Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood Elements of Short Stories

Plot The original Review story with partner Fill out story map Climax Falling action Rising action Exposition Resolution http://www.pinkmonkey.com/dl/library1/story089.pdf

Red Riding Hood Characterization DIRECT Characterization (Author tells us): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Use author’s direct words as proof INDIRECT Characterization (we figure out on our own by observing their personalities and how others view them): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Use sections of the story that reveal this as proof

Conflict • Struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions • Internal: • Is a struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within the mind of a single character • Man v/s Self • External: • A character struggles against an outside force • Man v/s Man • Man v/s Nature • Man v/s Society

Conflicts in Little Red Riding Hood

Mood (aka atmosphere) • The feeling a story evokes • It is often created by the story’s setting • Some common moods are (suspenseful, peaceful, ominous, depressing, humorous,)

Little Red Riding Hood • What mood does the artist create in this work? • What elements of the picture create this mood? • Write a paragraph creating the mood you see in the picture.

ForeshadowingUses clues to hint at what will occur later in the plot Make haste and start before it grows hot, and walk properly and nicely ,and don’t run, or you might fall and break the flask of wine, and there would be none left for grandmother. “I will be sure to take care,” said Little Red Riding Hood to her mother, and gave her hand upon it. Now the grandmother lived away in the wood, half an hour’s walk from the village; and when Little Red Riding Hood had reached the wood, she met the wolf; but as she did not know what a bad sort of animal he was, she did not feel frightened.

Tone • The attitude a writer takes toward a subject, a character, or the reader. • Conveyed through word choice • Common tones authors take are (Ironic, sarcastic, nostalgic, critical, bitter, hopeful, sympathetic)

Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf by Roald Dahl from “Revolting Rhymes” The small girl smiles. One eyelid flickers. She whips a pistol from her knickers. She aims it at the creature’s head And bang bang bang, she shoots him dead. A few weeks later, in the wood, I came across Miss Riding Hood. But what a change! No cloak of red, No silly hood upon her head. She said, “Hello, and do please note “My lovely furry WOLFSKIN COAT.” What is the author’s tone toward Red’s incident with the wolf? How does the author feel about the “new” Red Riding Hood? How do you know? (hint: find “loaded words”) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKOJ29YiZA

Symbol • Person, place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself. • What does symbolize? • What does symbolize? • What does symbolize?

Little Red Riding Hood (Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs cover) What/Who does the wolf symbolize in the song? Red Riding Hood? The woods? Is the narrator of the song reliable (trustworthy)? Why or Why not? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J1XqEX3VBc

Irony 1. Verbal- a speaker says one thing but means the opposite 2. Situational-what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected to happen 3. Dramatic-occurs when the reader or audience know something important that the character doesn’t know

Irony in Little Red Riding Hood through different genres

Narration and Point of View • Omniscient (all-knowing)-Narrator plays no part in the story, but can tell us what all the characters are feeling and thinking • 3rd person limited-Narrator plays no part in the story, but zooms in on the thoughts of one character • 1st person-Narrator is a character in the story (says “I…)

Point of View in Different Genres

Theme • The central idea or insight about human life revealed by a work of literature • The author doesn’t tell you the meaning you should get from their writing • You figure out what it means to you personally ---What insight did you gain from reading it?

What is the theme of Little Red Riding Hood?

Little Red Riding Hood