Elements of Fiction

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Elements of Fiction

• Focus Questions for
• Stand and Deliver

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Elements of Fiction

• Plot The Storyline
• Theme Main idea or moral of story
• Setting Where, when, why (context)
• Characterization Protagonist Main Character
• Antagonist Causes conflict for
  the protagonist
• Narration Point of view 1st Person or
  3rd Person

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Focus Questions

• Who is the protagonist in the story?
• What is the main conflict of the story?
• What are a few of the major themes?
• What is type of conflict is the main conflict?
• Character v. Character
• Character v. society
• Character v. nature
• Character v. self

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Foreshadowing

• Foreshadowing occurs when something occurs within
  the plot that predicts future events.
• Focus Question
• What key events are foreshadowed in the story as
  it relates to Jaime Escalantes life?

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Irony
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Types of Irony

• Irony is when one outcome is expected, but the
  opposite occurs, usually with a coincidental
  twist of events.
• Example An earthquake occurring during an
  earthquake drill

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IronyFocus Question

• What events occur that are ironic for the
  characters involved?

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• Verbal Irony Where one thing is said, but
  another, opposite meaning is inferred.
• Example Hannibal the cannibal said, Id love
  to have you over for dinner.
• Dramatic Irony occurs when the audience knows
  something a character does not and the outcome or
  meaning is the opposite of what the character
  expects.

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Dramatic Structure

• What event sent the story in a totally different
  direction?
• How was the main conflict resolved and who was
  involved in it?