... The plot is the very essence of every story that can be told throughout our human existence. It reveals who, what, when, where, and why. The plot in the story entitled “Equitan” sets up the suspense and drama that Equitan, his seneschal, and the seneschal’s wife endured with each other. The plot in the story entitled “Equitan” sets up the suspense and drama that Equitan, his seneschal, and the seneschal’s wife endured with each other, it gives the reader the question of what may happen next. The author Marie de France of the text The Lias of Marie de France is the epitome of all story plots. Plots have a special way of showing the engineering template that is about to happen, without plotting it is not methodical. The following quote was stated by Marie de France. “Equitan enjoyed a fine reputation and was greatly loved in his land.” (56). This quote is important because it sets up the character and some of the character’s background. There is just enough information given in the beginning to help understand what the plot is setting up. Plotting is part of every human beings everyday life, it is the natural order of how our lives unfold. The plot in the story entitled “Equitan” sets up the suspense and drama that Equitan, his seneschal, and the seneschal’s wife endured with each other because the order of plot engrosses the reader to stay interested and suspenseful in the story. The plot is designed to set up the complicity of the story as every story has. The...
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...Book Report Options Mrs. McDonough For 8th grade D.E.C.A.L. English classes The following is a list of project types that can be created to showcase your learning and understanding of the story that you read on your own. Each marking period you will first have a book approved by Mrs. McDonough. Each marking period will have a different genre that students must read. At the end of the presentations, the new genres for the next 9 weeks will be revealed. These book report options will be presented in class during the 8th week. YOU MAY NOT REPEAT PROJECTS! Students will be graded on the written portion of the option for a writing grade. The presentation and conversation will be graded on comprehension of the story and receive a grade for Reading. It is important that you include literary elements. In addition, you must always include the title, author, genre, setting, plot, characters, & theme. The expectations for the oral presentations is that you stand in the front of the classroom and share with the class the plot of your book, some interesting points (about the story or your project) explain the elements of your project, any opinions, and any recommendations. It is really important that you do NOT read to the class. The objective of a presentation is your ability to talk about something to the class, not to read things to us. – PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS FOR...
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...exist. There is a story to be uncovered behind all data - a story that has characters, plots, and problems in the data. The questions or problems addressed by the data and their story can be disappointing, exciting, or just plain ordinary! This module is about stories that begin with data. Classwork Example 1: Graphs Data are often summarized by graphs; the graphs are the first indicator of variability in the data. Dot plots: A plot of each data value on a scale or number line. * Histograms: A graph of data that groups the data based on intervals and represents the data in each interval by a bar. * Box plots: A graph that provides a picture of the data ordered and divided into four intervals that each contains approximately 25% of the data. * Exercises Answer the questions that accompany each graph to begin your understanding of the story behind the data. Transportation officials collect data on flight delays (the number of minutes a past the scheduled departure time that a flight takes off).Consider the dot plot of the delay times for sixty BigAir flights during December 2012. | What do you think this graph is telling us about the flight delays for these sixty flights? * * * * * * * * Can you think of a reason why the data presented by this graph provides important information? Who might be interested in this data distribution? * * * * * * Based on your previous work with dot plots, would you describe...
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...Outline: I. Short Stories a) Activating Prior Knowledge b) Responding to the Selection c) Short Story Selections 1. Suggested Activities to use with Various Groups II. Oral Tradition Literature – Tall Tales and Folktales a) Analyze characteristics and plots of Folktales and Tall Tales b) Understanding Hyperbole c) Writing a Tall Tale d) Selections of Oral Tradition Literature III. Novel Studies a) Previewing the novel b) Defining and Understanding Elements of c) Character Analysis d) Problems and Solutions of the story IV. Historical Fiction a) Activating background/prior knowledge b) Setting a purpose for reading c) Writing about historical fiction V. Realistic Fiction a) Evaluating Realistic Fiction b) Responding to the selection c) Distinguishing between Fact and Opinion d) Summarizing the Story Chapter 1 – Short Stories: A short story is, like the name says, a short literary composition. The action is compact and every single event is crucial to the development of the plot. The time span covered within the action of a short story could vary from a few hours to days or years. A short story could have elements of...
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...storyteller and novelist who use detailed and graphical techniques. In the text An Evening in Guanima, two stories that best illustrate the idea “Each one helping one- leaving none behind” are “Jack and the Schoolmaster” and “Jack and the Magic Eggs”. Patricia Glinton-Meicholas illustrates these two stories for me, through her powerful use of character’s action, leading to plot events, imagery and theme. In the two stories that have been mentioned, the writer creates plot events to sir come the actions of Jack and other characters. In “Jack and the Magic Eggs”, Ber Debbil insisted on deceiving Jack’s sister, Zerona. Now, Ber Debbil was demon with evil intentions and tricks. Jack not only shows unity with his mother but with others in another story. “Do not leave without these”, which she was referring to the eggs. Patricia made Jack’s character traits very courageous and helpful to her reader’s. She created a plot event to bring out the action towards Ber Debbil. “Jack flung himself from his saddle and dashed across an untidy yard ...” Patricia Glinton displayed the loving action, Jack had for his sister. This also displayed his bravery, contained with a manly action towards the conflict occurring. The short story of “Jack and the Schoolmaster”, Patricia also portrayed a plot event. A man claimed to be a schoolmaster on a small settlement. Jack assured himself later on in the story that he would save the children from Ber Debbil. Jack was very suspicious about Ber Debbil. “He was...
