Do Now

• Write down the following quote and explain what it means to you in 3-5 sentences:

“Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.”

-Morticia Addams

Materials: Notebook, pen/pencil, index card

Objective

Define the elements of a story and list examples from “The Lottery”

Homework: Elements of a story worksheet

Characters

• Protagonist- Main character, who the story is focused around

• Antagonist – The opposing character to the main character

Setting

• (Draw a place and define below.) When and where the story takes place.

• Sometimes it is non-specific, such as a town or village. When a story takes place can give a lot of background into the author’s perspective. “The Lottery” was written in 1948. How did this affect the story?

Plot

• A series of events• Consist of causes and effects from these causes• Turn your paper sideways, draw a plot diagram, leave

room to define each part

Plot Structure

Beginning of the story-Introduce characters and setting-Hook your reader

Series of Events which build up to the climax

The turning point of the story

Changes take place as a result of the climax

The ending-loose ends are tied up-reader feels satisfied

Give examples from “The Lottery”

Let’s Check!

• What is the exposition of a story?• The beginning of the story; background info• What is the climax of a story?• The turning point of the story• What is the resolution of a story?• The ending; loose ends are tied up

Point-of-view

• This is the perspective of the narrator within a text

• Three types of viewpoints: first person, second person, and third person

Draw a chart like this:

First Person

Second Person

Third Person Omniscient:

Limited:

First person

• From the perspective of a character• Speaks in terms of I, we, us,

me, my• Narrators knowledge is limited

to their own thoughts and memories

• Provide deeper insight into a specific character

• Most commonly used in journaling and personal narratives

Examples in Movies

• first person viewpoint example

Second person

• From the perspective of the reader• Speaks in terms of you and your• This is rarely used• Most commonly used in Choose-

Your-Own-Adventure Books and advertisements

Second Person Clip

• Second Person Example

You got it??

• What does it mean if a story is in first person?• It is from a character’s perspective.

• What terms are used for second person?• You and your

Third Person

• From the perspective of an outsider• Speaks in terms of they, them, he, and she• Omniscient narrators are God-like presences that

know everything. These narrators are even capable of reading character's thoughts.

• Limited third-person narrators are outside of the story they are telling, but are not all-knowing

• Mandatory for essay writing

Third Person Example

• Third Person Example

On a half-sheet of paper

• Identify the point-of-view of the following sentences:1. Cynthia walked to the store with a puzzled look on her face.2. I went to the store. 3. You went to the store.4. “What should I buy for dinner?” Cynthia thought as she walked to

the store.

Conflict

What is conflict?

• In a story, conflict is the struggle between opposing forces.

• Without conflict, there is no plot.• Conflict is either external or internal.

External Conflict

• External Conflict takes place outside of the body

• There are three types of external conflict

Man Vs Man

• The main character (protagonist) struggles against another character.

Man Vs Nature

• This type of conflict pits a story's main character or characters against a natural force such as a flood, fire, blizzard, or disease epidemic.

Man Vs Society• In many stories, the protagonist battles against element of government or culture.

What are the three types of external conflict?• Man v. Man• Man v. Society• Man v. Nature