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Exploring Stories through Literary Elements

An Introduction

Getting Inside A Story

Literary Elements: the pieces of a story Analysis: exploring how the pieces influence the whole

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The Pieces of a Story

Notes

Story

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Analyzing the Story

Follow a literary element through the story and identify how it influences the whole story and the other literary elements.

Setting

PARTS OF SETTING Time/Historical Period Geographic Location Physical Features Social Setting

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Conflict

INTERNAL The conflict is between the character and himself. Characters can struggle with decisions or emotions. EXTERNAL The conflict is between a character and an opposing

• force. This can be another character, society, nature,

technology, the supernatural, etc.

Winnie the Pooh

MAJOR CONFLICT: The weather ­ destroys Owl’s

• house. Story ends when Eeyore

finds new one. MINOR CONFLICTS: Piglet blows away. Tigger scares Pooh. Rain floods woods and houses.

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How does conflict work?

• Conflict drives plot
• MAJOR CONFLICT
• ­ story continues until conflict is solved
• MINOR CONFLICT
• ­ complicates the current conflict
• ­ helps reveal theme based on what happens

and why

• ­ helps reader learn about characters based on

how they react

Resolving the Conflict

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And Every Now and Then…

Luck, Characters Change, Divine Interventions Occur

Notes

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What Conflict Shows Us

• CHARACTERIZATION
• ­ How do the characters react to the conflict?

What does this tell us about them?

• THEME
• ­ What happens to the characters? Why does

it happen? How is the conflict solved? WHAT DOES THIS SUGGEST ABOUT PEOPLE and LIFE?

Conflict and Character

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Conflict and Theme

Notes

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Setting

PARTS OF SETTING Time/Historical Period Geographic Location Physical Features Social Setting

Notes

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The Influence of Setting

Setting can influence:

• Our understanding of

characters (culture, customs)

• The conflict
• How we picture the

action (imagery)

Notes

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Character

• Characters influence...
• PLOT and CONFLICT
• Characterization
• Character Motivations
• Role of Minor Characters

Characters influence THEME

• Cause and Effect
• Dynamic and Static Characters

The Character Connection

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Notes

The Role of Minor Characters

Create complications Help solve the conflict Develop theme Help develop main characters

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Can Stories Talk?

• Does the story present life as positive or negative?
• Does the story present people as good, evil or both?
• What does the story suggest about how people should live their lives?
• According to the story, do people have control of their own lives?
• What kind of society does the story depict?
• What influences the condition of this society?
• Does the story address any values: loyalty, tolerance, hard work, etc.?
• Does the story focus on any universal experiences such as growing up,

falling n love, etc.?

• THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS POINT TO THE THEME OF

THE STORY.

Any questions?

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