different passages as first person, third person omniscient, third person limited, or third person objective. The quiz also asks how telling a story from the perspective of one of the goats (in first person point of view) would change the story and affect the reader.
The narrator confesses to murdering his elderly neighbor. He claims to be sane but his account undermines his credibility. He heard the old man groan in terror, which he recognizes as a sound from his own bosom during times of unspeakable fear. After the murder, the narrator hears a sound that the police cannot, suggesting his guilt is manifesting as auditory hallucinations.
This document provides an agenda and materials for an EWRT 30 class. It begins with an agenda that includes reviewing terms, discussing the short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", and a lecture on setting and tone. It then defines several literary terms used in stories. It summarizes the plot of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and analyzes its point of view, characters, and setting. Finally, it distinguishes between the concepts of tone and mood, providing examples from the short story.
This document discusses the eight elements of a story: setting, characters, conflict, theme, plot, point of view, tone, and style. It provides definitions and examples for each element. Students will be assigned to analyze a short novel of their choice by identifying how it incorporates these eight key story elements. They must submit their analysis as a Word document to the instructor's email by next Monday at 11:59pm in preparation for a presentation the following Thursday.
This document defines and provides examples of various literary terms and elements that are commonly used in short story analysis, including:
- Parts of plot such as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
- Characterization techniques like direct and indirect characterization of major, minor, round, flat, dynamic, and static characters.
- Narrative techniques including point of view, setting, conflict, imagery, foreshadowing, suspense, mood, tone, theme, symbols, and genres of literature.
The document defines various literary terms related to short story elements including:
- Parts of plot such as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
- Characterization techniques like direct and indirect characterization.
- Narrative techniques including point of view, setting, imagery, foreshadowing, suspense, mood, tone, diction, dialect, and theme.
Short story unit literary terms & definitionsesalona1
The document defines and provides examples of key terms and concepts related to analyzing short stories, including:
- The main parts of a plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
- Types of characters: static, dynamic, round, flat, protagonist, antagonist
- Methods of characterization: direct and indirect
- Types of conflicts: internal and external
- Literary devices like irony, foreshadowing, suspense, mood, tone, theme, symbolism, and figurative language
- Elements like setting, point of view, historical context, ambiguity, subtlety, and contradiction
Here you can find; What is Nove? Scholarly definitions about the novel. What are the main elements of the novel? Characterization, Plot, Dialogue, Point of View, Setting, Theme.
The word "novel" comes from the Italian word "novella," which denotes a fresh take on an existing theme or idea.
The novel can be simply described as a long prose tale. A novel is not a brief prose story; rather, it is a detailed and illustrated account of several events that occurred throughout the life of a character. It is a comprehensive autobiography of a character from the book.
The document defines and provides examples of key elements of fiction, including setting, characters, plot, point of view, theme, and other elements such as symbolism and style. It discusses how setting can help develop characters and influence the plot. It also differentiates between types of characters like round vs. flat and protagonists vs. antagonists. The examples shown are from well-known short stories like "The Scarlet Ibis" and "The Fall of the House of Usher".
This document provides an overview of different genres of literature including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, epics, drama, and novels. It then focuses on defining terms related to narrative fiction, including setting, mood, stereotypes, diction, style, theme, conflict, plot elements, characterization, and more. Key points covered include the differences between external and internal conflict, how to remember the standard plot structure, and how to identify and write a theme statement for a work of literature.
The document discusses different types of point of view and perspective in writing including first person, second person, third person omniscient, third person limited, and third person objective. First person uses I/me and allows readers to see events from the perspective of a main character but may be unreliable. Third person omniscient uses an all-knowing narrator who can enter any character's mind while third person limited only enters one character's mind. Third person objective uses no thoughts and only describes what happens objectively.
This document defines and explains various literary elements and concepts in prose writing. It discusses different types of prose like short stories, novels, myths, and biographies. It also covers elements like setting, plot structure, character types, point of view, theme, and more. Key terms and concepts are defined, with examples provided to illustrate different types within each element.
This document defines the novel and its key elements. It states that a novel is an extended fictional narrative in prose that tells a story through elements like plot, characters, point of view, setting, and theme. It discusses different types of plots, characters, points of view, settings, and how theme unifies all the elements to make a comment on human life. Theme is the central idea or statement about life that emerges from how the elements work together.
