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Exploring Life's Big Questions Through Storytelling

This text examines fundamental questions such as the power of love, the essence of heroism, and the definition of family. It introduces different literary genres, including short stories, poetry, and drama, and emphasizes the importance of narratives in expressing human experiences. The concept of conflict is central to engaging storytelling, providing emotional depth and driving character development. Activities encourage creativity, such as writing narratives about imaginary friends based on famous figures and reflecting on impactful stories.

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Exploring Life's Big Questions Through Storytelling

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  1. SHORT STORIES & IMPORTANT TERMS ENGLISH III MRS. B. LEE

  2. WHAT ARE LIFE’S BIG QUESTIONS? • How POWERFUL is LOVE? • What MAKES a HERO? • Does GOOD always TRIUMPH? • What is FAMILY?

  3. WHAT ARE GENRES? • GENRES refer to a wide range of differing text types • TYPES: • Stories • Poetry • Drama • Non-Fiction • Fiction

  4. NARRATIVE • A NARRATIVE is the telling of a story. It can be inspired by real events & people but are mainly products of people’s imaginations! ACTIVITY:Compose a paragraph that is a narrative based on an imaginary friend. Be creative. Your imaginary friend must be based on a famous person. For example – Mrs. Lee’s imaginary friend is Elvis. Her paragraph will be about the time they sang karaoke!

  5. DIFFERENT TYPES OF STORIES • SHORT STORY – Focuses on a single event or incident; usually can be read in one sitting • NOVEL – Extended work of fiction; longer than short story; Gives writer space to develop a wider range of characters & a more complex plot • NOVELLA – Longer than a short story but shorter than a novel; focus on limited number of characters during a short time span

  6. WHAT MAKES A GREAT STORY? • GROUP ACTIVITY: Think of a story you have read or hear. It can be a powerful true story or a favorite piece of fiction. Compose a short summary of the story. Then answer the following questions: • What made the story interesting? • What emotions did the story evoke in you? • Was the story told in any unusual ways?

  7. PLOT & CONFLICT • EVERY good story is FUELED by CONFLICT • Series of events in a narrative is the PLOT • INTERNAL CONFLICT – Struggle within the character’s mind. Struggle is usually centered on a choice or decision the character must make. • EXTERNAL CONFLICT – Clash between a character and an outside force (ex. society, technology, supernatural, nature)

  8. PLOT & CONFLICT CONT. • CONFLICT is usually always introduced at the beginning of a narrative. • “The Plot Thickens….” This idiom is used to describes how the plot is being developed and how the characters are attempting to solve the conflict

  9. SEQUENCE & TIME • “Once upon a time….” “Happily ever after….” • Many stories follow CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER • CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER – is a linear structure; one event occurs or follows a preceding event ACTIVITY: You learned the terms FLASHBACK & FLASHFORWARD in 8th grade. Define this in your own words then give an example from a movie, play, or story that represents these terms.

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