RETRIEVED REFORMATION BY O HENRY Do Now Do

RETRIEVED REFORMATION BY: O. HENRY

Do Now: Do you believe that a person who has a criminal history can change his/her ways for the better permanently? • Explain why or why not. • What factors or influences could be responsible for these changes?

Objectives: • To identify and define elements of a plot, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution using plot diagram • To analyze a short story and identify elements of a plot within the story • To define vocabulary words

A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry was the pen name (fake name) of author William Sydney Porter (1862 -1910), who grew up in North Carolina. He used the name O. Henry after he went to jail for stealing money from a bank in Texas. In 1902 he moved to New York City and became famous for his short stories. He is known for writing stories with a surprise or twist ending.

A Retrieved Reformation is a short story which is made up, a piece of fiction. This story was written over 100 years ago. This was before: The last time the cubs won the world series in 1918 Refrigerators were invented Television and Radios were created

CHARACTERS: The protagonist is the main character in a story. The antagonist is the character or force in conflict with the protagonist. The antagonist could be a person, animal or even a tornado.

Vocabulary Words 1. assiduously 2. virtuous 3. compulsory 4. rehabilitate 5. balk 6. eminent 7. retribution 8. elusive 9. unobtrusively 10. unperceived

WHAT IS PLOT? • PLOT - THE ORGANIZATION OF THE MAIN EVENTS IN A STORY. • MOST PLOTS WILL TRACE SOME PROCESS OF CHANGE IN WHICH CHARACTERS ARE CAUGHT UP IN A CONFLICT THAT IS EVENTUALLY RESOLVED.

PLOT DIAGRAM Climax 3 Rising Action Exposition 1 2 Falling Action 4 5 Resolution

1. EXPOSITION • BEGINNING OF A SHORT STORY • CHARACTERS ARE INTRODUCED • SETTING OF THE STORY IS PRESENTED • ALSO PRESENTS OTHER FACTS NECESSARY TO UNDERSTANDING THE STORY

IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE EXPOSITION • SETTING • TIME • PLACE • CHARACTERS • PROTAGONIST: THE MAIN CHARACTER; THE HERO • ANTAGONIST: THE CHARACTER WHO IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROTAGONIST IN SOME WAY; THE “BAD GUY”

2. RISING ACTION • INCLUDES ALL THE EVENTS THAT LEAD TO THE CLIMAX. • PRESENTS SOME TYPE OF CONFLICT

3. CLIMAX • THE “HIGH POINT” • TURNING POINT OF THE STORY. USUALLY THE MAIN CHARACTER COMES FACE TO FACE WITH A CONFLICT, AND USUALLY CHANGES IN SOME WAY.

4. FALLING ACTION • ALL LOOSE ENDS OF THE PLOT ARE TIED UP. THE CONFLICT(S) AND CLIMAX ARE TAKEN CARE OF.

5. RESOLUTION • THE STORY COMES TO A REASONABLE ENDING.

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER 1. Exposition 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4. Falling Action 5. Resolution Beginning of Story Middle of Story End of Story

THREE LITTLE PIGS Test your knowledge 1. Name the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. 2. What is the setting? 3. Who is the protagonist? Antagonist? 4. What is the author’s point of view? 5. What type of conflict?

CHECK IT CLIMAX: Wolf decides to sneak down the chimney to get the pigs. Event #5 The Big Bad Wolf tires several times, but he can’t blow down brick house. Event #4 Big Bad Wolf blows the stick house down and Pig #1 and #2 escape to Pig # 3’s house. Event #3 Event #2 Big Bad Wolf blows the straw house down and pig #1 escapes to Pig #2’s house. Pig #1 builds a house of straw, Pig #2 builds a house of sticks, and Pig # 3 builds a house of bricks. Event #1 The pigs come across a place they think will be a perfect to build their homes. EXPOSITION: Three little pigs leave home to find adventure in the big world. Wolf falls into boiling pot of soup. RESOLUTION: The Big Bad Wolf is so scared of the 3 Pigs that he runs off in the woods never to be seen again. The 3 little pigs live happily ever after.