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Quarter 1 Reading Unit

Quarter 1 Reading Unit. Vocabulary. FICTION. A narrative story that uses made-up characters or events Forms of Fiction: Short Story Usually focuses on a single idea Can be read in one sitting (short) Novel Focuses on more than one idea Is a much longer piece of writing. THEME.

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Quarter 1 Reading Unit

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  1. Quarter 1 Reading Unit Vocabulary

  2. FICTION • A narrative story that uses made-up characters or events Forms of Fiction: • Short Story • Usually focuses on a single idea • Can be read in one sitting (short) • Novel • Focuses on more than one idea • Is a much longer piece of writing

  3. THEME • Meaning or moral of a story

  4. SETTING • Time and place the story, poem, or play takes place • May be past, present, or future • May be real or imaginary

  5. CHARACTERIZATION • The way the writer creates and develops characters’ personalities • Character’s physical traits • Character’s thoughts, speech, and actions • Thoughts, speech, and actions of other characters • Character’s nature

  6. PLOT Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows arrangement of events and actions within a story.

  7. 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

  8. CONFLICT • Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot. • External Conflict- struggle between opposing forces • Internal Conflict- struggle within a character’s mind

  9. Character vs Character Character vs Nature Character vs Society Character vs Self Types of Conflict

  10. Character vs. Character Conflict This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character, human or not human. “The new one is the most beautiful of all; he is so young and pretty.” And the old swans bowed their heads before him. Then he felt quite ashamed, and hid his head under his wing; for he did not know what to do, he was so happy, and yet not at all proud. He had been persecuted and despised for his ugliness, and now he heard them say he was the most beautiful of all the birds. The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson

  11. Character vs. Nature Conflict This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist. It´s a Truffula Seed. It´s the last one of all! You´re in charge of the last of the Truffula Seeds. And Truffula Trees are what everyone needs. Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care. Give it clean water. And feed it fresh air. Grow a forest. Protect it from axes that hack. Then the Lorax and all of his friends may come back. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

  12. Character vs. Society Conflict This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, etc. “I’m tired of living in a hole,” said Jenny. “Let’s fight for freedom!” cried Bouncer. “We’ll be soldiers! Rough-riding Rowdies! I’ll be the general and commander-in-chief!” The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg

  13. Character vs. Self Conflict In this type of conflict, the main character experiences some kind of inner conflict. Finally, Sam’s father said, “Go to bed now. But before you go to sleep, Sam, tell yourself the difference between REAL and MOONSHINE.” Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness

  14. PROTAGONIST • Main character in a literary work • Character the reader or audience empathizes with

  15. ANTAGONIST • Character who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something

  16. Point of View • Perspective from which a story is told • First Person- narrator is a character in the story and uses pronouns such as I, me, and we • Third Person- narrator is outside the story and uses pronouns such as he, she, and they.

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