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    This document discusses the key elements of stories, including characters, setting, plot, conflict, resolution, point of view, theme, and special techniques. It defines each element and provides examples. The objective is to explain how these elements contribute to the themes in stories. The document is a lesson on literary elements taught by Mr. Ian Roy Bataan to his English class.

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    This document discusses the key elements of stories, including characters, setting, plot, conflict, resolution, point of view, theme, and special techniques. It defines each element and provides examples. The objective is to explain how these elements contribute to the themes in stories. The document is a lesson on literary elements taught by Mr. Ian Roy Bataan to his English class.

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    This document discusses the key elements of stories, including characters, setting, plot, conflict, resolution, point of view, theme, and special techniques. It defines each element and provides examples. The objective is to explain how these elements contribute to the themes in stories. The document is a lesson on literary elements taught by Mr. Ian Roy Bataan to his English class.

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    GOOD

    AFTERNO
    ON! HOW ARE
    YOU?
    What did we discuss last
    meeting?
    RECALL
    To produce quality outputs by
    explaining how the elements
    specific to a genre contribute to
    the theme of a particular story.

    OBJECTIV
    DISCUSSION

    ELEMENT
    S
    OF A
    STORY
    MR. IAN ROY BATAAN
    ENGLISH CLASS
    STORY
    ELEMEN Ø Characters

    TS
    Ø Setting
    Ø Plot
    Ø Conflict
    Ø Resolution
    Ø Point of View
    Ø Theme
    CHARACTERS

    •The person, animals, and things participating in a story


    CHARACTERS

    •Protagonist and Antagonist are used to describe characters.

    •The protagonist is the main character of the story, the one with whom the reader identifies.
    This person is not necessary “good”.

    • The antagonist is the force in opposition of the protagonist; this person may not be “bad” or
    “evil”, but he/she opposes the protagonist in a significant way
    SETTING

    • It is the “where and when” of a story.

    • It is the time and place during which the story takes


    place.
    PLOT

    •Plot is the organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story.

    •Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows
    arrangement of events and actions within a story.
    PARTS OF A PLOT

    Ø Exposition - introduction; characters, setting and conflict (problem) are introduced


    Ø Rising Action - events that occur as result of central conflict
    Ø Climax - highest point of interest or suspense of a story
    Ø Falling Action - tension eases; events show the results of how the main character begins
    to resolve the conflict
    Ø Resolution - loose ends are tied up; the conflict is solved
    CONFLICT

    Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a


    story. Without conflict, there is no plot.
    CONFLICT

    Ø Conflict is a problem that must be solved; an issue between the protagonist


    and antagonist forces. It forms the basis of the plot.
    Ø Conflicts can be: External or Internal

    ü External conflict - outside force may be person, group, animal, nature, or a


    nonhuman obstacle
    ü Internal conflict - takes place in a character’s mind
    TYPES OF EXTERNAL CONFLICT

    Character vs Character
    Character vs Nature
    Character vs Society
    Character vs Fate
    Character vs. Self
    MOOD

    •Mood is the feeling that the author tries to convey throughout the story. The atmosphere or
    emotional condition created by the piece, within the setting. Does the author want the reader
    to be frightened or sad, or does the story make the reader laugh and think happy thoughts?

    •To figure out mood, examine how you feel while reading the story. Often mood is
    conveyed by the story’s setting.
    TONE

    a reflection of the poet’s attitude toward the subject of a poem. Tone can
    be serious, sarcastic, humorous, etc.
    POINT OF VIEW

    • First Person Point of View - a character from the story is


    telling the story; uses the pronouns “I” and “me”
    • Third Person Point of View - an outside narrator is telling the
    story; uses the pronouns “he”, “she”, “they”
    THEME

    Ø The theme is the central, general message, the main idea, the controlling
    topic about life or people the author wants to get across through a literary
    work
    Ø To discover the theme of a story, think big. What big message is the
    author trying to say about the world in which we live?
    Ø What is this story telling me about how life works, or how people behave?
    SPECIAL TECHNIQUES USED IN A
    STORY
    Ø Suspense- excitement, tension, curiosity
    Ø Foreshadowing- hint or clue about what will happen in story
    Ø Flashback- interrupts the normal sequence of events to tell about something that happened
    in the past
    Ø Symbolism – use of specific objects or images to represent ideas
    Ø Personification – when you make a thing,
    idea or animal do something only humans do
    Ø Surprise Ending - conclusion that reader
    does not expect
    QUESTIO
    NS
    ANY QUESTIONS?
    CLARIFICATIONS?
    REFERENCE

    Elements of a Story
    https://www.grantbulldogs.org
    THE END
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    Good job!

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