This document discusses different aspects of narrative structure in film. It begins by defining narrative as "a chain of events in a cause-effect relationship occurring in time." The document then examines various elements that comprise narrative, including story, plot, time manipulation through montage, point of view, and narration. It explores theories of narrative structure from Syd Field, who proposed the three-act system of setup, confrontation, and resolution, and Tzvetan Todrov, who described a five-stage model of equilibrium, disequilibrium, recognition, attempt to repair, and reinstatement of equilibrium. Finally, it categorizes different types of modular narrative as anachronic, forking paths, episodic, and split
This document provides an agenda and lecture materials for an English writing class. The agenda includes a discussion on labels, a lecture on eliminating passive voice, the seven basic genres of stories, and the seven basic plot structures. It then provides guidance for an in-class writing exercise applying the active voice to the seven genres and seven plots. The lecture materials define and provide examples of the passive voice and strategies for eliminating it. It also defines and provides examples of the seven common genres of stories and the seven basic plot structures according to Christopher Booker.
Narrative is a chain of causally linked events that occurs over time, and it is found in many forms of entertainment like literature, film, and music. In film specifically, narrative relies on techniques like editing, cinematography, and sound to manipulate time and convey meaning. It is structured around key concepts like plot, character, and point of view. Common narrative structures in film include the three-act structure and Tzvetan Todorov's five stages of equilibrium, disequilibrium, new equilibrium. Modern films also employ modular narratives that manipulate time in nonlinear ways through techniques like flashbacks, parallel timelines, and split screens. Narrative is crucial for films because it allows audiences to understand and engage with story
This document defines and provides examples of various literary elements including:
- The five basic types of conflict: man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. society, and man vs. fate.
- Elements of plot such as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
- Literary devices like theme, allusion, foreshadowing, epiphany, and irony.
- Characterization techniques including direct and indirect characterization.
- Additional elements like symbolism, tone, mood, and various figures of speech like simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole.
The document provides an overview of key elements in short stories, including exposition, rising action, climax, resolution, and how these elements relate to the structure of a plot. It also discusses sequencing of events like chronology and flashbacks, types of conflicts like internal and external struggles, and literary devices like sensory details, imagery, setting, and characterization. The summary defines some basic building blocks for understanding short stories at a high level.
This document discusses different aspects of narrative structure in film. It begins by defining narrative as "a chain of events in a cause-effect relationship occurring in time." The document then examines various elements that comprise narrative, including story, plot, time manipulation through montage, point of view, and narrative conventions. It explores theories from Syd Field about the three-act structure in screenplays, and from Tzvetan Todrov about a five-stage model of narrative disruption and restoration of equilibrium. Finally, it analyzes different types of modular narrative as identified by Allan Cameron, such as anachronic, forking paths, episodic, and split-screen narratives.
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This document provides instruction on the four main types of sentences in English: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. It defines each type and provides examples. Simple sentences contain one independent clause. Compound sentences join two independent clauses with coordinating conjunctions or semicolons. Complex sentences contain an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. Compound-complex sentences contain at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. The document reviews identifying and writing each sentence type and provides guidance for a homework assignment to write examples of each.
This document provides information for the first class of EWRT 1A taught by Dr. Kim Palmore. The class will include reviewing the introduction, brainstorming activities, and introducing essay #1 on choosing survival supplies. Students will engage in a group activity to choose supplies from lists to argue for in a 750 word essay. The essay should have an introduction with a clear thesis, body paragraphs with topic sentences and examples supporting each supply choice, and a conclusion. Homework includes posting an outline with thesis and being prepared for an in-class essay exam in the next class.
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This document provides an overview and instructions for a hybrid English composition course. It introduces the instructor and their contact information. It explains that the class will meet in-person once a week for 2 hours and 15 minutes, and students will complete the remaining coursework online through presentations on the course website. It outlines how the online platform Canvas will be used and provides instructions for navigating it. It lists the course requirements including essays, homework posts, and reading quizzes. It discusses policies around attendance, late work, academic integrity and conduct. Finally, it provides the course syllabus calendar.
This document provides an overview and instructions for Dr. Kim Palmore's hybrid EWRT 1A course. The key points are:
- The class meets once a week in person and requires additional online work to be completed independently through presentations on the course website.
- The website, Canvas, will be used for communication, submitting assignments, accessing course materials and viewing grades.
- Students are expected to actively participate in class discussions and regularly complete assignments by their deadlines. Formal writing assignments include essays that must be submitted electronically through Kaizena.
