Journal #2

1. Journal #2 In a paragraph or two, explain how the situation in Ferguson, MO affects you. Why does this situation and its outcome ultimately impact all Americans? Finally, while there is no simple solution here, what efforts or steps can be made to resolve the issues at hand and address the needs of all citizens?

2. What is narrative? Simply put, narrative is a story. It can be any kind of story found in any medium: a novel, play, short story, myth, poem, song, movie, an episode, oral story, a photograph, sculpture, painting, tapestry, digital image, or any other creative form. A narrative can be told on a microchip if you so desired.

3. How do you understand a narrative? There are many different ways and opinions. Mostly, we will take the approach of Freytag’s Pyramid* *with some alterations from Mr. Whitehead What are the parts of the narrative structure that can be found on Freytag’s?

4. Interpret the following passage from Night, explaining this quote’s significance and his use of language. Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.

5. Freytag’s Pyramid

6. Exposition: The exposition is like the set-up of the story. The background information that is needed to understand the story is provided, such as the main character, the setting, and so forth.

7. Exposition- Smokey and Craig narrate the setting and characters in their neighborhood.

8. Inciting Incident: something totally unexpected occurs, birthing or inciting the story’s major conflict and driving the protagonist into an adventure that will only end when the conflict is resolved.

9. Inciting Incident- the tesseract turns on by itself and Loki is transported to Earth from Asgard.

10. In your notes, write down 2 features or qualities of this scene that make it the inciting incident.

11. Click and watch.

12. Rising Action: a series of events and actions that move the story to a climax. During rising action, the conflict develops and progresses, frustrating the main character’s attempt to reach his/her goal. This is the “training wheels” stage for the hero.

13. Rising Action- Peter Parker, after being bitten by a genetically enhanced spider, creates a disguise and uses his new-found strengths to hunt down his uncle’s killer.

14. Rising Action- Meanwhile, Dr. Curt Connors experiments with limb regeneration via lizard DNA, transforming himself into the Lizard.

15. Climax: the peak of excitement and major turning point. After the climax everything changes. Things will have gone badly for the main character up to this point; now, things will begin to go well for him or her. This is when the protagonist must decide to be a true hero and face the conflict head-on.

16. Climax- David, though a boy, has a moment of realization that he can defeat the giant Goliath.

17. Climax- After Bane breaks his back and imprisons him in “the pit,” Bruce Wayne recovers and climbs out to return to Gotham.

18. In your notes, write down 3 features or qualities of this scene that make it the climax.

19. Click and watch.

20. Falling Action: the hero makes great strides toward resolving the problem but is still building to an inevitable face-off with the antagonist. A metaphorical death and resurrection may occur before the Final Event.

21. Falling Action- After hitting an iceberg, all of the passengers scramble to escape the sinking ship.

22. Falling Action- Meanwhile, Jack and Rose, while trying to survive, attempt to escape Rose’s jilted fiancée, while trying to survive the elements.

23. Final Event: the battle, the face-off, the show-down: the moment where the conflict is ended by the outcome of the protagonist and antagonist confronting one another for the final time.

24. Final Event- Harry and Voldemort finally face each other and fight to the death.

25. Final Event- Freddy and Jason are both finally brought together in the real world to fight it out.

26. Remember to separate the antagonist and the conflict. In The Avengers Loki must be defeated, but what problem has to be solved as well? The Tesseract has to be turned off.

27. In your notes, write down 3 features or qualities of this scene that make it the final event/resolution.

28. Click and watch.

29. Resolution/Denouement: the world mostly returns to normal and the hero continues his or her life with a new knowledge, skill, tool, or direction, usually.

30. Resolution/Denouement- Dorothy awakes to find that Oz was a dream filled with her friends and family, making her realize that everything she needed all along was there in Kansas.

31. Click and watch.

32. Now, take out a sheet of paper to complete a classwork assignment. We will watch two short films. For the first one, we will discuss and apply to Freytag’s pyramid as a whole class. For the second one, each student will identify the parts of Freytag’s pyramid individually.

33. 4. Climax: 3. Rising Action: 5. Falling Action: 2. Inciting Incident: 6. Final Event: 7. Resolution: 1. Exposition:

34. Now • Each group will receive an assigned step on Freytag’s Pyramid. • Your group must identify what events from Night belong where on the pyramid, with an explanation of why. As a whole-group we will then collaborate to complete Freytag’s Pyramid for our assigned novel.