Biography literary elements powerpoint 4th grade

  • 5 elements of a biography
  • What is included in biographical information
  • What is a biography of a person

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    Literary Elements

  • 1. Literary Elements …words used to describe what goes on in books

  • 3.  DIRECTLY STATED › Obviously stated or given to the reader in the novel  INDIRECTLY STATED › Must figure out theme by analyzing what the novel reveals about life or the people

  • 4. Friendship Good vs. Evil Struggles Courage Determination Perseverance Acceptance Loyalty Freedom Love Hope Man vs. Nature Prejudice Suffering Death Responsibility

  • 5. Theme

  • 6.  The way an author develops the characters in the story

  • 7.  Clear statements are made about the character.  “Ron is honest.”  The author writes about a character’s thoughts or what others are thinking about them.

  • 8.     Time & place of the story The “backdrop” Helps create the feeling or atmosphere of the book. Real or imaginary.

  • 9. Ocean Europe Cave Desert Farm Glacial Forest 19th century House Asia Tropical School Inner city Small town Magical Urban Outer space Island museum

  • 10.     Clues Hints B

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    Personal narrative, memoir, or autobiography? What is the difference ?

    Presentation on theme: "Personal narrative, memoir, or autobiography? What is the difference ?"— Presentation transcript:

    1 anställda narrative, memoir, or autobiography? What is the difference ?

    2 Your job today:

    3 To create your graphic organizer you will need the following: rulerpencil reading journal

    4 Create the table on the following page in your journal. MemoirPersonal narrativeAutobiography

    5 Memoir A narrative composed from personal experience and communicated at a high emotional level. Contains a fictional quality even though the story is true. May cover several events with a single theme. Contains both direkt experiences, and reflections on other people’s experiences of a particular time.

    6 Personal Narrative Contains elements of narration like setting, characters, and plot. It relays a person’s direct experience of a personal event, or a set of events. Written in first person. Us

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    Ten Elements of Biography

  • 1. Ten Elements of Biography Biography Hash Dr. Youse (with credit to Judy Freeman)

  • 2. Non-Fiction Books about People  Biography  Autobiography  Memoirs

  • 3. bi·og·ra·phy : n. pl. bi·og·ra·phies An konto of a person's life written, composed, or produced by another: a film biography of Adlai Stevenson; an oral biography. Biographies considered as a group, especially when regarded as a genre. The writing, composition, or production of biographies: a career entirely devoted to biography.

  • 4. Autobiography n. pl. au·to·bi·og·ra·phies  The biography of a person written by that person

  • 5. Memoirs mem·oir (m m wär , -wôr ) n. An konto of the personal experiences of an author. An autobiography. Often used in the plural. A biography or biographical sketch. A report, especially on a scientific or scholarly topic. memoirs The report of the proceedings of a learned society.

  • 6. The 10 Elements  Birthdate and place  Family Members  Child