FORMS OF
FICTION
MOVIE
EXPERIENCE
Recall a recently watched
movie with a partner.
Write the most unforgettable
scene from the movie using MS
Word.
MOVIE
EXPERIENCE
Answer the following questions.
1. Were you able to discuss the movie with
your partner?
2. Did she enjoy your story about the movie?
3. What made the story you shared
unforgettable?
4. If you were to change any part of the story,
what would it be, and why?
STORY TIME
The Necklace
by
Guy de Maupassant
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/shor
t-stories/UBooks/Neck.shtml
STORY TIME
Answer the following questions.
1. Who are the characters in the
story?
2. What was the problem?
3. How was it solved?
4. How did it end?
INTERACT
Your answers to the questions
constitute the magical world of
fiction. In fact, the piece that you have
just read is an example of a short
story. This story is made up of
different elements.
ELEMENTS OF A
FICTION
1.Character – are the people or
animals that make things happen in
fiction.
a. Flat Character – a character drawn
with only surface facts and details.
He is uncomplicated character and
do not change throughout the story.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A FLAT
CHARACTERS
All flat characters are not created equal, but
most share a few things in common.
They are summed up easily in one word.
They lack backstories.
They aren’t meant to be taken seriously.
They are static.
They don’t experience complex emotions.
They are secondary characters.
ELEMENTS OF A
FICTION
b. Rounded Character – a fully
developed character as opposed to a
flat character. He is complex and
undergo development, sometimes
sufficient to surprise the reader.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A ROUND
CHARACTERS
Round characters are major characters in a
story, who encounter contradictory situations,
and undergo transformation during this phase.
Therefore, these characters do not remain the
same throughout the narrative, making their
traits difficult to identify from beginning until
the end.
These characters are more realistic, their
personalities somewhat inconsistent.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A ROUND
CHARACTERS
They are fully developed and show
complex traits, like real people.
Round characters are also known as
“main characters,” or “major characters,”
because they are suitable to surprise the
readers in a very convincing manner.
Major characters must be round
characters to be believable
CHARACTERISTICS OF A FLAT
CHARACTERS
All flat characters are not created equal,
but most share a few things in common.
They are summed up easily in one word.
They lack backstories.
They aren’t meant to be taken seriously.
They are static.
They don’t experience complex emotions.
They are secondary characters.
ELEMENTS OF A
FICTION
2. Setting – presents the time, place,
weather, and season. It helps create mood
or the general feeling of the story.
a. Time and place
b. Sociological, cultural, political, and
religious
c. Sensibilities that lead to specific
modes
MEET MY CHARACTERS AND
SETTING!
Think of your own characters and
setting, and describe them.
Character Chart
Description
Name of the Characters (Personality and
Appearance)
MEET MY CHARACTERS AND
SETTING!
Think of your own characters and
setting, and describe them.
Character Chart
Description
Name of the Characters (Personality and
Appearance)
GET SET!
Describe your setting:
Ask your classmate what he/she
visualized from your setting and what
else she would like to know about the
setting.
ELEMENTS OF A
FICTION
3. Plot – is the sequence of
interrelated actions or events that
make up a story.
Specifically, the plot contains the:
a. Exposition – the start of the story or
the introduction of the
problem/conflict.
TYPES OF
CONFLICT
1.Man vs. Man
Struggles of the character against
another character, a group, or
society’s rules.
Ex. Mark and Billy are competing for
the same lady.
TYPES OF
CONFLICT
2. Man vs. Nature
Struggles of the character against a
force of nature.
Ex. The man is protecting his house
and family from a super typhoon.
TYPES OF
CONFLICT
3. Man vs. Himself
Struggle of the character with
personal feelings, values, or needs.
Ex. Angelo did not study for the test
so he wanted to cheat.
TYPES OF
CONFLICT
3. Man vs. Himself
Struggle of the character with
personal feelings, values, or needs.
Ex. Angelo did not study for the test
so he wanted to cheat.
ELEMENTS OF A
FICTION
b. Rising Action – the tension or uncertainty
developing out of conflict increases.
c. Climax – the point of highest emotional
intensity.
d. Falling Action – the action which follows
the climax.
e. Resolution (or Denouement) – the
solving of the problem.
