About Writing Adapted from: A Sense of Belonging – Oxford University Press Australia 1) Plot The plot is what happens in the story. It can range from the very simple‚ to very complicated. Simple plots usually depend on other factors to bring the story to life in the reader’s mind. A simple example of a narrative plot is the introduction-rising action-climax-resolution model. Certain stories have expected story lines‚ while others are complex or have so many twists that the reader is caught by
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Erik Larson utilizes chronological order‚ alternate plot lines‚ and a problem and solution approach to create interesting plot lines. Larson implements chronological order so the reader can easily follow along and know the events as they happen in order. Larson displays two different plot lines that simultaneously unfold throughout the book. He alternates plot lines to keep the reader interested‚ and engaged with the text. Larson provides problem and solution techniques to enhance the characters
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"Wing’s Chips" is a short story by Mavis Gallant with a powerful message. The theme of this story is that even though many people have different backgrounds and dissimilar views on what is right and wrong‚ they want to be respected and accepted for who they are. "Wing’s Chips" focuses on three separate cultures‚ who in the end‚ learned to respect each other in a subtle way. A French-Canadian town is the setting for this short story. A river divides this town‚ with an English community on the opposite
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Read Poppy and Rye Fill out the Story frame Story Frame A story frame helps the reader focus on the story content. It can replace the old setting‚ plot‚ theme‚ etc. Story frames are written as essays. Fill in the blanks for your assigned book. The story takes place . who . Dimwood region‚ Dimwood Forest is heartbroken over the loss of her beloved fiance‚ travels west through Dimwood Forest to inform his family. the mice have turned to for help river. This caused flooding for Ragweed’s
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SECTION I PLOT AND PLOT STRUCTURE THEORETICAL PRELIMINARIES The impact of a literary work‚ as it has already been stated‚ depends on all its elements. Among them plot and plot structure play an important role. The plot is a series of interlinked events in which the characters of the story participate. The events are arranged in a definite sequence to catch and hold the reader’s interest. The writer arranges the events‚ ordering them as he sees fit. Most stories and novels have
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The rising action is the actions leading up to the ray gun detonating. The climax is that the narrator and the curate fight in the ruined house; the narrator’s brother and his friends get to a ship. The falling action is that the Thunder Child defends the ships fleeing England; the narrator finds the world totally changed when he emerges from the ruined house. Who is the protagonist? Antagonist? The protagonist of this chapter is the narrator and the antagonist is the aliens. What are the most important
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Nicholle Miller ICD Narration Rodney Merchant February 2nd‚ 2013 The Brakes Rhetorical tools within a narrative are very important. They help set the stage so the reader can understand the story from the author’s perspective. A narrative is structured so the reader can see things clearly. The structure contains the introduction‚ the body‚ and the conclusion. The introduction has a thesis statement. A thesis statement is a sentence that states the main point of the narrative. The introduction
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I am Nujood Age 10 and Divorced / Nujood Ali with Delphine Minoui Three Rivers Press‚ 2010‚176 pp. Autobiography I am Nujood Age 10 and Divorced tells about a 10 year-old girl who says yes to everything and obeys the orders of her brothers and her father. Will she learn to finally say no? Nujood Ali‚ a little girl that lives in Yemen has the greatest life ever: eating chocolates‚ playing hide-and-seek‚ and drawing about sea turtles because she has never seen an ocean before. Her magical world
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Narrator/Narrative Voice First person narrator Narrator speaks in the first person “And as I write here I read it again‚ the very paper is in front of me” (Pg. 139) She is referring to herself about reading Pieter’s diary and writing about it Characters/Characterization Pieter Van Vlaanderen Dynamic character because he is becoming more loving towards his wife‚ yet is still “mad sickness came over” him and it is getting worse. (Pg. 127) Protagonist Jakob Van Vlaanderen Dynamic character because he
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The Fall of the House of Usher and Where is Here? (An Analytical Essay on the Importance of Setting) Several key components make up the two stories of The Fall of the House of Usher and Where is Here?. Components like dialogue‚ character description‚ word choice‚ plot‚ etc‚ but one of the big players in these two short stories is most definitely setting. Dialogue and plot are certainly important to these stories‚ but without their specific and clever setting styles‚ these stories would be just
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