IE3 Core Thursday: Lesson 3

4/23/2015

Hi everyone,

I can't believe how quickly three hours passed this afternoon. I sure wish we had more time!

Discussions:
We reviewed expression for asking for and giving and opinion, as well as for agreeing and disagreeing. We also had a short practice activity before our group discussions.

Today, we focused on how to check for your group's understanding. You can use these expressions:
a) Are you following me?
b) Are we on the same page?
c) Any questions, so far?

If you're having trouble understanding your group leader, you can ask:
a) Can you explain that again?
b) What was that again?

Literary Analysis:
After the break, we continued with literary terms. In today's lesson, we review the terms protagonist, antagonist and setting through pair discussions about your graded reader.

We also looked at climax and plot development. For your story's plot, there are different types of actions:

exposition
inciting incident (=the start of the conflict)
rising actions (=actions causing tension)
climax (=the most important / exciting action)
falling actions (=actions after the climax)
resolution (=how the story ends)

We also took a look at conflict, which is the tension in the novel. This is often caused by disagreement between two characters or a group of characters. There is usually more than one conflict in a novel:
a. person against him/herself
b. person against person
c. group against group
d. person / group against nature
e. person / group against supernatural

Homework:

Discussions
Blog Comment #3
Journal Topic #3: spring time experiences
Read graded reader (10-15 pages)
Secret Garden Literary Terms (antagonist, conflict and theme)
Bring 2500円 for your theater ticket

Blog Question #3:

Answer the following question about your graded reader:
1. Who is the protagonist?
2. Who is the antagonist?
3. What is the point of view?
4. What is the setting?
5. What are two conflicts in your story?

* Write 8-10 sentences.
* Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly.
* Submit by Wednesday, April 29 by 6:00pm.

16 Comments

IEIII-Harufu

4/23/2015 08:52:07 pm

My Graded Reader is Oliver Twist.
1.The protagonist of my book is Oliver who was born in the workhouse. His mother died the day he was born,so he became an orphan.
2.I think the antagonist is Fagin, and boys in his house. Oliver met they in London where Oliver escaped from harsh works.
3.This book is tald by omnicsient.
4.There are lots of differences between rich and poor, so I think the time is in industrial revolution,19th century. At first, Oliver was in the workhouse, but he went to London.
I feel most of the description of this story is dark.
5.I think first conflict is Oliver against the poverty. Second conflict is Oliver against Fagin and the boys who are live in Fagin's house.
That's all.

IEⅢ-Hiroko

4/24/2015 12:08:16 am

My graded reader is Botchan.
1.The protagonist is Botchan, who is a mathematic teacher. He was born in Tokyo and went to Shikoku to work at the junior high school.
2.The antagonist is Kiyo, who is a servant of Botchan. When Botchan went to Shikoku, she resigned a servant one time, but she became a servant of him again after he came back to Tokyo.
3.The book is told by first person.
4.Almost all incidents happened at junior high school in Shikoku.
5.First conflict is Botchan against himself, and second conflict is Botchan against teachers and students at Shikoku.
That’s all.

IEⅢ―Miki

4/24/2015 11:36:44 pm

My graded reader is "Romeo and Juliet".

1. The protagonists are Romeo who is the Montagues' boy and Juliet who is the Capulets' girl.
2. The antagonist is Tybalt who is the Capulets' boy. In this story, two big families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are fighting. Romeo is the Montagues' boy and Tybalt is the Capulets' boy, so Romeo and Tybalt fight in the story.
3. This story is told by omniscient.
4. The accidents of this story happen in Verona, in Italy.
5. First conflict is the Montagues against the Capulets, and second conflict is Juliet against her parents.

That's all.

4/24/2015 11:41:37 pm

Sorry, I forgot to type my email address, so I post my answers for Blog Question#3 again.

My graded reader is "Romeo and Juliet".

1. The protagonists are Romeo who is the Montagues' boy and Juliet who is the Capulets' girl.
2. The antagonist is Tybalt who is the Capulets' boy. In this story, two big families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are fighting. Romeo is the Montagues' boy and Tybalt is the Capulets' boy, so Romeo and Tybalt fight in the story.
3. This story is told by omniscient.
4. The accidents of this story happen in Verona, in Italy.
5. First conflict is the Montagues against the Capulets, and second conflict is Juliet against her parents.

That's all.

IEⅢー Ryo

4/26/2015 10:41:57 am

My graded reader is "Animal Farm"

1, The protagonist is animals which are breeded in a farm. They are not satisfied with thier grower. So they decided to revolt against him.
2, The antagonist is Mr.Jones who is the owner of the Manor Farm. He is so drunk and asleep almost immediately. He is also hated by animals.
3, This book is told by omniscient.
4, In the chapter 1, it was happend in the evening.
5, The first conflict is animals against human. the second conlict is animals against dictator.

IE3-Motoko

4/27/2015 02:52:29 pm

My book's title is "The Beatles' story".

1.The protagonist in my book is four people named John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

2.I could not catch the antagonist in this book.

3. This book is seem from omniscient.

4. They faced a lot of accidents. These are because of their poverty in their childhood.

5.The conflict is the Beatles and the world which was so hard until they became popular.

