Story Grammar Elements Flashcards

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Setting (S)

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introduces the main characters, the protagonist, and the context of time and place

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Initiating event (IE)

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the occurrence that influences the main character to action. May be a natural event, an action, or an internal event, such as a thought, perception, or wish

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Internal Response (IR)

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indicates the thoughts and feelings of the main character in response to the initiating event; it may include an interpretation of the event, formulation of a goal, or some other response

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Plan (P)

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indicates the intended action of the main character (some resources refer to this as the “internal plan”)

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Attempt (A)

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indicates the actions of the main character in pursuit of the goal. Sometimes also called “Action”.

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Consequence (C)

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indicates the achievement or non-achievement of the main character’s goal, as well as any other events or states that might result from the attempt (Some resources refer to this as “Direct Consequence”)

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Reaction (R)

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includes any emotional or evaluative responses of the main characters to the preceding chain of events (Some resources refer to this as “Resolution”)

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Ending (E)

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a sentence or phrase that clearly states that the story is over

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9
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Story = ___________________

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Setting + episodic structure

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Episode = ____________________

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Initiating event + Internal Response + Plan + Attempt + Consequence + Reaction

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Types of Genre

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Recounts, Accounts, Eventcasts, Scripts, Fictionalized Narratives (Stories)

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Recounts are….

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Elicited factual reports of past events
“Tell grandma about our trip to the zoo”

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Accounts (personal narratives) are…

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Spontaneously produced verbalizations about past events
“ Daddy! Daddy! We went to the zoo!”

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Eventcasts are…

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Descriptions of on-going or anticipated events
“Lebron dribbles down the court and he shoots and he scores and the crowd goes wild…”

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Scripts are….

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General descriptions of typical event
“make up a story about a birthday party”
Fictionalized Narratives (Stories)

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16
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Points of Interest: Cross Cultural Studies

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Shirley Brice Heath

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17
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Heath noted differences in _________

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White working class and African American families

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18
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SAE stories are ________

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topic centered

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AAE stories are

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topic associative, especially stories told by girls.

Multiple topics somehow related are woven together in a way that is very different than typical SAE structure

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Macrostructure is…

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The skeleton of the story, the framework

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21
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Microstructure includes…

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Cohesion (lexical level), Conjunctions, pronouns, and sentence structure

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Not all structural patterns include _________

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episodes

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Descriptive sequences do not include episodes but rather __________

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contain multiple statements of setting

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Descriptive sequence ex

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“The three little pigs. There’s the first pig. And straw. Second pig. He’s got sticks. And the third pig. Big bad wolf in a fire. The end.”

Discusses the sequence of what is going on! All this does is describe the pictures, it is not a story.

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Action sequences: ___________ + _______________.

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Setting + Multiple Attempts

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Reaction Sequences: _________ + __________+ _________

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Setting + initiating event + one or more attempts

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Reaction sequences Example

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“The three little pigs lived with their mom. She said they needed a house. The first pig made one from straw. No good. The second pig used sticks. No good. etc.”

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Example of a story

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There was a little girl. Her name was Lisa. She got lost in a forest. She was so scared. She decided to find a way home. etc.”

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Story = __________ + ____________

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Setting + Episodic Structure

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Episodic structure = ____________ + _______________+ ______+_________+ ____________+ ___________

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Initiating event + internal response + plan + attempt + consequence + reaction

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Initiating event ex

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“She got lost in a forest”

32
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______________ must be related to the initiating event!

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The internal response (thoughts/feelings), and must start out the episode

33
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Minimally Complete Episode has ___________

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3 elements of episodic structure (IE, A, C)

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Minimally complete episode emerges around age(s) ___________

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4-6 years

35
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If one or more elements of a minimally complete episode is missing it becomes ____________

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an Incomplete episode

36
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Complete episode has…

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At least 4 elements (IE, [two of the following: IR, P, A] ,and C) (R is optional)

37
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Complete episodes emerge around what age(s)?

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7-8 years

38
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Complex Episode Structure are…

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Expanded complete episodes- have all elements of episodic structure

39
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When are multiple episodes emerging?

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7-8 years

40
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When does complex episodic structure arise?

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11 years of age

41
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Interactive episodes are a form of _______

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complex episodic structure

42
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What are interactive episodes

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What happens in one episode influences what happens in another episode

43
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Written Narratives have the same ___________

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general action

44
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Many 5th graders have written stories _____________

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that are like the oral narratives of 7 year olds. (Written lang lags behind oral lang.)

45
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How do written narratives begin?

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By just writing descriptive sequences or action sequences

46
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If a child makes good sentences but cannot carry conversation well or tell stories we would _________

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Work on that level of discourse in therapy!

47
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Episodic structure increases through ________

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12th grade

48
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How does speaking and writing develop throughout adolescence?

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Speaking and writing become increasingly differentiated as written narratives become longer, more coherent, and better organized

49
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Why are narratives important?

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Thinking!
Social Development: how we communicate with others, strings of sentences that develop ideas
Bridge to literacy: very important to read and write
Classroom: most of American education is rooted in the reading and writing of language, narratives are an essential skill

50
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Factors in development and performance of narratives

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Experience with books/stories
Interest in topic
Experience with topic
Schemata: mental frameworks we have ______________
Scripts