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...constructed Death of a Salesman in a very methodical way. His numerous uses of foreshadowing helped keep the story cohesive and continue the sense of tragedy. Flashback were used to give the final tie to the foreshadowing and in the end created a very clear connection with props. One prop in particular were Linda’s stockings. This prop was used as a symbol of the play and affected the audience by foreshadowing Will’s affair and illuminating characteristics of both Willy and his son. The early mention of the stockings in the story introduced Willy’s view on them as very adverse. He had a hostile view on them and this was evident through his ridicule oh his wife’s action of mending. Willy stated. “I won’t have you mending stockings...
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...Dangerous Game vs. Young Goodman Brown In two of the most well-known short stories, “The Most Dangerous Game” and “Young Goodman Brown”, there are ironic similarities portraying evil between their settings, characterization, and plot. I. There happen to be different settings in both of the short stories but both of the settings adapt well with their plots. a. In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” the setting takes place in the early 1920’s after the First World War on a small tropical island somewhere in the Caribbean, known as Ship-Trap Island by the sailors. b. Whereas, in the short story, “Young Goodman Brown” the story is set in the late seventeenth century in Salem, a small town northeast of Boston in Massachusetts around the time of the Salem witch trials. II. The characters in both of these short stories have close similarities to each other as they both demonstrate good and evil traits, which help the plot flow. a. The main characters in “The Most Dangerous Game” are Sanger Rainsford, General Zaroff, Whitney, and Ivan. b. The main characters in the story “Young Goodman Brown” are Goodman Brown, Faith, The Old Man/Devil Figure, The Minister, Goody Cloyse, and Deakon Gookin. III. The plot of the short stories, although they are different, both exhibit evil conflicts that develop throughout the story. a. The plot in “The Most Dangerous Game” is about hunting. b. In the plot of “Young Goodman Brown” Goodman Brown has to leave one night but his wife...
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... Feb 6 2012 There are many great aspects to movies. Movies have an abundance of factors that can interest the audience who are viewing the film. A large factor that contributes to good movies and the emotions in movies are the actors that are chosen to play the main characters. Another factor that makes a good film is the plot of the movie because it carries the ideas and meaning of the film. The setting is the last extensive aspect of a movie because it helps the audience sense more emotion and personality. The actors, plot and setting are three immeasurable factors that add to the greatness of a film. Actors play a large role in films making the movie have feeling and interest. When you have good actors your movie is extremely interesting. Good actors make it easier to connect with the story. By seeing the actors portray the correct emotions, it adds dimension and makes it easy to connect with the film and understand the emotions being shown. When the actors learn how to work with each other and show chemistry throughout the film, it adds to the intensity of the movie and allows the audience to see the emotions in the story. When the actors show these two aspects throughout the movie, it makes you feel as if you were in the film and experienced the same things as they did. As much as a good actor can make a good movie, a bad actor can destroy one. Bad actors do not portray the character, the feelings and emotions are completely missed and it makes the...
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...Composition II Analysis 2.1 There are many story children’s books are containing violence and sexually language. There is a mom of two kids, one of them is five, whom like to read book. The Tango, it is one story children’s book comprises the same-sex couples in it. Her parents are trying to find the best way to explain to her whenever she has raised the questions about the characters in the book because “Sam” has two moms in the story. Also the kid at that age has egocentric so they need to know why even though; it is not a big deal to adult. She explains to her kid that God took seed from two different genders for creating a child, but in this case, the father is not here yet, therefore. The kid soon forgets the question and turns to other thing. In the same way, Little Tango is the first penguin in the zoo has two daddies. This is a challenge for the parents to search information inside the book to explain for their kid at home. There is a lot of way to be a family and here is a lot of way to leave family as the birds have different feather. (Claim) The story children’s book should not contains sexually and violence because their awareness will not property into the plot of story. I agree that because children’s comprehending has a limited into a point of view. They just cannot image how could it happen and they will continually be confusing themselves by the details of story. (Rebuttal) However, if the children’s story books cover with violence and sexually the kids...
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...any novel. Each side has their own viewpoint, and the mindsets are crucial to any storyline or plot. Within a Republic or rebellion, outspoken people are created which can ignite a vicious feud between the two sides. Because it is a true work of art, Legend by Marie Lu contains many elements that develop the story and plot to its maximum level. Literary devices are used intricately by Marie Lu in Legend and the effect born forms many conflicts between two contrasting characters, but it gives a higher level of excitement and understanding of the plot to the reader since the reader gets to see each character’s problems in the theme. First of all, conflicts...