- The syllabus outlines course policies on attendance, late work, academic integrity and expected conduct. It also provides a tentative course calendar and information
This document provides information for the first class of EWRT 1A taught by Dr. Kim Palmore. It includes an agenda with topics like an introduction, brainstorming activity, and outlining an essay. Students will choose survival supplies for a hypothetical weeks-long trip into the woods and write an argument essay defending their choices. The document gives categories of supplies to pick from and instructs students to discuss their options in groups. It provides guidance on writing an outline, thesis, body paragraphs, and conclusion for the essay. The homework is to post an outline, bring a hard copy to class, and prepare to do an in-class writing exam.
This document provides an overview of the EWRT 1A course. It introduces the instructor, Dr. Kim Palmore, and outlines the course details and expectations. The class is a hybrid course that meets weekly for 2 hours and 15 minutes, with an additional 2 hours and 15 minutes of online work each week. Students will use the Canvas platform to access course materials, assignments, and submit homework. Students are expected to actively participate in class discussions and regularly complete reading and writing assignments on time, including essays, homework posts, and quizzes. Academic honesty is strictly enforced.
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1. Find the essay assignment and submission requirements
2. Highlight required sections of the essay using the specified colors
3. To add a comment, highlight text and type the comment in the box that appears, then click "Post to Highlight"
4. Use one consistent color for your own highlights so the instructor can use a different color for feedback
1) All essays and projects must be submitted electronically through Kaizena before the class period they are due.
2) Students will enter a group code to submit essays and can add files from Google Drive or their desktop in PDF format.
3) The professor will review highlighting and commenting on essays and students can leave written or voice comments on their submissions.
To establish a WordPress username for completing homework, students can visit https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/?user=1 and follow the steps to create a free username, or sign in through Facebook instead of using their own name; they should then email their instructor their username and use that account for all class work online, as having a username is mandatory for much of the coursework being done online.
Here is a 4 line quotation integrated into a sentence in my essay:
According to leading health expert Dr. Susan Smith, making healthy choices is about more than just weight loss or appearance. As she states:
"Health is about feeling your best both physically and mentally. It's finding energy and joy in everyday activities rather than feeling drained. Making small changes like adding more vegetables or taking a walk after dinner can lead to big improvements in overall well-being."
This quotation effectively captures Dr. Smith's perspective that health is about overall wellness, not just physical appearance or numbers on a scale. Focusing on small, sustainable lifestyle changes and how they can enhance quality of life is a motivating message.
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2. The essay should objectively explain the chosen concept for readers who may or may not be familiar with it already. Students are encouraged to reveal uncommon details about the concept and use examples and imagery to illustrate it clearly.
3. The document outlines learning outcomes, previously learned skills, best practices, and traps to avoid like choosing an inappropriate topic or failing to support arguments with evidence
Here are some potential connections between the prisoners in Night and Shawshank Redemption:
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- Survival requires adapting to a harsh, inhumane system not of one's own making. In the camps, prisoners must find ways to endure unthinkable cruelty and deprivation. In Shawshank, inmates navigate the prison's oppressive rules and power structures.
- Hope and humanity can persist even in the darkest of places. In Night, some prisoners retain aspects of dignity and compassion
The document provides an agenda and discussion points for analyzing the novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" by Stephen King and the short story "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka.
For "Rita Hayworth", there is a discussion of themes like hope, struggle, and imprisonment. Potential discussion questions are also listed. For "The Metamorphosis", summaries of each chapter are provided along with characters, potential theoretical approaches, and discussion questions. The agenda then outlines a group discussion for analyzing both works.
The agenda covers discussions of two novellas: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption and The Metamorphosis. For Shawshank, key themes of hope, struggle, and imprisonment will be analyzed. For The Metamorphosis, three chapter summaries are provided: Chapter 1 details Gregor waking up as a cockroach and his family's initial reaction. Chapter 2 explores Gregor's loneliness and his sister's compassion. Chapter 3 finds Gregor weakening as the family acclimates to his condition. Potential discussion questions are posed about characters and applying psychoanalytic theory.
This document provides an agenda and information for an online EWRT 1C class on Franz Kafka's novella "The Metamorphosis". The class will include reading the novella, an introduction to Kafka as the author, and discussing the historical and literary contexts. Kafka is introduced as an Austrian-Jewish writer from Prague in the late 19th/early 20th century. The novella is then analyzed including its use of third-person narration from the perspective of Gregor Samsa after he transforms into an insect. Students are assigned to read the novella and answer one of several discussion questions in 200-300 words for homework.
