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LESSON 3
STRUCTURAL
CONTEXT OF
PROSE
Determine the composition of literary genre in
terms of meaning, purpose, and target audience.
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Perform original literary text that reflects the identity of
02 literary genre
Perform original literary text that reflects the identity of
03 literary genre
PROSE is a literary device
referring to writing that is
structured in a grammatical
way, with words and phrases
that build sentences and
paragraphs.
TYPES OF
PROSE
NONFICTIONprose that recounts a true
story, provides information,
or gives a factual account
of something
HEROICprose usually in the form of a
legend or fable that is intended to
be recited and has been passed
down through oral or written
tradition
Fictionmost familiar form of prose
used in novels and short
stories
Poetic Prosepoetry written in the form of prose,
creating a literary hybrid with
occasional rhythm and/or rhyme
patterns.
STRUCTURAL
CONTEXT OF
PROSE
Conflict, Characters,
Characterization, PLOT,
Narrative PoV,
Narrative Techniques,
Organic Unity
Match the items in Column A with the items in Column B. Write the letters
of your answers in your notebook.
CONFLICT
CHARACTERS
CHARACTERIZATION
CHARACTERIZATION : EXAMPLE 2
The way a character
reacts to a certain
scene also teaches us
about them.
CHARACTERIZATION : EXAMPLE 2
A character who
snubs a beggar is
different from a
character who opens
their wallets.
PLOT
Falling
action final outcome
RISING
ACTION
beginning of
the story
turning point of
the story
part of the story
where the conflict(s)
begins to develop
Exposition
of events in
the story.
events and
complications start
to fall into place
Climax
Dénouement
NARRATIVE POINT OF
VIEW
who is communicating
to the reader.
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-First person
uses the “I” pronoun, and it
occurs when the narrator is
a part of the story.
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-Second person
uses the “YOU”
pronoun, and it’s rarely
used in long passages of
prose.
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-Third person uses
impersonal pronouns—
he, she, they, it, etc.
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NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES
the way in which a writer
conveys what they want to say
to their readers and the
methods that they use to
develop a story
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-Setting
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-Foreshadowing
suggests events or
outcomes that will happen
later in the writing
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-Cliffhanger
-is when a story is left
open-ended and
unresolved
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-Flashback or Flash Forward
shows events that happened
in the past or future that
impact the
characters in the present day
of the story timeline
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-Red Herring
writers divert the attention of
the reader onto another
character or element of the
story in order to distract
them from the truth
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-Epiphany
A sudden realization by
a character can have a
dramatic impact on a
story
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-Backstory
Backstory reflects on
events that happen
before the main body of
the story being told
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ORGANIC UNITY
unified whole or the way
all of its parts and
aspects come together
to create a cohesive unit.
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Watch a video clip entitled
“HOW MUCH FOR A
MIRACLE”
and analyze it.
Answer the following
questions. Form is posted in
your google classroom.
1. Who are the main
characters of the story?
2. What is the setting of the
story?
3. What is the conflict?
4.What is the resolution in
the story?
5. What social conditions
are portrayed in the story?
“HOW MUCH FOR A MIRACLE”
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LEARNING TASK 4
Read
“A Christmas Carol”
by Charles Dickens
Then, answer the
questions that follow.
Write your answers in
your notebook.
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THEME, TONE,
MOOD AND POINT
OF VIEW
ANSWER!
1. Characterization is...
A. the central message in a story.
B. the problem in a story.
C. the process by which a writer
reveals a character’s
personality and qualities
D. the color of the character’s
costume
2. The setting of a story may best be
defined a
A. the conflict or problem in the story
B. the point of view of a story
C. the time and location in a story
D. the series of events in the story
3. What is it called when a reader has to
infer what the character is like based on
what he says, thinks, or does?
A. direct characterization
B. indirect characterization
C. the author's message
D. point of view
ANSWER!
4.
What is the meaning of
the term plot?
A. the final outcome of the story
B. the sequence of events in a
story
C. the beginning of a story
D. the high point of the story
5. Which of the following statements is the
best climax definition?
A. the point of highest tension in a story.
B. the conclusion of a work of literature in
which the conflict is resolved.
C. the introduction of characters, setting,
and
conflict in a narrative.
D. the series of events in the story
LEARNING TASK 5 Part II. Read the statements below and choose the letter of the best
answer.
6. This type of conflict that involves one’s battle within
one’s self
a.
b.
Man vs. man
External conflict
c. internal conflict
d. Man vs. nature
7. “True love can conquer anything” is an
example of a story’s what?
a. Main idea
c. summary
b. Motto
d. theme
8. A girl haunted by a ghost is an example of which type
of conflict?
a. Man vs. supernatural
c. man vs. nature
b. man vs. technology
d. Man vs. self
9. The opposing character or force to the main
character.
a. Protagonist
c. supporting character
b. Antagonist
d. None of the above
10. The point of view where the narrator is telling his or
her own story. Uses words such as I, me, we, our, etc.
a. 3rd person
c. 2nd person
b. 1st person
d. 4th person
THEME
A literary theme is the main idea or
underlying meaning a writer explores in a
novel, short story, or other literary work.
The theme of a story can be conveyed using
characters, setting, dialogue, plot, or a
combination of all of these elements.
EXAMPLES
•7.
Hope
•1. Power
•8.
Love
•2. Family
•9.
War
•3. Identity
•10.
Childhood
•4. Loneliness
•11.
Coming
of
age
•5. Friendship
•12.
Environment
and
•6. Free will vs. Fate
climate change
TONE
The tone an author uses in a piece of writing can evoke
any number of emotions and perspectives.
Cheerful.
Dry.
Assertive.
Lighthearted.
Regretful.
Humorous.
Pessimistic.
Nostalgic.
TONE
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MOOD
As a literary device, mood refers to the emotional
response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader
through a story
Any adjective can describe a mood, both in literature and in life,
such as playful, tense, hopeful, dejected, creepy, lonely,
amusing, or suspenseful. Every work of writing will have a
predominant mood that represents the entire piece.
mood
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PERSONA
the person who is understood to be speaking
(or the POINT OF VIEW)
a particular work. The persona is almost invariably distinct from
the author;
it is the VOICE chosen by the author for a particular
artistic purpose.
PERSONA
The term point of view, or POV for
shorthand, refers to who is telling a story, or
who is narrating it.
3 PERSONAS
FIRST PERSON- In this point of view, a character (typically
the protagonist, but not always) is telling the story. ...
I, we , us, our, ourselves, mine, my…
3 PERSONAS
SECOND PERSON- In this point of view, the author
uses a narrator to speak to the reader. ...
you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves
3 PERSONAS
THIRD PERSON- In this point of view, an external
narrator is telling the story.
he, him, his, himself, she, her, hers, herself, it, its, itself,
they, them, their, theirs, and themselves.
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