THE WORD HIDDEN IN THE BOXES BY CREATING A PATTERN ON HOW TO READ IT. s E T T i n G SETTING C H r R A E a c T CHARACTER C f I O N I t c CONFLICT T H E E M THEME P T L O PLOT P O W N I E T O I F V POINT OF VIEW SETTING •The time and place in which a story takes place. Several aspects of narrative’s setting need to be considered in examining how they contribute to a story. – (Geographical location) Where is the action of the story taking place? – (Historical period, time of the day, year, etc.) When is it taking place? – Is it cloudy, sunnny, etc. – (Focusing on the speech, dress, mannerism, customs, etc. of a particular place) Does the story contain local color or cultural expressions typicaly in a setting? – What feeling is conveyed at the start of the story? Is it happy and cheerful or sad and frightening? SETTING THE SCENE SETTING PLACE TIME WEATHER SOCIAL MOOD CONDITION CONDITION • Market – • Long time • The weather • Women are talipapa ago is fine wearing clothes • The people made of silk and • Earth embroidered are very • Kingdom of with flowers and happy bay wide stripes. communicati • People are ng to gods going to the market to buy and barter some goods. CHARACTER
• CHARACTER – is the person taking part in a
narrative. A protagonist is clearly central to the story with all major events having some importance to this character. The one against the protagonist is the antagonist or the bad guy. The Characteristics of a Person
• To make a story become seemingly real to
the reader.The characters must appear real.Characterization is the information the author provides you about the characters themselves. The author may reveal the character by what he/she does or does not do. • DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION – The writer tells you directly what a character is like. • INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION –The writer tell you information about a character but doesn’t tell you about the character’s personality directly. This way, you have to make your own judgements about the character. • His/her physical appearance • What he/she says, thinks, feels, and hopes • What others say about him/her and how they react to him/her. FRIEND OR FOE NAME OF ACTION/DEED OF TRAIT OF CHARACTER CHARACTER CHARACTER FRIEND OR FOE NAME OF ACTION/DEED OF TRAIT OF CHARACTER CHARACTER CHARACTER
MARIA She is the daughter of two A beautiful and
deities who always go to talipapa. The source of joy loving daughter. and laughter to her family.She is like a jewel to them. TASK 15 CONFLICT, ANYONE. LOOK AT THESE DRAWINGS CLOSELY. CONFLICT • Conflict is the energy of a story. • It is conflict or struggle that gives any story its energy. These are many conflicts – the possiblities are endless. 1. External conflict – one character in conflict with another character/s; one character in conflict with a group or a whole society; one character in conflict with something in nature. 2. internal Conflict – may involve a character’s struggle to make a decision or to overcome some feelings such as fear, suspicion, hostility, or sadness. Answer the following questions: 1.Who caused the main character’s unhappiness? 2.What was the conflict in the legend? 3.Which part of the legend reveals the conflict? 4.Did Maria face an outside enemy? Why? 5.How can the interaction between characters be a source of conflict? Main Thing. With your partner, match the subject in column A with its theme in column B by writing the letter of your answer in your notebook. A B 1. The struggle between good and a. People and dogs can make good evil. company but no one can replace 2. The degree to which people can the joy and excitement about life control their own lives. people can share with their 3. The difference between what fellowmen. appears to be real or true and what b. The good always prevail over evil. actually is real or true. c. No matter how hard people try to 4. Similarities between humans and control their lives, there is always animals. someone up there to do everything they want. d. What actually is real or true always come out even if people try to hide it. THEME • Theme – life lesson of a story or author’s message; the idea the writer wishes to convey about an important subject; expresses in a sentence; not usually stated directly; can have two or more themes but one often stands out as the principal theme. • Subject – usually expressed in a word or two: love, childhood, or death. Maria Makiling •Subject – Love •Theme – true love will find its way no matter what happened. SUBJECT- THEME HOORAY!
•With your partner, give at
least 2 subjects and theme from the legend Maria Makiling. PLOT • The series of related event that make up a story. Most plots are built with these parts. • An introduction, or exposition, tells you who the characters are and usually what their conflict is. Complication arises as the characters take steps to resolve the conflict. • Event in the story, when the outcome is decided one way or another. The final part of a story is the resolution. This is when the story’s problems are solved and the story is closed. • Not all stories have a traditional plot structuture. Modern writers often experiment with plot, eliminating at times some or nearly all of the parts of a traditional plot in order to foucs on another element like character. Plot me
•Form a group of three
members. Recall important parts of the legend and fill out the plot diagram. Quiz 1.5 August 6, 2018
I. Match the subject in Column A
with its theme in Column B by writing the letter of your answer in your notebook. A B 1. The struggle between good and a. People and dogs can make good evil. company but no one can replace 2. The degree to which people can the joy and excitement about life control their own lives. people can share with their 3. The difference between what fellowmen. appears to be real or true and what b. The good always prevail over evil. actually is real or true. c. No matter how hard people try to 4. Similarities between humans and control their lives, there is always animals. someone up there to do everything they want. d. What actually is real or true always come out even if people try to hide it. II. Recall the important parts of the legend Maria Makiling. Fill out the plot diagram. Write only the letter of your answer in the plot diagram. A.Maria’s parents decided to get her power of enchantment and forbid her to go to earth. B.Maria continuously watch over Gat Dula; Gat Dula did not suffer a single wound during the battle against Lakan Bunto. C.Gat Dula’s unability to see Maria caused him to get ill and die. D.Gat Panahon and Dayang Makiling, the parents of Maria, got angry and do not agree with Maria and Gat Dula’s love affair. E.Maria implored the gods to give the soul of Gat Dula. III. Directions: Identify what is asked for in each statement about the elements of short story. _____10. It is the series of related event that make up a story. _____11. It is the struggle that gives any story its energy. _____12. The time and place in which a story takes place _____13. The person taking part in a narrative. _____14. It is the life lesson of a story or the author’s message. _____15. It is a kind of conflict which involve a character’s struggle to make a decision or to overcome some feelings such us fear, suspicion, hostility, or sadness.