Classics In The Classrom Chapter 5

I realized I got a little overexcited about poems last time, and am not sure about how to "edit" these, so this is actually going to be my post about Chapter 4 instead of 5! Getting back on topic, this chapter was interesting to think about. I mean, we all know how stories go, with the beginning, middle, and end. But, sometimes when we think of it that way I tend to think someone is only telling me facts instead of an actual story with meaning behind it. In this chapter it talks about the importance of introducing characters, setting the mood, having a plot, picking a setting etc. It goes into much more depth than we would think about if we were telling a story, but we are doing these things unconsciously when we are telling a story. Yet, an author needs to be careful because that is their main goal when putting together a work of literature. They need to pay attention to details like, the rising action, climax and falling action. Without them a story wouldn't really be a story. I also really liked the list of words that are found on page 69. A lot of these are words that a student should be familiar with when discussing a book. It's interesting to think of all the things that have to be covered before finishing up a book. I would never be able to really write an entire novel that was long. I would fear that my thoughts in my head wouldn't be conveyed on paper and would confuse my audience.