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Narrative Unit

Narrative Unit . May 9th. Agenda. ICTW #2 Plot Lesson “Lamb to Slaughter” Plot the story Reading Wednesday Learning targets: Plot-Freytag’s Pyramid, conflict. ICTW #2 10 min. Open your packet to ICTW # 2 Choose a second secret from you list.

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Narrative Unit

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  1. Narrative Unit May 9th

  2. Agenda • ICTW #2 • Plot Lesson • “Lamb to Slaughter” • Plot the story • Reading Wednesday • Learning targets: Plot-Freytag’s Pyramid, conflict.

  3. ICTW #210 min • Open your packet to ICTW # 2 • Choose a second secret from you list. • Spend ten minutes writing a rough story abut this secret. • Things to consider: • Imagine the person who is telling the secret • Where do they come from? • What was/is their life like? • Where do they live?

  4. Plot • Pre-assessment

  5. Plot • The sequence of events that moves a story forward. • Traditionally, a plot is made up of five parts: Exposition Rising action Climax Falling action Resolution (Denouement) Most (but not all) stories follow this structure.

  6. Freytag’s Pyramid • The pyramid is a visual representation of the feeling of a story.

  7. Exposition • We can think of the exposition as the introduction. It sets the stage for the story. We are introduced to characters, place, and history. • In short stories (like the one you will be writing) this piece can be very short.

  8. Rising action • An event occurs that sets the story in motion. This event causes tension that leads to a “build up.” This is where we begin to see the pyramid rise.

  9. Climax (Crisis) • The pivotal event of the story. • The event that the story has been building up to. • The main conflict. • We see this at the very peek of the pyramid (it is the central point).

  10. Falling action • The repercussions of the climax take place. • This leads to some kind of resolution of the story. • We see this in the downward slope of the pyramid.

  11. The Resolution (Dénouement) • The ending. • Things are resolved. • This can take the form of a happy event where everything works out, or an unhappy event where our hopes for the character are not realized.

  12. Example: Cinderella • Exposition: Once upon a time there was a girl. Mom was dead. Dad remarried. Dad died. Girl abused by stepmother and stepsisters. How sad. • Inciting Event: Then, one day the prince of the land decided to host a ball (perhaps seeking a wife?) • Rising Action (Complicating Events): An invitation came to the house… Cinderella could not go, she had no dress… Fairy Godmother… Nifty dress and pumps… Must be home by midnight… • Climax: Cinderella goes to the ball, the prince falls in love, but she must flee (the glass slipper left behind). • Falling Action: The Prince is in love, but does not know who. Travels the kingdom seeking the mystery girl (using the ‘footgear test’ method). • Resolution: Cinderella is called and the slipper fits! • Dénouement: They get married and live happily ever after.

  13. Your turn! • Grab the story in front of you-”Lamb to Slaughter.” • We will read through. • Mark where you think you see the five elements of plot. • When we are finished, use your blank Freytag’s pyramid to record the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. • You will turn these in

  14. Remember… • We are going back to reading Wednesdays! • Bring a book on Wednesday.

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