Oct. 4, 2018

Hello! Here's what we're up to today:

New Media 10

1. Checking in.
2. Literary Terms:

- Foreshadowing - when a hint is given about the outcome of the story (Chekhov's gun)
- Flashback - a sudden memory of a key event
- Flat Character - a character with few known personality traits (there's no clear inner conflict)
- Round Character - a character with man known personality traits (some inner contradictions)
- Static Character - a character who never changes as the story progresses
- Dynamic Character - a character who changes significantly as the story progresses
- Protagonist - the character driving the plot forward (not always the "good guy")
- Antagonist - the character (or force) pushing against the the protagonist
- Presentation - Direct - When the narrator specifically describes the character
- Presentation - Indirect - When the reader infers a character's traits indirectly, through appearance, speech, and actions.

4. "The Possibility of Evil" Recap and Discussion

- What were your thoughts on the story?
- What symbols can you identify? List them.
- What is a theme of the story? Do you agree with it?

5. Activity on characterization, to hand in tomorrow

- Create a character description for two other characters in the town: one we've met, and another we haven't. Consider these four questions:

a. Where are they?
b. How did they get there?
c. Where are they going?
d. How will they get there?

Lit 10

1. Checking in.
2. Discussion: Privacy is slipping away.
3. Literary Terms:

- Foreshadowing - when a hint is given about the outcome of the story (Chekhov's gun)
- Flashback - a sudden memory of a key event
- Flat Character - a character with few known personality traits (there's no clear inner conflict)
- Round Character - a character with man known personality traits (some inner contradictions)
- Static Character - a character who never changes as the story progresses
- Dynamic Character - a character who changes significantly as the story progresses
- Protagonist - the character driving the plot forward (not always the "good guy")
- Antagonist - the character (or force) pushing against the the protagonist
- Presentation - Direct - When the narrator specifically describes the character
- Presentation - Indirect - When the reader infers a character's traits indirectly, through appearance, speech, and actions.

4. "The Possibility of Evil" Recap and Discussion

- What were your thoughts on the story?
- What symbols can you identify? List them.
- What is a theme of the story? Do you agree with it?

5. Activity on literary terms, to be complete by next class. You may work with a partner.

a. Identify a possible theme of the story, and explain.
b. What kind of person is the main character? Offer two examples of "indirect presentation" and explain how they connect
c. Are there any examples of the following? If so, prove using quotes: irony, foreshadowing, flashback.
d. Find one example of alliteration and assonance
e. What word best describes the tone of the story? Justify your response.
f. Find three possible symbols in the story. What might they be symbols for?

English 12

1. Checking in.
3. Literary Terms:

- Tone - the overall emotions of the text (more specifically, often the emotions of the speaker/narrator)
- Mood - the emotions created by the text in the reader.
- Atmosphere - (honestly, there is no consensus online what the specific definition is. Some say it equals mood, some say it is between tone and mood. I'm going to offer my own perspective, which is:) the emotions within the setting of the story
- Foreshadowing - when a hint is given about the outcome of the story (Chekhov's gun)
- Flashback - a sudden memory of a key event
- Protagonist - the character driving the plot forward (not always the "good guy")
- Antagonist - the character (or force) pushing against the the protagonist
- Presentation - Direct - When the narrator specifically describes the character
- Presentation - Indirect - When the reader infers a character's traits indirectly, through appearance, speech, and actions.
- First person point of view - the narrator is one of the characters, spoken with "I"
- Limited omniscient point of view - the narrator follows one character from the outside for most of the story.
- Omniscient point of view - the narrator has the ability to bounce around between perspectives at their will


4. "The Wall" Recap and Discussion

- What were your thoughts on the story? In particular, the ending?
- What symbols can you identify? List them.
- What is a theme of the story? Do you agree with it?

5. Activity on literary terms, to be complete by next class

a. Identify a possible theme of the story, and explain.
b. What kind of person is the main character? Offer two examples of "indirect presentation" and explain how they connect
c. Are there any examples of the following? If so, prove using quotes: irony, foreshadowing, flashback.
d. Find one example of alliteration and assonance
e. What word best describes the tone of the story? Justify your response.
f. Find three possible symbols in the story. What might they be symbols for?
g. What is your interpretation of the ending?