2.3 FREYTAG'S PYRAMID

  • 2.3 FREYTAG'S PYRAMID

    Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson you will be able to

    (1) identify a variety of text features including style and how short stories are constructed;

    (2) demonstrate insight into how they communicate meaning and enhance the effectiveness of the story.


    • Lesson 2.3 Lectures Page

      This page contains all the lectures for this lesson. 

      If you are experiencing slow internet and couldn't view the videos, you can listen to the audios instead.


    • Activity : Lather and Nothing Else - Freytag's Pyramid Analysis. Assignment

      Re-Read the short story Lather and Nothing Else by Hernando Tellez  (in UNIT #2 RESOURCE FOLDER)

      Then in point form using Freytag’s Structure  list the stages of the plot from the opening Exposition to the final Denouement/Conclusion. Save this as PDF and post it on Moodle.



    • OF LEARNING TEST ASSIGNMENT: The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin File Uploaded 14/07/21, 13:18

      Read The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin. (It is attached below and is 1015 words long)

      Come to class on next Monday prepared to make a 2 minute Oral Presentation about the plot development (Freytag's Pyramid structure) and define five (5) traits adjectives that describe the protagonist's character. A list of traits can be downloaded along with the story

      Write down the Plot development as a list - and also list the 5 adjectives you feel best describe the protagonist. YOU WILL SHARE THAT DOCUMENT WITH THE CLASS as you make your oral presentation using this as your presentation notes. DO NOT WRITE A SPEECH!

      THIS WILL BE GRADED 'OF LEARNING' FOR 5 MARKS

    • 2.3 Discussion Forum

      Let's discuss where the INCITING INCIDENT and the CLIMAX can be found in Lather and Nothing Else