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8th Grade Language Arts
Assignments:
Agenda:
-Literary Terms/Devices Quiz
(Test Grade) (TH)
1. Independent Reading
-Final Draft of poemPRESENTED to the class (F)
2. Literary Terms/Devices
-Vocabulary Packet (F)
-Spelling Post Test (F)
-Comment on 2 students'
responses (F)
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2. Literary Terms You Should be Able to Spell
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Protagonist
Exposition
Antagonist
Resolution
Characterization
Denouement
Dialect
Perspective
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
Flashback
Atmosphere
Omniscient
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We are going to read a version of the fairy tale
Red Riding Hood to help understand the parts of a plot.
Let's begin!
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Plot
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Parts of a Plot
Basic Situation/
Exposition
Conflict
{
Internal
External
Series of Events/
Rising Action/
Complications
Climax
Resolution
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Every good story has one or more
conflicts.
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External Conflict
- a character struggles against
something outside himself
person vs. person
person vs. several people
person vs. nature
back
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Internal Conflict
- a character struggles against
something inside her/his mind
back
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A few things to consider!
Foreshadowing
Find clues in the story that will help
you predict what will happen next.
Flashbacks
It is an interruption in the action of the plot
to tell what happened at an earlier time.
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Plot
The plot is what happens in the story.
First, this happened...
Then, this happened...
And then, she realized this...
And in the end, this happened....
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Basic Situation/Exposition
At the beginning of the story, the
basic situation, or exposition, is described.
PULL
• You learn about the characters.
• Also, you learn about the setting.
What is the basic situation or
exposition in Red Riding Hood?
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Series of Events /
Rising Action / Complications
The series of events are what happens after the
conflict to make the story move forward.
Psst... You may have two
events or five events!
• what the characters are doing to try to resolve
their conflict.
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Climax
The climax is the most emotional,
suspenseful, or exciting part.
!
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G!
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• The story takes a major turn in the plot.
• The conflict is decided one way or another.
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Resolution
The resolution happens at the very end of
the story.
PULL
What is the resolution
of Red Riding Hood?
• At the end of the story, any unanswered
questions get resolved.
• All loose ends are tied up.
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Let's put it all together!
Event 3: Wolf tries to eat Red.
Event 2: Wolf races to
Granny's; he scares her away
and takes her place in bed.
Event 1: Red turns
down the wolf's offer
to ride his motorcycle.
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Climax: Granny rides the wolf's
motorcycle. catches him in
the handlebars and hurls
him into a thorn bush.
Resolution: The wolf
goes to prison; Granny
does talk shows; Red
lives happily ever after.
Basic Situation:
Conflict:
CharactersRed wants to give her granny cookies,
Red, Wolf, Grandma
but the wolf wants to eat Red
Settingin the woods, Grandma's house
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Climbing the Plot Mountain
Directions: Put the correct element of plot in its
proper location of the Plot map.
climax
series of events/
complications/rising action
resolution
basic situation
conflict
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What does this symbolize?- click each box
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Tonethe reflection of a writer’s mood, manner, and attitude.
Words for tone:
Positive
Negative
Neutral
Informational/Nonliterary
Fearful
Inspiring
Critical
Rude
Humorous
Encouraging
Persuasive
Suspenseful
Pitying
Hostile
Objective
Admiring
Sarcastic
Factual
Frustrated
Serious
Sorrowful
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