Vocabulary and Activity about Literature and Arts

1. UNIT 2
LITERATURE & ARTS
Liceo Andrés Bello
English Department
Miss Anyela
Mr. Díaz

5. Feedback time!
■ Remember the structure of
PRESENT PERFECT

6. Literature
■ Protagonist The
central character of
a narrative, the
character through
whom the lesson of
the story is learned

7. Cover
■ Something
that covers,
as the lid of a
container or
the binding of
a book.

8. Scene
■
A small division of
drama within an
act, and the place
where the action
of a story or an
episode occurs

9. Plot
■The events
which make up
a story line, in
order of their
happening

10. Tragic Hero
■ A person of noble birth
whose personal
destruction is in some
way involved w/ the
well being of his/her
world and who faces a
battle of morals;

11. Stream-of-consciousness
■
The unbroken
flow of thought
and awareness
of the waking
mind

12. Short Story
■ A fictional prose,
dealing
essentially with a
single conflict,
which can be
read in a single
session

13. Flash Back
■ Stopping the flow of
the narrative to return
to a setting or even
earlier in the tale, even
to events that predate
the earliest part of the
plot

14. Symbol
■ Something which stands
for and represents itself
but also stands for
something much greater
than itself

15. Climax
■
The point in the story
when the conflict is
resolved- where we know
who wins this conflict, the
protagonist or the
antagonist

16. Arts
■ Canvas  a piece of
this or similar
material on which a
painting is made

17. Artist
■ A person who practices
or is proficient in one of
the arts.

18. Brush
■ a hand-held
instrument of
bristles and a
handle, used for
painting,

19. Colour Palette
■ A thin board or
tablet used by
painters for holding
and mixing colors.

20. Background &
Foreground
■ the ground, parts,
people, or things at the
back or rear, as of a
picture, a painting, or a
place.
■ a prominent or
important position;
forefront.

21. PROJECT
■ GET IN GROUPS MAX 3 PEOPLE
■ CREATE A COVER AND BACKOVER OF A BOOK
■ THE COVER NEEDSTO BE UNIQUE
■ THE BACKCOVER MUST INCLUDE A SHORT STORY USING PRESENT PERFECT
■ USE MATERIALS, SUCH AS: CARDBOARD, PENCILS, MARKERS, STICKERS AND
CUTOUTS.
■ THE PROJECTWILL BE HANDED IN CLASSAND A
RUBRICWILL ASSESS IT.

22. EXAMPLES

24. Evaluation Criteria
■ Presentation
■ Use of Present Present perfect in context
■ Creativity
■ Vocabulary