Novel

How do authors end this genre? Kirstie: resolved the main conflict. let the girl in the story go back to school, even though it was against the law. Alex: Mine brought me back to the beginning of the book, which took med to the present since the book was a flashback. Resolved the conflict

Most important master techniques... -Plot structure -good hook -effective conclusion/resolution -Imagery -Gothic novel characters

What are the key differences within this genre? -Different plot structure -different characters -different themes -rely on master techniques differently

How does the middle of this genre work? - The middle of the book is strong development of the plot, it still has the same structure as short stories, just longer. We see multiple conflicts arise and more development in characters and characters relationships. Something we want to know - a master technique that we identified in both of our novels was that they link to real life. They have basis in the real world. History of Genre - //Robinson Crusoe// by Daniel Defoe is one of the earliest English novels. Defoe established the novel as a book with (1) a dominant unifying theme with a serious thesis (2) a middle class veiwpoint & (3) a realistic storyline. [] What MT are becoming most important? Why? - Plot structure. It gives the novel a path to follow, & gives the story structure and organization. There are several variations in plot structure to keep the reader interested such as in medias res, flashback, & traditional.

Alex is reading Fight Club. Because.... He saw the movie, was interested and now wants to read book

Kirstie is reading Keeping Corner. Because.... She finished the other one she was going to read...

What do we know about Novels? - normally have more than one theme - same plot structure has short stories - share similar master techniques - they are fiction - normally told by narrator -normally depiction of life



What do we want to know? - what other master techniques are there that we have not yet identified? - what was the very first novel? (history of novels) - how much variation is there, in techniques used from novel to novel? (how are they similar/different to short stories) different plot structure, different places for the hook

How do authors write the beginning of this genre? Why do you think they do that? Kirstie -started off slow -introduce everything Alex -flashback -started off quickly and exciting Why? necessary to introduce everybody

Master techniques... Alex -characters similar to a gothic novel; damsel in distress, tyrannical male, high emotions. throughout the book... -effective because it keeps the book interesting through the development of characters and emotion throughout the book. Kirstie -foreshadowing on page 45 -added deeper meaning to a character's death Everyone Hook within the first few chapters -"tyler gets me a job as a waiter, after that Tyler's pushing a gun in my mouth and saying, the first step to eternal life is you have to die"(1). -when kirstie started to understand the book cool, vivid words -"sparkling flock-of-pigeons style"(13). -"janoi" -"Ghagri-Poulka"(3). why would the authors use these? make the book more interesting and help to describe things better.