MYP Unit 2: Analyzing MYP Unit 2: Analyzing Fiction with Fiction with The Hobbit The Hobbit

Unit Question:"What Makes A Good Leader?"

Area of Interaction: Community and Service

Fiction: A form of narrative writing that is Fiction: A form of narrative writing that is imaginary, or made up. imaginary, or made up.

A good fiction story will include these components:◦ Plot◦ Vivid Setting◦ Compelling Characters◦ THEMES

What is a theme?

PlotPlot

Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows the order of events and actions within a story.

The above graph is called: Freytag’s Plot Pyramid

Exposition: the start of the story, the situation before the action starts

Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax

Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action

Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climax

Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads

Plot ComponentsPlot Components

There are 3 common types of fiction:

1.Short Story

2.Novel3.Novella

Common Common GenresGenres of Fiction of FictionFantasy-

◦Does NOT represent the real world.

◦Based on pure imagination.

◦ May include non-human, animal or alien creatures, unreal settings, or impossible occurrences. EX: The Hobbit Fairy Tales/ Folk Tales

Science Fiction- Another form of fantasy

◦Real of hypothetical developments on individuals or society

◦EX: Fahrenheit 451

Genres of Novels Cont.Genres of Novels Cont.

Gothic or Gothic Romance

◦Mysterious events & a scary atmosphere. Ex: Dracula

◦Stormy love relationship

Satirical ◦Reveals human folly

through wit, scorn, ridicule, and exaggeration

◦EX: Animal Farm

Plot: ConflictPlot: Conflict

Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.

Plot: Types of ConflictPlot: Types of Conflict

Character vs Nature

Character vs Society

Character vs Self

Character vs Character

Plot: Character vs. Character Plot: Character vs. Character ConflictConflict

This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character, human or not human.

EX: Anne Frank in conflict with Mrs. Van Daan

Plot: Character vs. Nature Plot: Character vs. Nature ConflictConflict

This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist.

Plot: Character vs. Self Conflict Plot: Character vs. Self Conflict (Internal Conflict)(Internal Conflict)

In this type of conflict, the main character experiences some kind of inner conflict.

What type of climax, mental or action, would a character v. self conflict most likely have?

Plot: Character vs. Society Plot: Character vs. Society Conflict (External Conflict)Conflict (External Conflict)

This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, etc.

Ex: Anne v. Adolf Hitler & the Holocaust

The HobbitThe HobbitBy: J.R.R. TolkienBy: J.R.R. Tolkien

Tolkien:◦ Real Name: John Ronald

Reuel Tolkien

Birthdate: January 3, 1892- 1973

Birthplace: Bloemfontein, S. Africa

Grew up in England.Studied at Oxford University Fought with the French in WWI.Later, taught Anglo-Saxon literature at Oxford.The Hobbit was released in 1937

Literary Elements Literary Elements

Flashback: a scene that interrupts the action in a story to show an event that happened earlier.Foreshadowing: the use of hints or clues in a story to suggest what may happen later on.Personification: a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human characteristics.

◦ Ex: The pig laughed out loud all the way to the barn.

Slapstick: crude comedy in which humor comes from horseplay or violent activity, such as slapping or fighting.