YOUR LIFE AS A CARTOON Getting to know

YOUR LIFE AS A CARTOON Getting to know one another and preparing to analyze literature

STORY PLOT LINE Climax g. A llin Fa ion Ris ing Act n ctio Introduction Resolution

CHARACTERIZATION Protagonist and antagonist � Static vs. dynamic character � Flat vs. round character � Reasons for classification � How characters are revealed

SETTING It should add to the meaning Take your reader to a new place

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Symbolism Foreshadowing Similes Metaphors Analogies Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Personification Idioms Imagery I dare you to try…

THEME Is it primary or secondary? Is it explicit or implicit?

EVALUATION How does this affect my audience? Do they have enough details to clearly justify what I trying to portray?

YOUR LIFE AS A CARTOON In cartoon form, tell me about your life. It can be one particular event or an overview of your life. Your mission is to use the elements we’ve discussed in your comic strip. These tools will aid you in any critical review that you do of a novel, short story, etc. Once you have completed your story plot line, please go to the following web-address to create your comic: www. toondoo. com

MY LIFE AS A COMIC

STORY PLOT LINE The decision to go!—I passed two runners Climax g. A llin ion Act ing Ris Introduction n Summer training; fear of being great 1. Became a state medalist 2. Pain ceased for a short while ctio State meet 2003 Race begins Middle of race Update on where I am placed Fa 1. 2. 3. 4. My time to shine! Resolution