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..._______ Plot: Freytag’s Pyramid Gustav Freytag was a Nineteenth Century German novelist who saw common patterns in the plots of stories and novels and developed a diagram to analyze them. He diagrammed a story's plot using a pyramid like the one shown. [pic] Freytag's Pyramid: The Breakdown 1. Exposition: setting the scene. The writer introduces the characters and setting, providing description and background. 2. Inciting Incident: something happens to begin the action. A single event usually signals the beginning of the main conflict. The inciting incident is sometimes called 'the complication'. 3. Rising Action: the story builds and gets more exciting. 4. Climax: the moment of greatest tension in a story. This is often the most exciting event. It is the event that the rising action builds up to and that the falling action follows. 5. Falling Action: events happen as a result of the climax and we know that the story will soon end. 6. Resolution: the character solves the main problem/conflict or someone solves it for him or her. 7. Dénouement: (a French term, pronounced: day-noo-moh) the ending. At this point, any remaining secrets, questions or mysteries which remain after the resolution are solved by the characters or explained by the author. Sometimes the author leaves us to think about the THEME or future possibilities for the characters. You can think of the dénouement as the opposite of the exposition: instead of getting ready to tell us the story by introducing...
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...Mostellaria one can see that the two contain many comedic and structural similarities. They both have similar plot ideas and the character structures are very alike as well, but what gives both stories the ability to contain so many similarities and still appeal to their intended audiences during vastly different time periods are how they alter the content of each joke to match the knowledge, values, and norms of the society in which they were written to entertain. The first signs of similarity between "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and Mostellaria is the plot structure and the character personalities. All of the basic stock characters are easily identifiable in both stories. Both father characters are easily relatable to the "senex" stock character due to their overly lax character traits and how they both are fooled by a "servi" due to their son's ("adolescens'") mischievous actions. In addition to the similarities between the "senex" and "servi," the son in both stories confuses lust for love in the way they few a certain "meretrix" in the two stories. In a lot of ways, the two are mirror images of the same story, with the only differences being the scenario in which the problem has risen and the language and physical actions used to display humor. Besides the similarities between the characters, the plot's are very similar as well. The problem in both stories are a direct result of the "adolescens" and its up to the "servi" to fix...
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...schemas; and for those reasons can be very beneficial to use as a literary device. While the two short stories have more similarities in how they use music, they are not without their differences. “Sonny’s Blues” and “How it feels to be Colored Me” both use music similarly in that they both use music to convey certain elements, albeit how the authors used music differed in the two works. Music is used similarly between the stories as something used to surpass words when it comes to expressing your inner feelings, as well as something the narrators use to show differences between two characters. In “Sonny’s Blues” music is a focal point of the story as it is exemplifying the difference between the narrator and his brother, as well as being the thing that ends up bringing the two together (Baldwin 148). “How it feels to be Colored Me” uses music in a similar way in that it makes Zora see the differences as well as the emotional distance between herself and her white friend (Hurston 3). While...
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...Man VS. Woman: A Literary Analysis Of Conflicts In Two Stories Gena Jones ENG125: Introduction To Literature Instructor: Denya Ciuffo August 31, 2015 Man VS. Woman: A Literary Analysis Of Conflicts In Two Stories In the short stories “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston and “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway, there is a very similar conflict of Individual vs. Individual between the men and the women that represents the constant struggle for power in the human relationship. While “Sweat” allows us to see the resolution of conflicts by the end of the story, “Hills Like White Elephants” presents us with these conflicts and does not really give us clear resolution in the end. Imagery and epiphany are techniques used in both stories to give the reader more detail as to the nature of the conflict. Plot as a literary technique is present in “Sweat,” but absent in “Hills Like White Elephants” and this has an impact on the understanding and resolution of conflict in both stories as well. Through careful analysis, I will demonstrate how plot, imagery, and epiphany as literary techniques give depth and meaning to the conflict of Individual vs. Individual in both “Sweat” and “Hills Like White Elephants. In the short story “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston, we see a conflict between a lazy man and his hard-working wife. “Sweat” is about a woman named Delia Jones who picks up and launders other people’s clothes to make a living, while her husband lives off of the money she makes...
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...The Amish Midwife could easily be classified as a well known book, but the question is, is this a good book? After all, just because something is well known it does not mean that the reasons for its popularity are good. So, in order to answer this question a person must first look at whether or not the plot is good, and if the follow through of this plot was done well. Then it is important to determine if the main character's goal within the book makes logical sense. After considering each of these questions and the answers given it will be simple enough to make a decision based off the information given. To begin, it would be best to start off by explaining what the plot is. This story is centered around a woman named Alexandra (or Lexie...
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