Monday 26 March 2012

Assignment #4 - Literary Elements


Today's literature circle assignment from class must be posted online.  Be sure to make edits/revisions to your first draft before posting.  

Explain the following in detail.  (Simple sentences will not be accepted - You will have to redo your work if you do not provide enough details.)
1.) Conflict (person vs self, person vs person, person vs nature, person vs society, person vs technology)  Do not simply list the type, you must provide details of it and a good explanation.  
2.) Setting - provide details of the time, place and location of the story.
3.) Protagonist - provide details of the character's personality, appearance, age, etc.
4.) Antagonist - provide details of the character's personality, appearance, age, etc.

*** As usual, don't forget that spelling, capitals, grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, etc are all important. ***

6 comments:

  1. 1.)Person vs society because she is trying to escape and a hole bunch of people are after her.

    2.)1827,Maryland

    3.)protagonist- Harriet Tubman is black skinned and 8 years old and is stong-willed and courageous.

    4.)Antogonist- The yankees and there owner sick, meanand terribly massed up.

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  2. Person vs. Society
    The reason why, is because the main character (Harriet) is completely against slavery and the whole society she lives in is filled with slaves and slave owners.

    Setting-
    The setting takes place on the 1820's and goes all the way up to 1890. The book takes place in Maryland, in the United States.

    Protagonist-
    The protagonist in this book is definitely Harriet. The reason why is because of how courageous and willing she is to save her people.

    Antagonist-
    The antagonist in this book would have to be all the slave owners, and all the people that want to keep slavery.

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  3. Conflict - Person vs Society
    In the book, it shows the life of an African slave who was persecuted and discriminated against.

    Setting:
    Time - 1820
    Place - Maryland, USA

    Protagonist - Harriet Tubman
    The book mainly focuses on telling her life. In a way, it's sort of like a short autobiography.

    Antagonist - Slave Owners
    In the book, the antagonist are the slave owners. They treat other people inhumanely throughout the book.

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    1. Nice work Sherlock! You provided many details which was exactly what was required. I did see some errors that you could fix. For instance, on your conflict, you should get rid of "against" at the end. Also on your setting, I suggest you explain why you know that it took place there.

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  4. Person vs Society:
    I chose this because Harriet and other prisoners are being treated unfairly throughout the book.

    Setting:
    1820s in Maryland

    Protagonist:
    The protagonist is Harriet because she was willing to save, protect and escape with the prisoners.

    Antagonist:
    The slave owners would be the antagonist because they torture the innocent slave and thinks slavery is good.

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    1. Nice work! You added good detail but you could add a bit more to it. Great job!

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