2. AGENDA
Terms 1-8
Review: POV and Plot
Discussion: Fiction
Lecture: Character and Setting
3. 1.
1. Character
Character
2.
2. Flat characters
Flat characters
3.
3. Round characters
Round characters
4.
4. Protagonist
Protagonist
5.
5. Antagonist
Antagonist
6.
6. Motivation
Motivation
7.
7. Plot
Plot
8.
8. Chronological Order
Chronological Order
Terms
4. 1. Protagonist: The protagonist or hero
1. Protagonist: The protagonist or hero
is the central character in the story
is the central character in the story
who engages our interest or
who engages our interest or
sympathy. Sometimes, the term
sympathy. Sometimes, the term
protagonist is preferable to hero,
protagonist is preferable to hero,
because the central character can be
because the central character can be
despicable as well as heroic.
despicable as well as heroic.
2. Antagonist: the character or force
2. Antagonist: the character or force
that opposes the antagonist.
that opposes the antagonist.
5. 3. Character: an imagined person in a literary work.
3. Character: an imagined person in a literary work.
4. Flat characters: are one-dimensional figures with
4. Flat characters: are one-dimensional figures with
simple personalities. They show none of the
simple personalities. They show none of the
human depth, complexity, and contrariness of a
human depth, complexity, and contrariness of a
round character or of most real people.
round character or of most real people.
5. Round characters are complex figures. A round
5. Round characters are complex figures. A round
character is a full, complex, multidimensional
character is a full, complex, multidimensional
character whose personality reveals some of the
character whose personality reveals some of the
richness and contradictoriness we are
richness and contradictoriness we are
accustomed to observing in actual people, rather
accustomed to observing in actual people, rather
than the transparent obviousness of a flat
than the transparent obviousness of a flat
character. We may see a significant change take
character. We may see a significant change take
place in a round character during the story.
place in a round character during the story.
6. 7. Motivation is the external forces
7. Motivation is the external forces
(setting, circumstances) and internal
(setting, circumstances) and internal
forces (personality, temperament,
forces (personality, temperament,
morality, intelligence) that compel a
morality, intelligence) that compel a
character to act as he or she does in a
character to act as he or she does in a
story.
story.
8. Plot: the artistic arrangement of events
8. Plot: the artistic arrangement of events
in a story.
in a story.
9. Chronological Order: the story is told in
9. Chronological Order: the story is told in
the order in which things happen. It
the order in which things happen. It
begins with what happens first, then
begins with what happens first, then
second, and so on, until the last incident
second, and so on, until the last incident
is related.
is related.
7. The Review Review: In your groups,
Review: In your groups,
discuss plot and POV. Consider
discuss plot and POV. Consider
the three stories from your
the three stories from your
reading
reading
Plot and POV
“The Tell Tale Heart”
“A Very Short Story”
“Dr. Chevalier’s Lie”
8. Climax: The turning point. The most
Plot Line intense moment (either mentally or in
action). The conflict is generally
addressed here.
Rising Action: the
series of conflicts
and crisis in the
story that lead to Falling Action: all of the
the climax. action that follows the Climax.
Conflict: Struggle between
opposing forces Resolution: The conclusion; the
tying together of all of the
Exposition: The start of the threads.
story. The way things are before
the action starts.
9. The Tell Tale Climax: The narrator kills the old man,
Heart cuts up the body, and hides it under the
floor
Rising Action:
Falling Action:
2. The narrator makes
1.The police show up and he shows
a noise and wakes the
them the house. They settle in
man up: he opens the
the old man’s bedroom.
eye.
2.The noise gets louder and louder
1. He goes to the room
until the narrator tells the cops to
every night for a week,
look under the floorboards.
but the eye is closed
Conflict: The narrator wants to
kill the old man
Resolution: The narrator
Exposition: The narrator offers a
identifies the source of the
story as proof he is not insane. He
describes the situation with old man “sound” as “the beating of [the
and his eye. man’s] hideous heart.”
10. Climax: The turning point. The most
“A Very Short intense moment (either mentally or in
Story” action). The conflict is generally
“Dr. Chevalier’s addressed here.
Lie”
Rising Action: the
series of conflicts Falling Action: all of the
and crisis in the action that follows the Climax.
story that lead to
the climax.
