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Today we are going to THINK about THINKING. Analyze: To take something apart and look at the pieces. (the WHAT ). Interpret: To make meaning. (the SO WHAT ). Text: Something we can read. Examples of texts: Short story Poem Building Outfit. Short story: A short work of fiction.
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Today we are going to THINK about THINKING
Analyze: To take something apart and look at the pieces. (the WHAT)
Interpret: To make meaning. (the SO WHAT)
Text: Something we can read.
Examples of texts: Short story Poem Building Outfit
Short story: A short work of fiction. Prose: Every day language, spoken language.
Poem: A piece of writing written in a more imaginative way than regular speech.
Character: A person, animal, or object that plays a role in a story.
Protagonist: The main character, who usually is good (but could be bad).
Antagonist: The character opposing (going against) the main character.
Plot: The series of events that make up a story.
CLIMAX RISING ACTION RESOLUTION DRAMA EXPOSITION TIME
Exposition: • The introduction: • Introduces setting • Introduces characters • May introduce conflict DRAMA TIME
Rising action: Events building to point of highest drama. Conflict grows. DRAMA TIME
Climax: Most exciting moment. Outcome of conflict decided– a turning point. DRAMA TIME
Resolution: The conflict is over. Includes any final action to bring story to a close. (denouement = fancy word!) DRAMA TIME
Conflict: A struggle.
Internal conflict: A struggle inside a character, also known as “character vs. self.”
External conflict: • A struggle outside a character: • Character vs. character • Character vs. nature • Character vs. society
Theme: The message of a story. It is a full sentence. Topic = love. Theme = Love conquers all. Or, love is for the birds.
Symbol: Something that stands for something else.
Motif: A repeating subject, theme, idea, or other item in a story.
Foreshadowing: Hints or clues in a story which suggest what will happen later.
Atmosphere (mood): The feeling a reader gets from a story.
Urban legend: A piece of modern folklore – a story passed around as if it were true, usually scary or funny (or both!). Folklore: Traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed by word of mouth.
Setting: The time and place of a story.