IE3 Yui Osada

4/27/2015 03:08:06 pm

My graded reader is Gladiator.
1. In this novel, the protagonist was Maximus who was a general in the Roman army.
2. So far an antagonist was the new Emperor Commodus.
3. This novel was told by omniscient.
4.I think the event occurred in A.D. 180 in Rome.
5. There were two conflicts. First conflict was Maximus against barbarians, .Second one was the Maximus against the new Emperor Commodus.

IE3 Hinako Kawamura

4/27/2015 04:26:40 pm

My graded reader is "Daddy-Long-Legs".

1.The proragonist is Jerusha Abbott who is a orphan and become a writer in the future.

2.The antagonist is Julia Rutledge Pendleton. She hate Judy at first, but they become good friends at last.

3.Almost all story is told by Judy.

4.This story is in America and maybe it is 20C.

5.First,Jerush didn't like her name. She wanted everyone to call her Judy. Second, when Judy decided to get scholarships, Daddy-Long-Legs was disagree and got angry.

Ami

4/28/2015 02:12:51 am

My graded reader is "The Great Gilly Hopkins".

1.The proragonist is GIlly Hopkins. She is a foster child and so smart.
2.The antagonist is Courtney Rutherford Hopkins, who is Gilly's real mother and doesn't lived with GIlly.
3.This story is told by third person.
4.The location is America. And Gilly,the main character, wanted to get not foster house but her place with her mother.
5.First of two conflicts is Gilly aginst herself. Second of them is Gilly against Courtney Rutherford Hopkins.

IE3-Kento

4/28/2015 11:11:48 am

My graded reader: "Goodbye, Mr Chips"

1. The protagonist in my book is Mr. Chips. He worked as a teacher of Brookfield by retirement. After he retired, he lived across the street from school and he really loved Brookfield.
2. It seems to be "Death" is antagonist. He had nothing wrong with his body when he got older. He had been facing a natural death.
3. This is told by Omniscient.
4. In 1848, Mr Chips was born in Britain of Brookfield. He had lived there for 80years.
5. "Death" is human's eternal theme. He lived on his way and had nothing bad, but the death is gradually coming.

IE3 Kasumi

4/28/2015 03:03:40 pm

My graded reader is "The picture of Drian Gray"

1.The protagonist is Drian Gray. He is young and very handsome person at the biggining of the story.
2.The antagonist is picture which show his conscience.
3. The story is told by Omniscient
4.In the late nineteenth century, most events happened in London.
5.First conflict is Dorian Gray against himself. Second conflict is Dorian Gray against the picture.

IE3 Aoi

4/28/2015 04:28:53 pm

My graded reader is "Go Between"

1. Who is the protagonist?
→ The protagonist is Leo. He is a rich boy in England and loves Marian

2. Who is the antagonist?
→The antagonist is Marian. She is also rich girl in England but she loves Ted who is poor boy.

3. What is the point of view?
→The point of view is first peason. This story is told by Leo.

4. What is the setting?
→Characters are in Norfolk in England so far.

5. What are two conflicts in your story?
→Leo is against Marian because he loves her but she loves Ted. And Leo is against himself because he loves Marian but he helps Marian's love.

Hiroka

4/28/2015 06:04:58 pm

My graded reader is “When the Phone Rang.”
1.The protagonist in my book is Billy Keller, who is the second children in the Kellers.
2.The antagonist is Kevin and Lori, who is Billy’s older brother and younger sister respectively. After their parents died in the airplane crash, they struggled to get along with each others.
3.This book is told by the first person, Billy.
4.Although there is nothing about the time, I think this book tells a recent story, because this family has a house, a car, and something common now. This story is in Delmar.
5.One of the conflicts in this story is Uncle Paul and Aunt Joan, vs Billy and Lori. the other one is between Billy and his siblings

IEIII-Ayano

4/28/2015 06:09:51 pm

My graded reader is "Pacific Crossing"
1. The protagonist of my book is Lincoln. He decides to study abroad to learn Kempo in Japan.
2. The antagonist of my book is Tony. Tony is Lincoln's rival. Tony also decides to study abroad, too.
3. This book is told by omniscient.
4. The setting of this book is school in San Francisco. The season is fall because in the book, the school year started and in America, the school year starts at fall.
5. The first conflict is Lincoln against himself. The second conflict is Lincoln against Tony.

IE3 Akane Sawa

4/28/2015 06:30:18 pm

My graded reader is "Time Machine".

1. The protagonist is The Time Traveller. His name is not writtend.

2. I think antagonist is other scientist like a psychologist.

3.The point of view is the third person.

4.Characters talked about science at the room in Richmond. The time is not cleared but, Ithink about 1800s because characters wear suit.

5.First conflict is that The time traveller against the Psychologist and second one is The time traveller against Filby.

IEⅢ-Haruna

4/29/2015 02:48:30 am

At first,i'm sorry for being late post because of the error which is occurred when I access to this web site.
1The tv director, Karen,and Rosie who is living in the apartment.
2 Rosie's mother
3 It's omniscient
4 In recent United kingdom
5 Rosie doesn't get good learning despite she has mother.
Karen made documentary TV about poverty despite such problem is so serious.

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