This document provides instructions and background information for a global studies project on analyzing stories. Students are asked to retell and analyze a story by explaining its message, making connections, and using one PowerPoint slide. They should use vocabulary words related to fiction vs nonfiction, genres, plot components, characters, and themes. The document defines these key terms and discusses how stories can be categorized based on their factual or fictional nature, genres determined by similar plots, and importance of elements like setting, point of view, protagonists, antagonists, conflicts and resolution in driving the plot.
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How to Use Social Media to Influence the WorldSean Si
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Trillo Rodriguez de la Vega 1
Susana Trillo Rodriguez de la Vega
Professor Kiefer
English Writing 301
15 Sep. 2014
Cultural Studies
When talking about literature most of the times we think in works like The Divine Comedy, or Don Quixote (Gardner, 170). We look for a good plot containing conflict, complications, rising actions, climax and falling action. Further, we expect to find at least a protagonist and an antagonist. Finally, we expect a thorough description of the setting. We then analyze or criticize the work using all these components. But what happens if a text doesn’t have all these components? Cultural critics try to broaden the canon by analyzing all texts; rather than, only traditional literary objects (Gardner, 171).
Tiny Giants: 101 Stories Under 101Words by Jason Sinclair Long contain one hundred one mini stories. These stories don’t have the traditional literary objects we are used to find in a story. In fact, at first some of them might feel as if they were taken from another, more traditional story. One of the stories is titled The Innocent Man and following the title the story is only composed by one sentence. This sentence reads “Cornered, he lashed out, becoming the monster for which they searched.” (Long, 78). And even if we cannot find many of the traditional literary objects like climax or even a setting, we can interpret so much of this powerful sentence.
To start with the title The Innocent Man prepare us to expect the story to be about a man that is facing some kind of conflict. It can be that he committed a crime, or that he is being accused of something he didn’t do, or that he is feeling guilty of something. Then, the first word “Cornered” denotes that he is feeling trapped. Following “he lashes out” from here we now know that he is responding to the feeling of being trapped. Finally “becoming the monster for which they searched.” This last part explains so much. We see how this man starting being innocent, but as he felt cornered there was nothing else for him to do but to become what everyone else thought of him.
Long´s words are so powerful because in just one sentence there is so much meaning. Further, many people can relate to them. No one is born guilty, or as monster, but sometimes life doesn’t give you any choice but to become one. There is nothing different in the genes of a criminal; in fact, the only difference is the situations that he had to face. Long’s stories might at first sight look like incomplete stories lacking components, but when analyzing them you realize that every word has a deep meaning.
Works cited
Gardner, Janet E. Reading and Writing About Literature: A Portable Guide, 3rd Edition. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2013. Print.
Long, Jason Sinclair. Tiny Giants: 101 Stories Under 101 Words. Sacramento: Ad Lumen Press, 2014. Print.
Stanicia Boatner
ENGWR 301
Professor Christian Kiefer
15 September 2014
Cultural Studies
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Fiction Is Often Truer Than Nonfiction
By considering the greatest movies or television series in the history, there are some movies that are based on narrative novels. The likes of Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter and list goes on. This mesmerizing fact is a good piece of evidence to argue that fiction stories have found a very special place among people. However, some people argue that narrative stories only present entertainment to people and since the stories are unreal, audience may not perceive the main context of the stories. But the opposition group assert that fiction stories are often truer than nonfiction. Storytelling is a way of stating a fact or educating people in a way that the fact often being told indirectly through an enjoyable and grasping story. However, real stories are not always capable of delivering the desire fact that a writer intend to expose for many reasons. Hence, sometimes writers use narration to create a story in order to deliver a message to the readers. Due to the vast capacity of narration, writers are open to adjust the stories to form their desire format. However, distancing from reality sometimes can result in losing the useful property of stories, which is reveal a fact since they become somehow unbelievable for the readers. Valuable fiction stories normally are the ones that are close enough to reality in order to be believed. The Pigman by Paul Zindel provides a good source to evaluate the statement profoundly. The Pigman is a story of two college students who seem to be fed up of their home and the school environment. They build up a friendship with an old widower Pigman, who had been suffering from depression after the loss of his beloved wife. The story explores various aspects of humans’ live such as death, guilt and Animal love. Fiction Stories are often truer than nonfiction since writers in narrative stories are able to demonstrate a fact or a phenomenon like rites of passage through an appropriate setting, structure, and plot unlike nonfiction stories that facts usually being faded due to the vagueness property of reality. Furthermore, in spite of existence of narration, human senses like grief, guilt and anger cannot be eliminated in fiction.
Admittedly, the supreme attribute of fiction literature for a writer, is the freedom of choice in the structure and setting of a piece; meaning that writers can design a tale upon their preferences, and depending on the themes of the tale to underline the facts. Thus, the facts are often more visible in fiction comparing to nonfiction literature. There are techniques such as over-exaggeration that are commonly used to highlight the facts. Regarding to the Pigman story, Zindel intentionally benefits from these techniques throughout the tale. For instance, there some parts in the story as: “I DON’T HAPPEN TO BUY all of Lorraine’s stuff about omens. She tal ...
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The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
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4. You NEED TO KNOW Fiction Non Fiction Protagonist Antagonist PLOT CONFLICT POINT OF VIEW SETTING CLIMAX RESOLUTION What these words mean. ERA CONTEMPORARY GENRE MORAL THEME MOTIVE Cause Effect Synonym Antonym
6. FIRST you should know that writing can be put into two categories based on what they have in common…
7. “Factual” or composed of real information. Is written about people, places, or events that take place in real life. Can be used for practical purposes. “Make Believe” or made-up stories. It did not really happen. Usually used for entertainment. Here are the categories. FICTION is writing that is.. NONFICTION is writing that is…
8. Novels and other books that are fun are FICTIONAL,Newspapers, which give information about the real world are NONFICTIONAL.Can you think of other examples?
9. Now then, literature in these two categories can be divided in to GENRES Genres are categories based on things that different writing has in common. Here are some examples: Novels Short Stories Fantasy Science Fiction Historical Mystery Thriller Crime
11. Remember these PLOT Components?? Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climax Exposition: the start of the story, the situation before the action starts Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads
14. Setting If you could talk about the where and when of a story, what you’re really talking about is the story’s setting. Understanding a story’s setting can help explain the rest of the plot.
15. The point of view is the perspective of the story. “I was framed! I just wanted to borrow a cup of sugar!” “That rotten wolf tried to eat us!!!!”
16. The people in the story are characters. Every story needs characters People Animals Or Creatures
18. The antagonist is the “bad guy” or negative force that gets in the good guy’s way.
19. Protagonists and antagonists have different MOTIVES for their actions. These differences CAUSE tension between characters. The EFFECT of this tension is a CONFLICT. Just like real people, characters have reasons for doing what they do.
20. Plot: Conflict Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.
21. Great stories have great conflicts. Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. Machine Man vs. Himself
22. The climax is the most exciting part! It is the turning point of the story.
23. After you read… Hopefully you will have learned something. What you learned is called a THEME. You will need to guess what the theme is from the title, point of view, setting, characters, and plot events. Stories often have many themes. A few stories have one specific theme called a MORAL.
24. Like in the Tortoise and the Hare: “Slow and steady wins the race.”
