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Parts of a Story

Parts of a Story. Protagonist. The main character The story follows his/her life. Antagonist. The person or thing that makes problems for the protagonist Examples: prejudice, anger, . Alma – short film. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tECaYQ1AzkM. Parts of a Plot. Exposition

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Parts of a Story

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  1. Parts of a Story

  2. Protagonist • The main character • The story follows his/her life

  3. Antagonist • The person or thing that makes problems for the protagonist • Examples: prejudice, anger,

  4. Alma – short film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tECaYQ1AzkM

  5. Parts of a Plot • Exposition • Setting and characters are introduced • Protagonist’s life is described

  6. Parts of a Plot • 2. Inciting incident • Something happens to change the protagonist’s life

  7. Parts of a Plot • 3. Rising Action • Conflicts develop

  8. Conflict • Fight or struggle between two things • Something keeps the protagonist from living his normal, happy life

  9. Parts of a Plot • 4. Climax • Conflict is highest • Excitement is highest

  10. Parts of a Plot • 5. Falling Action • The protagonist or the antagonist wins the conflict • The conflict fades

  11. Parts of a Plot • 6. Resolution • Life continues, but probably in a new way • What will the characters’ lives be like from now on?

  12. Theme The lesson within a story about life. Jealousy destroys relationships. It is always best to help others. hard work pays off in the end. All you need in life is love.

  13. Possible themes: • Slavery is wrong • All people have feelings and desires • We should have sympathy, not bitterness, toward others

  14. Types of conflict:

  15. EXTERNAL conflict • The protagonist struggles with something around him

  16. Character vs Character Character vs Nature Character vs Society External Conflicts

  17. Character vs. Character Conflict This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character, human or not human. “Cinderella’s mother-in-law began to show herself in her true colors. She employed Cinderella in meanest work of the house: she scoured the dishes, tables, etc., and kept the whole house clean; she lay upon a wretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine rooms, upon beds of the very newest fashion. When she had done her work she used to go into the chimney-corner and sit down among cinders and ashes, which made her commonly be called a cinder maid; but the youngest, who was not so rude and uncivil as the eldest, called her Cinderella.”

  18. Plot: Character vs. Nature Conflict This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist. “The whole top of the chimney was on fire… The fire was roaring in the wind and licking toward the helpless roof… Laura didn’t know what to do.” Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

  19. Plot: Character vs. Society Conflict This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, etc. “The prisoners undid their coats and held them open… What did they hope to find on prisoners in the morning? The Captian kicked up a fuss. ‘You’ve got no right to strip people in the cold. You don’t know Article nine of the Criminal Code!’ They had the right, and they knew the code. Volkovey looked as black as a thundercloud and snapped at him” ‘Ten days’ solitary!’” One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovichby Alexander Solzhenitsyn

  20. INTERNAL conflict • The protagonist struggles with something inside himself • Examples: • A dilemma • Angry feelings • Overpowering memories

  21. Character vs. Self Conflict In this type of conflict, the main character experiences some kind of inner conflict. “Perhaps it’s still unclear how I ended up in there… I’d never seen that doctor before, but he decided to put me away after only fifteen minutes. What about me was so deranged that in less than half an hour a doctor would pack me off to the nuthouse? I wasn’t a danger to society. Was I a danger to myself? The fifty aspirin… they were metaphorical. I wanted to get rid of a certain aspect of my character.” Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness

  22. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaLvcM-u4nsthe matrix subway

  23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DfztIIqbTI&feature=relatedSpiderman – Great Responsibility

  24. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF19L00KbAIelephant man - famous

  25. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-w9C-IYivgSoul Surfer - attack

  26. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPWG5P-inqgDark Night - machine

  27. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpHEcDSYtiAThe Outsiders - rumble

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