READ LIKE A
DETECTIVE
Text Analysis: Reading Literature
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Learning Competency:
• Appraise the unity of plot, setting and characterization
in a material viewed to achieve the writer’s purpose.
Learning Objective:
• Express insights based on the ideas presented in the
material viewed
Directions: Identify whether the provided
example is Linear or Nonlinear Text. Show
a peace hand sign for Linear Text, which
follows a sequential order, and raise your
thumbs up for Nonlinear Text, which can
be read in multiple, non-sequential ways.
PEACE HAND SIGN or
THUMBS UP
CONCEPT MAP
Answer:
PEACE HAND SIGN or
THUMBS UP
BAR GRAPH
Answer:
PEACE HAND SIGN or
THUMBS UP
NOVEL BOOK SERIES
Answer:
Directions: Guess the
character of each
movie/story book that will be
shown on the screen.
ANSWER: Tulpooh
ANSWER:
King Cong
ANSWER: Alice Guoku
THINK & SHARE
THINK ABOUT ONE OF YOUR
FAVORITE STORIES AND ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
What made the story interesting?
How did the story make you feel?
What do you remember most about it?
WHAT MAKES A
GOOD STORY?
ALL STORIES HAVE THREE MAIN PARTS IN COMMON
setting Characters plot
(Characterization) (conflict)
SETTING
- refers to the TIME and the year 3045
LOCATION when and where a a park
story takes place. a day on Mars
The time can be the past, present, Spain in 1512
or future.
a city
The place can be a school, a underwater
country, a different universe, or
any place you can imagine.
How might the setting affect a story's problem and how it is solved?
CHARACTERS
- refers to persons, creatures or
things serving as actors or a blue dog
movers in a story. They portray a wizard
specific roles with the a young girl
corresponding dialogues and a teacher
plot lines. Stories have a nurse
protagonists and antagonists.
How might the characters' qualities affect a story's events?
CHARACTERIZATION
- refers to a writer’s tool or
literary device that occurs
anytime the author uses
details to teach us about a
person.
What is Characterization?
Characterization is the act of creating
traits or beliefs that help us understand
who a fictional character is.
CONFLICT
- refers to any form of a
boy vs. friends
PROBLEM or STRUGGLE that girl vs. fear of dark
a character faces. family vs. storm
External conflicts happen between two boy vs. feelings
characters or a character and a force of city vs. monster
nature.
Internal conflicts happen within a character.
Look at the list above, identify which ones are internal and
external conflicts.
CONFLICT
As the sun set over the
abandoned amusement
park, two young boys
snuck inside, eager to ANALYZE THE
explore. But when they
heard the creak of a rusty
rollercoaster, they froze in TEXT
terror. Suddenly, they READ THE TEXT EXCERPT AND
realized they were not IDENTIFY THE SETTING,
alone, and a mysterious CHARACTERS, AND CONFLICT
figure emerged from the
shadows.
As the sun set over
the abandoned
amusement park, two
young boys snuck ANALYZE THE
inside, eager to explore.
But when they heard the
creak of a rusty TEXT
rollercoaster, they froze in READ THE TEXT EXCERPT AND
terror. Suddenly, they IDENTIFY THE SETTING,
realized they were not CHARACTERS, AND CONFLICT
alone, and a mysterious
figure emerged from the
shadows.
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STORY?
1.Exposition
MOST STORIES FOLLOW A STRUCTURE
CALLED A PLOT A plot is a series of events in a story. Most plots have five stages.
Learning to recognize the stages of the plot will help you to keep track
of what happened in the story.
PLOT
- refers to a series of events in a
story. Most plots have five stages.
Learning to recognize the stages
of the plot will help you to keep
track of what happened in the
story.
EXPOSITION
- this is the beginning of the story where
the characters, setting, and main conflict
are introduced.
As you are reading,take note of:
When & where the story takes place
Who are the characters
What is the conflict
RISING ACTION
- this is the part of the story where the
conflict begins to build, and the
characters are faced with obstacles and
challenges.
As you are reading,take note of:
What events happen as a result of the
conflict
What new problems or obstacles do the
characters face
CLIMAX
- this is the turning point of the
story, where the conflict reaches
its highest point and the
characters are faced with their
biggest challenge.
As you are reading, take note of:
What is the most exciting part, & when
is the conflict the most intense
FALLING ACTION
- this is the part of the story where
the conflict begins to resolve and
the characters start to find
solutions to their problems.
As you are reading,take note of:
How the conflict is finally resolved
RESOLUTION
the resolution is where the conflict is
completely resolved and the characters
have found a solution to their
problems.
As you are reading, take note of:
01 02 03
After the conflict is Does the story have a
How does the story tie
resolved, what surprising twist at the
up loose ends?
questions still remain end
HOW TO UNCOVER
THE THEME?
A STORY'S PLOT WILL FOCUS ON A CONFLICT THAT IS
IMPORTANT TO THE THEME
The theme is the overall message the
author wants readers to understand. The
theme isn't stated. Readers must pay
close attention to the setting, characters,
and conflict to make inferences about
the theme.
UNCOVERING THEME
PLOT & CONFLICT CHARACTERS SETTING
Think about what Think about what the Think about what
conflicts the characters do and conflicts the setting
characters faced and say, how they deal creates
how they were with conflicts, & what
resolved lessons they learn
HOW TO READ You will combine the clues with your knowledge to make inferences
or guesses about what comes next and the overall theme.
WITH A
PURPOSE?
AS A READER, YOU ARE A DETECTIVE.
The events, dialogue, characters'
interactions, and details in a story are
your clues.
PRACTICE & In table groups,
APPLY
analyze the short
story in front of you.
Use the inferences
tracker and plot
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO PRACTICE
diagram to take notes
WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED. as you read.
Remember to reference your notes if you are stuck or need a quick
review!
READ LIKE A
DETECTIVE