Conflict: Struggle between
opposing forces Resolution: The conclusion; the
tying together of all of the
Exposition: The start of the threads.
story. The way things are before
the action starts.
11. Review:
Three Common Points of View
Omniscient: The narrator knows everything, including what
each character is thinking, feeling, and doing throughout the
story.
3rd Person Limited: The narrator knows only the thoughts
and feelings of a single character, while other characters are
presented only externally.
1st Person: The narrator participates in action but sometimes
has limited knowledge about both events outside of those in
which he or she is directly involved and motivations that are
not his or her own.
12. Point of View
“The Tell Tale Heart” What kind of narrator
by Edgar Allan Poe tells this story?
13. Point of View
“The Tell Tale Heart” 1st person narrator
by Edgar Allan Poe Unreliable: he is trying to prove he is
sane, which he obviously is not! The
narrator admits that "he can hear all
things in the heaven and in the earth
[and] many things in hell"
He occasionally pretends to be an
omniscient narrator. When he says,
"Presently I heard a slight groan,
and I knew it was the groan of
mortal terror. […] I knew the sound
well. Many a night […] it has welled
up from my own bosom,” he is
telling us how the hold man feels
and what he thinks.
14. Point of View
“A Very Short Story” What kind of narrator tells
by Ernest Hemingway
this story?
15. Point of View
“A Very Short Story”
Omniscient or 3rd person limited narrator?
by Ernest The narrator seems to be external, yet he
Hemingway generally speaks from the point of view of the
man. Note that he neither names him nor
identifies him. Furthermore, the last sentences
are like the description of the scene that this
man sees.
But, the narrator doesn't obviously enter the
man’s mind, so he appears to be an
objective narrator in that he leaves the
interpretation of the actions of the characters to
the reader.
Yet, there are signs of anger in the text, which
suggests that the narrator is manipulating the
reader into seeing the story from his point of
view. This would conflict with the objective
narrator POV.
16. Point of View
“Dr. Chevalier’s Lie” What kind of narrator
by Kate Chopin
tells this story?
17. Point of View
“Dr. Chevalier’s Lie” The (objective) omniscient
by Kate Chopin narrator
The story includes details about
both the doctor’s and the
townspeople’s behavior.
The neutral tone in the conclusion
shows that the narrator does not
editorialize about society’s
thoughts about the girl or
Chevalier’s lie.
18. In Groups, discuss POV. Prepare to read a paragraph or two
demonstrating each of the following perspectives:
1st person Wolf
1st person little Pig
1st person Mother Pig or another minor character
3rd person Wolf
3rd person little Pig
3rd person Mother Pig or another minor character
Omniscient Objective: Just tells facts
Omniscient Subjective: Enters the minds and shares feelings of
multiple characters
20. Basic Elements of a Story
1.PLOT - the story line; a unified, progressive pattern of action or events
in a story
2.POINT OF VIEW (POV) - the position from which the story is told
3.CHARACTER - person portraying himself or another
in a narrative or drama
4.SETTING - the time and place of the action in a story
5.TONE - the attitude of the author toward his subject or toward the reader
6.MOOD - the feeling or state of mind that predominates in a story creating a
certain atmosphere
21. Types of Characters:
Round Character: convincing, true to life; fully
developed and described. Not all good or all bad.
Dynamic Character: undergoes some type of
change in story, generally after a conflict.
Flat Character: stereotyped, shallow, often
symbolic.
Static Character: does not change in the course
of the story.
22. Methods of Characterization
By directly describing:
Luz sat on the bed. She was cool and fresh in the
hot night.
Through the reaction of other characters.
Luz stayed on night duty for three months. They
were glad to let her.
23. Through the character’s own words and
actions:
“The following day he wrote a letter. One,
doubtless, to carry sorrow, but no shame to
the cabin down there in the forest.
It told that the girl had sickened and died. A
lock of hair was sent and other trifles with it.
Tender last words were even invented”
24. By detailing physical appearance, particularly
features that symbolize character.
It was open --wide, wide open --and I grew
furious as I gazed upon it. I saw it with
perfect distinctness --all a dull blue, with a
hideous veil over it that chilled the very
marrow in my bones; but I could see nothing
else of the old man's face or person: for I had
directed the ray as if by instinct, precisely
upon the damned spot.
25. By sharing the characters own thoughts.
Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God!
