Plot and Conflict
What would we label this conflict as:
Johnny and his brother get into a shouting match.
Person vs. Person
What is it called when we are given setting like Norway or Maine?
General place
This type of narration means that the narrator is a character in the story, and everything is seen through their perspective.
1st person
A main character in a novel will almost always be this character type. (Remember, characters are typed with two labels)
Round and dynamic
This story has a twist ending...one that unfortunately ends with Mrs. Hutchinson getting killed by stoning
The Lottery
+200 for each piece of plot that can be missing from a story.
Intro, falling action, conclusion
Write three NON-NUMERICAL ways of showing time in a story.
Tomorrow, February, Tonight, etc.
This type of narration is the least used, and puts "you" as the main character of the story.
2nd person
+200 for each pair of character typing words that are opposites (therefore can't be used together)
Round and flat
Static and dynamic
+200 for both the general and specific setting of All Summer in a Day
Venus, the classroom (and closet)
Why is a person fighting a bacterial infection considered person vs. nature, but a person fighting mental illness is considered person vs. self?
Bacterial infection would come from outside sources
Mental illness typically does not
Give an example of how SES can impact setting.
Kings, farmers, politicians, etc.
Why are third person narrators much more likely to be omniscient?
Omniscient means knowing everything, and first person narrators are characters in the story, therefore they won't know everything
Everybody from the story The Lottery is this character type.
Flat and static
What magical being is the narrator of "The October Tale"?
A genie
What is the only type of internal conflict, and what would an example be?
Person vs. Self
A person making a big choice, dealing with their emotions, etc.
Why is saying something like "dark" not necessarily considered a part of setting?
It doesn't explain what "dark" means. Is it a dark structure? Is it dark because it's night? If it's in a place like Point Barrow, Alaska, it could be dark and daytime...
What is the difference between unreliable and untrustworthy narration?
Both give incorrect information, but untrustworthy narrators definitely are doing that on purpose.
Is it possible for a character's type to change over the course of a series (like Harry Potter, Maze Runner, etc.?) Explain.
Yes. Could be a minor character in one book and a major character in the next.
What is the main twist of Click-Clack the Rattlebag?
The little boy was describing himself the whole time when he was talking to the narrator.
What type of conflicts are happening in this scenario:
Zasie fought the city council to change their laws on fire maintenance. She won her fight, but by the time the laws passed, the local forest was already on fire. Zasie thought long and hard about trying to fight the fire herself, but eventually chose to give up.
Person vs. Society, Person vs. Self and Person vs. Nature
Find and label the parts of setting in these lines:
Anderson woke up with a jolt. His alarm had failed to go off, and he did not want to miss morning breakfast. As a king's son, he was often expected to places on time, and ready to go. However, it was dark in Finland right now, so it was sooooo easy to sleep in.
General - Finland
SES - Prince
Time - morning
What narrative style is this:
In consequence, I’m inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious pathways to me and also made me the victim of more than a few boring people. I make sure to know all aspects of a person before I judge them.
Lily was the most insufferable of people. I met her earlier at this party, and was inclined to immediately leave her presence. Luckily, her friend Ashley was more more to my liking.
1st person unreliable (or untrustworthy)
What would be a potential downside to having all flat characters? What would be a problem in having all round ones?
Undeveloped story with no touchstone
Too much space need for all round characters
Name a symbol from "The November Tale". Complete answers will have both the symbol and its meaning.
Red hat = self image, brazier = moving on with life, the wind = change, letters/photos = bad memories, etc.