Short Story Unit
The White Circle, The Necklace,
The Tell Tale Heart
Three Little Pigs
Plot
Diagram
Plot Diagram
Plot Diagram
Parts of Plot
Plot: The sequence of events in a story.
Exposition: The basic situation of a story—
this is where the reader learns the
background information necessary to
understand the story.
Exposition Example
The reader learns Liz lives in an apartment by
herself.
Liz is 25-years-old.
Liz is tired from a long day at work as a nurse.
Liz is talking on her cell-phone to her best friend
Julie as she walks to the door of her own home.
Parts of Plot
Complication (Rising Action): The
part of the story which occurs
between the exposition and climax.
Here is where conflicts occur which
build up the story and make it
interesting.
Complication: Rising Action
Example
Liz hears some strange thumping sounds coming from
the inside of her apartment as she is about to put her
key in the door.
Liz tells Julie she hears something.
Julie suggests she calls the police.
Liz tells Julie that she was probably imagining the sounds
but still hears them.
Complication Continued
Liz opens the door to her apartment and sets
her bag by the door.
Her heart jumps when she sees a pair of
black shoes peeking out from under her
living room curtains.
The curtain moves slightly.
Parts of Plot
Climax: The main conflict is typically
resolved at this place. This is also known
as the turning point or highest point of
action in a story.
Climax Example
Liz bravely walks up to the curtain and picks up a heavy
candlestick on the way.
She strikes the candlestick against the curtain, and at the
same time, something grabs her hand from behind the
curtain.
Liz drops the candlestick, and a tall man with a black mask
emerges from behind the curtain.
Suddenly, her front door is flung open.
Types of Conflict
Internal Conflict: A conflict that
occurs within a character’s mind.
(man vs. himself)
External Conflict: A conflict that
occurs between a character and an
outside force. Man vs. man, man vs.
nature, for example.
Warm-up
Describe in 3
sentences or less
what a plot diagram
is…..
Elements of a plot
Parts of Plot
Resolution (Falling Action): The part of the
story which occurs after the climax and
continues to the end of the story. Here is
where loose ends are tied up toward the
end of the story.
Falling Action Example
The police emerge, and the masked man releases Liz
from his grasp.
He quickly exits her home through the open window, but
is met with the gun from a policeman.
Julie had called the police for Liz.
Liz realizes many of her possessions are knocked over or
broken.
Parts of Plot
Resolution: The final outcome of the
story.
Resolution Example
The police try to comfort Liz while taking her
statement.
Liz packs some possessions to take to Julie’s house
for the night.
She decides to invest in a second lock for her door in
the morning and to install a burglar system. She
knows it will be difficult to continue living in her
Conflict in more detail
Man vs Man:When a character has an argument or disagreement with another
character.
Man vs Nature: When a character has a problem with outside forces like weather or
land.
Man vs Self: When a character develops an internal struggle between his thoughts
and ideas.
Man vs Society:When a character disagrees with the values, laws, or beliefs of a
group.
Three Little Pigs
Plot diagram Answers
In class work
In groups of 2 or 3
Create a plot diagram for The White Circle
Homework Quizzes
Conflict quiz # 1
Conflict quiz # 2
Email me your results with a screenshot (picture) as proof
of your score. You can skip questions 9, 10 on quiz #2
Warm-up-Do you agree? Yes or no?
Explain.
Answer this question in your notebook?
Parents are responsible for their
children’s actions.
Collect your Plot Diagram
In groups, complete your plot diagram.
-Proofread for errors.
-Use colours.
-Make it appealing to look at.
Protagonist/Antagonist
The protagonist is the main character, hero, or
good guy faced with a problem or struggle.
The antagonist is a person who opposes
another person.
Who is the protagonist in The White Circle?
Who is the antagonist in The White Circle?
Character Analysis
Character Analysis
Warm-up POP Quiz
5 minutes….this is an individual quiz
Your Short Story
See handout for elements needed
Final Draft
7F -October 16
7M- October 17
Your Short Story
Planner link:
http://goo.gl/WyY0IJ
Get ready for spelling pre-test
Date and Title your note book,
there will be 8 words.
The NecklaceIn Mandarin with English Subtitles
Predictions...
1.Before snippet sharing
1.After snippet sharing
Theme...what is it?
Themes
The White Circle
The Necklace
Honesty
Contentment
Social Status
Envy
Suffering
Pride
Irony
the use of words that
mean the opposite of
what you really think
especially in order to be
funny
a situation that is strange
or funny because things
happen in a way that
seems to be the opposite
of what you expected
Webster’s Dictionary
Write down examples of
examples of Irony in your
life. Discuss.
What is Ironic in the The Necklace?
List some examples….
1) Madame Loisel gave up 10 years of her life just to tell a lie that she lost the
necklace.
2) The necklace was fake, it's irony because Mme. Loisel had never expected
to borrow a fake necklace from her rich friend, Mme. Fostier.
3) The necklace was supposed to make Mme. Loisel look rich but it actually
made her poorer than before.
Short
Story
Rubric
Short Story Rubric
Short Story Outline
Due: At the end of class
Today:
Find your name stick, sit down
Take out your short story, remove the cover page
Remove your name...if it appears else where on
your story.
Give to me
Get ready for a quiz, clear off your desk, you
need only a pen
Short Story Due:Final
7M.October 21 st.
7F: October 20th
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan
Poe
Homework
Read/listen to a
The Tell-Tale-Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bansJgYiOXY
Reading by Iggy Pop
Edgar Allan Poe Biography
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Literary Devices
Quiz
Metaphor and Similes
Similes and Metaphors
Both similes and metaphors are forms of
comparison that compare words in a
sentence.
They can be used to make your sentences
more interesting. How are similes and
metaphors different?
Similes and Metaphors
A simile is a word that compares words in a sentence. You can usually
tell if a simile is present in a sentence when you see the words as or
like.
Don ate his salad like a vacuum cleaner.
His arms were weak and felt like noodles.
The thunder was as loud as fireworks.
You can see that the underlined words in the sentences above are
compared to each other. The words as and like are bolded to show
that a simile occurs in this sentence.
Personification
Quiz
Take the quiz and email me your results.
Due:
7F/7M- Monday Nov 3
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The Tell Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe uses literary elements to
develop his sense of style within his writings.
Can you find examples of Metaphors,
Personification and Simile?