
Introduction to Novels
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They can take you to ...
Places you've never been.
Times long ago.
Times in the future.
Into the hearts and minds of other.
Novels can open up new Worlds!
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A fictional text work.
Usually divided into chapters.
Relatively long and often has a complex plot.
traditionally develops through the thoughts and actions of its character.
What is a Novel?
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Mystery
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Horror
Westerns
Thrillers
Romance
Historical
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What makes up a novel?
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who is telling the story? (Point of View)
where and when does the story take place? (Setting)
who are the main characters? (characters)
what are the main characters like? (Character Traits)
what happens? (Plot)
what is the author's main idea? (Theme)
how does the author express his\ her ideas? (Style)
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The time and place in which a story occurs.
There are TWO types of settings:
1. stated - time and place are directly stated by the author.
2. implied - time and place are determined by clues given by the author
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Multiple Choice
Is the setting in the passage below stated or implied?
"On a rainy November morning in 1776, a soldier trod a solitary path along a road in western Virginia. His gait was slow, and his face - barely visible beneath untold layers of grime - betrayed an anguished, exhausted expression."
Stated
Implied
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Multiple Choice
Is the setting in the passage below stated or implied?
"One night, the king was holding a grand feast. Sneaking around behind the lords and ladies, Prince Brat tied their powdered wigs to the backs of their oak chairs."
Stated
Implied
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The people, animals, or creatures that the story is about.
There are TWO types of characters:
1. Main characters - the characters directly involved with the conflict.
2. Secondary characters - characters added to the story to create interest (NOT directly involved with the conflict)
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Bad characters - the villain
Antagonist
Good characters - the hero or heroine
Protagonist
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All of the events that make up a story.
There are SIX main parts of a plot:
1. Exposition
2. Conflict
3. Rising action
4. Climax
5. Falling action
6. Resolution
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The author's choice of narrator or speaker.
There are TWO types of point of views used in novels\stories:
1. First person POV - a character inside the story is telling the story; uses the pronouns I, or we.
2. Third person POV - the speaker, or narrator, is outside the story; uses the pronouns he, she, it, or they.
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Multiple Choice
Determine the point of view:
"Once upon a time, there was an old man with three little puppies, and as he had not enough to keep them, he sent them out to seek their fortune."
First person point of view
Third person point of view
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Multiple Choice
Determine the point of view:
"Everybody thinks they know the story of the three little puppies. But I'll let you in on a little secret. I will tell you my side of the story. I'm a wolf and I don't know how this whole Big Bad Wolf thing got started, but it's all wrong."
First person point of view
Third person point of view
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A lesson or message the author is trying to send the reader.
There are TWO types of themes:
1. stated - lesson or message is directly stated by the author.
2. implied - lesson or message that is merely suggested.
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Open Ended
What is the mood created in the passage below?
"It was a cold and cheerless evening. The fog seemed to hover the street, clutching the buildings, the street lamps - the entire city - in a damp, icy grip. if one were to stand still, passersby would emerge briefly from the gloom, only to disappear from view after taking just a few steps."
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