Narratives

August 20, 2015

E.Q: Explain how the parts of a narrative work together to tell a story.

Obj: I can understand the structural components of a narrative.

Starter:

Take out your narrative from Tuesday.

Make a copy of the document and place it in your assignments folder.

Try and identify as many of the following terms: 

Exposition

Conflict

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Denouncement 

Vocabulary:

Literary Term: Exposition

Part of Speech: noun

Dictionary Definition: Introduce background information about events, settings, characters etc. to the audience or readers

Your Definition:

Activity: Identify the exposition of a fairy tale.

Literary Term: Conflict

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition:

: a struggle for power, property, etc.

: strong disagreement between people, groups, etc., that results in often angry argument

: a difference that prevents agreement : disagreement between ideas, feelings, etc.

Your Definition:

Activity: Identify the conflict of a fairy tale.

Literary Term: Rising Action

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: what happens in a story leading up to the most exciting part of a story (Climax)

Your Definition:  

Activity: Identify the rising action in a fairy tale.

Literary Term: Climax

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

Your Definition:

Activity: Identify the climax in a fairy tale.

Literary Term: Falling Action

Part of Speech; Noun

Dictionary Definition: parts of a story after the climax and before the very end.

Your Definition:

Activity: Identify the falling action in a fairy tale.

 Literary Term: Denouncement

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition:the final outcome of the story, generally occurring after the climax of the plot. 

Your Definition:

Activity: Identify the denouncement of the fairy tale.

 

Actvity:

 

1.  Modeling a Narrative

Together we will read the Brothers Grimm version of Cinderella.

As we read, consider the 6 components we discussed in our vocabulary.

We will identify each section together.

As we do this, take Cornell Notes. 

 

2. Small Group Work

Choose a fairy tale from the website provided.

 

Grimms' Fairy Tale

 

With your assigned group fill in the chart below.

 

 

 

Make sure that you identify the exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

 

You may put this in your assignment folder.

You should have this complete by tomorrow.

 

Closure:

Which part do you have the most difficulty identifying so far?