Understanding Setting Lit Types LAP 1 Short Stories

Understanding Setting Lit Types LAP 1: Short Stories

Setting The setting of a story is the time and place in which its action occurs. Where is the setting of our story, “The Scarlet Ibis”? Is there more than one setting? Where does MOST of the story take place?

Setting of the Story Give the correct information for the setting: 1. Geographical place: 2. Historical year: 3. Physical place, house: 4. Physical place, area: 5. Atmosphere/ details: 6. World events:

Elements of Setting Sensory details: Authors carefully select and arrange details to achieve a particular effect. Sensory details appeal to several or all of the five senses: Sight Smell Taste Hear Touch

Extending the Setting The narrator describes a place full of life: plants, flowers, insects, birds and warm, sunny weather. There are several passages where he creates imagery using the 5 senses. Find several and try to complete the following by identifying the words used to describe the setting: Plants/flowers Insects &small Birds animals Weather

Conflict is a struggle between two forces in a literary work. Conflict is an important element of plot and provides both interest and suspense in a story.

Types of Conflict Person vs. person: the struggle between one character and another character. Person vs. nature: the struggle between a character and natural events, the environment, or disease. Person vs. society: the struggle between a character and the beliefs of society. Person vs. self: the struggle between a character and himself or herself over a decision that must be made.

Identifying Conflict Identify which conflicts are present within the story and explain who and why it is a conflict. 1. person v. person: 2. person v. nature: 3. person v. society: 4. person v. self:

A Dynamic Character There are only two characters in the story: the narrator, whose name we never learn and his brother, Doodle (William Armstrong). A dynamic character is one who changes by the end of the story. He is one who learns something important that changes him, makes him more mature or gives him insight into himself or others. Is the narrator a dynamic character? You must say how you think he changed or what he learned. Support your answer with evidence from the story.

Writing Prompt In your notebook, write a paragraph describing a relationship that you have with a sibling, cousin or family member that is close in age to you. Compare this relationship to that of the narrator and his brother Doodle. Would you have treated Doodle the same way that his brother treated him? How? Why?

“The Scarlet Ibis” Plot: Doodle is born disabled and the brother feels a responsibility to his family and to Doodle. Exposition: The brother wanted to kill Doodle to save the family. He then sees that Doodle can learn and sets out to make him a “regular” boy. Complication: The brother has higher hopes than Doodle can master. Rising Action: The bird dies under the Bleeding tree. Resolution/Denouement: Doodle dies under the same tree while trying to keep up with his brother. Irony: Brother sees the value of Doodles life –even though others may not have seen it. Symbolism: The bleeding tree, the scarlet ibis, flowers, graveyard