Theme of the Week: Adversity, and Six Literary Elements

Writing Prompt #10:
“Look at every obstacle as an opportunity.”
--Dr. Wayne Dyer
1. Read the quote provided.
2. In a well developed paragraph answer the following:
3. Rewrite the quote mentioning the author’s name.
Ex: According to author Dr. Wayne Dyer, “Life is…”
or
Dr. Wayne Dyer said, “Life is…”
4. Explain the meaning of the quote in your own words.
5. State if you believe the quote is true or not and explain your answer.
6. Relate the quote to something you have read, watched or experienced.

We discussed six literary elements to master when reading. You can get the handout here, or under "Handouts" on the right side of this blog.

This week we will be examining the controlling idea of ADVERSITY in the works of literature that we read. Adversity is a main idea or controlling idea that we will be discussing throughout the week.

In addition, today we are launching a few key literary terms or literary elements we will keep coming back to over the coming week and term.
The terms are:
1. Setting
2. Point of view
3. Characterization
4. Imagery
5. Symbolism
6. Conflict

Conflict has five main types:
Individual vs SELF
Individual vs INDIVIDUAL
Individual vs SOCIETY
Individual vs TECHNOLOGY
Individual vs NATURE

There are also two other types:
Individual vs DESTINY
Individual vs THE SUPERNATURAL