--no, no! They heard! --they suspected! --they
knew! --they were making a mockery of my
horror!-this I thought, and this I think.
26. Setting: the time, place, and period in which the action
occurs.
The Catcher in the Lord of the Flies: The Bean Trees:
Rye: New York, deserted island, the Arizona/Oklahoma
1940s future. 1980s.
27. Setting can help in the portrayal of character.
“it was so quiet and lonesome out, even though it
was Saturday night. I didn’t see hardly anybody on
the street. Now and then you just saw a man and a
girl crossing the street with their arms around
each other’s waists and all, or a bunch of
hoodlumy-looking guys and their dates, all of them
laughing like hyenas at something you could bet
wasn’t funny. New York’s terrible when somebody
laughs on the street very late at night. You can
hear it for miles. It makes you feel so lonesome
and depressed” (Salinger 81).
The Catcher in the Rye
28. In some works of fiction, the action is so closely related to
setting that the plot is directed by it.
“The new man stands, looking a minute, to get the
set-up of the day room. One side of the room
younger patients, known as Acutes because the
doctors figure them still sick enough to be fixed,
practice arm wrestling and card tricks…Across the
room from the Acutes are the culls of the Combine’s
product, the Chronics. Not in the hospital, these to
get fixed, but just to keep them from walking
around the street giving the product a bad name”
(Kesey 19).
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
29. Setting can establish the atmosphere
“During the whole of a dull, dark,
and soundless day in the autumn of
the year, when the clouds hung
oppressively low in the heavens, I
had been passing alone, on
horseback, through a singularly
dreary tract of country” (Poe)
“The Fall of the House of Usher”
31. Creative Writing Prompt
Write the following four words on your paper:
Character
Place
Time
Situation
Now chose four numbers between 1 and10. Write one
number next to each of the four words.
You may chose any numbers that you want. They
can be the same or different for each category.
32. Character
1. a new mother
2. a photographer
3. a recent high school graduate
4. a restaurant owner or manager
5. an alien from outer space
6. a homeless child
7. a 93-year-old woman
8. an environmentalist
9. a college student
10.a jazz musician
33. Setting: Place
1. near a National Forest
2. a wedding reception
3. a celebration party
4. an expensive restaurant
5. a shopping mall
6. a city park
7. the porch of an old farmhouse
8. a polluted stream
9. a college library
10.a concert hall
34. Setting: Time
1. during a forest fire
2. after a fight
3. the night of high school graduation
4. after a big meal
5. sometime in December
6. late at night
7. after a big thunderstorm has passed
8. in early spring
9. first week of the school year
10.during a concert
35. Situation/Challenge
1. an important decision needs to be made
2. a secret needs to be confessed to someone else
3. someone's pride has been injured
4. a death has occurred
5. someone has found or lost something
6. someone has accused someone else of doing
something wrong
7. reminiscing on how things have changed
8. someone feels like giving up
9. something embarrassing has just happened
10.someone has just reached an important goal
36. Establish the basics
Choose a POV Outline a basic Plot
Omniscient: The narrator knows Exposition: This will include
everything, including what each your setting: time and place
character is thinking, feeling, and Conflict: This will depend on
doing throughout the story. your situation or challenge
3rd Person Limited: The narrator Rising action: Events that
knows only the thoughts and feelings happen on the way to the
of a single character, while other climax
characters are presented only Climax: the most intense
externally.
moment in your story
1st Person: The narrator participates Falling action: What
in action but sometimes has limited happened after the climax
knowledge about both events
Resolution: The information
outside of those in which he or she is
with which you leave your
directly involved and motivations that
reader
are not his or her own.
37. Homework
Post #8: Guided Writing
Reading: “The
Celebrated Jumping
Frog of Calaveras
County”
Study Terms: 1-8
Editor's Notes
We are going to talk about three points of view today; there are, of course, others. The Omniscient narrator knows all, including the thoughts, feelings, and actions of every character in the story. This is much different from the 3 rd person limited narrator, who only knows the thoughts and feelings of a single character. He or she sees other characters and reports on their behavior but not their motivations or feelings. The first person narrator tells his or her story, but he or she often has limited knowledge about events other than those which directly affect him or her.
So far we have talked about Plot, Setting, Tone, Mood, and Character. Today, we will look at POV-the position from which the story is told. Why You ask? Because the POV helps us to understand the author’s intentions. It also influences the method and timing of revealing details to the reader.