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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

ELEMENTS OF FICTION. Prepared for you by:. Mrs. Viens. You will be required to take notes, and turn in written responses that are included in the presentation. Viens Presents. What Are Some Narrative Elements ??. Foreshadowing Characterization Setting Theme Conflict Plot.

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

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  1. ELEMENTS OF FICTION Prepared for you by: Mrs. Viens You will be required to take notes, and turn in written responses that are included in the presentation. Viens Presents

  2. What Are Some Narrative Elements ?? • Foreshadowing • Characterization • Setting • Theme • Conflict • Plot

  3. Response Time: Using your novel, provide an example and a brief explanation to how Walter Dean Myers (WDM) has allowed the reader to: 1) Connect with setting 2) How has WDM developed Elijah or Lizzy as a character?

  4. Voice A writer’s unique use of language that allows a reader to perceive a human personality in his or her writing. The elements of style that determine a writer’s voice include, but are not limited to sentence structure, diction, and tone. Viens Presents

  5. Response Time: • Turn to page 77 your novel. • Read paragraph #5 (starting with Elijah looked…) • Explain how Walter Dean Myers allows for you to connect as the reader through voice. Viens Presents

  6. Diction An author’s choice of words and sentence structure used to help create meaning.

  7. Example of diction: The sun had been high all day and the ground was firm, but not hard…. The wind was picking up more, there were brief smatterings of rain. In the distance a low boom of thunder rolled along the horizon. Viens Presents

  8. Dialect A particular variety of language spoken in one place by a distinct group of people.

  9. DIALECT EXAMPLES “All ya’ll hesh up” - As spoken by Lizzy “Me and ‘Lijah we is the best sailors out here.” -Abby Lewis Viens Presents

  10. At times writers use dialect to establish or emphasize settings as well as supporting the development of characters.

  11. Response Time • Provide another example of how Walter Dean Myers uses dialect at this point in the novel. Explain how this impacted you as a reader.

  12. Student Response Provide an example of another way how Walter Dean Myers uses narrative elements to contribute to the overall meaning of the text.

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