PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Man vs Self- when a character struggles within his mind
-tommy couldn't decide if he wanted to eat Chick-fil-a or Wendy's for lunch
Man vs man- when a conflict is external and is dealing with another person
- Bradly and Michael were arguing over who was a better football team, clemson or carolina. (Obviously clemson)
Man vs society- when a chard tear faces an external conflict with the community or area
- jimmy marched on the sidewalks for equal I rights
Man vs nature- when a character struggles with nature externally
- Tom crawled to the small pool of water thirsty and tired because of the blistering heat
Man vs supernatural- when a character faces something that isn't real
- bob struggles to fend off the hoards of zombies
Man vs technology- when a character struggles with a machine, or some piece of technology
- Jessie is struggling to get the coffee maker to work
Cause- an event that causes some kind of outcome
Effect- the outcome caused by the cause
Propaganda- biased or misleading information that promotes a specific viewpoint
Stereotype- a widely held generalized opinion about a group of people
Allegory- a story, poem, or a picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political meaning
- the story was like the holocaust, and how the nazis kept taking the Jews, little bit by little bit
Denotation- the strict dictionary meaning of a word
Connotation- the emotional and imaginative association surrounding a word
*its the feeling you get because of your experience with this word
Chronological- in order of time
Chrono- time
Fiction stories are told chronologically
Sequence/order of importance
-steps described in the order they come
-does not take place in any place at any specific point in time
Cause and effect
-explains reasons why something happened or it explains the effects of something
Problem and solution
-an author states a problem and a solution(s)
-similar to cause and effect
Compare and contrast
Compare-find similarities
Contrast-find differences
-shows what's in common and what's different
Metaphor- a comparison that does not use like or as ex. She is a ghost
Extended metaphor-
A metaphor throughout a piece of writing
- similar to regular metaphor: subject is something else (a comparison)
- different because several related comparisons are made or every line relates to the metaphor
Alliteration: the beginning sounds within a line are deliberately repeated
- the danged dog dragged a donut on the floor
