UNDERSTANDING

CONVENTIONS
OF TRADITIONAL
GENRES
(FICTION)
MOST ESSENTIAL COMPETENCY:
 The learners compare and
contrast how the elements are
used in the different genres.
(HUMSS_CNF11/12-Ia-2)
 HOUSE RULES
01
Respect your teacher and classmates.

 Raise your hand to speak.

 Participate in class and don’t sleep.
 Don’t talk while others are talking.
 Make eye contact with the person you
are speaking with.
 HOUSE RULES
02 Quickly follow teacher’s
direction.
 Immediately follow teacher’s direction.
 Help others follow teacher’s direction.
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Be
03 punctual and prepared.

 Prepare all class materials to be

needed in class e.g. pen and
paper.
 HOUSE RULES
04 Say it in English.

 Speak in English and also

encourage others to speak the
language.
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LET’S DO
THE 4 PICS 1
WORD
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 A N G
P R OB I N S Y A N O
S L E E P I N G

B E A U T Y
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F U

P A N D A
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CLICHÉ
GAME
 DIRECTION:
Create an original simile
that no one else in their
class will create. Avoid any
and all clichés.
1. Tall as __________________
2. Red as __________________
3. Fat as ___________________
4. Sweet as ________________
5. Loud as _________________
 GUIDE QUESTIONS:
01 02
How does the different literary What makes the varied
elements affect each other? elements significant in a story?

03
Why do we consider theme as one of the important
elements of a story? How does it affect an individual?
LITERARY
ELEMENTS
 CHARACTER
Characters are the players
within a story.
They can be human beings,
animals, aliens, or even
sentient objects. As long as
they make decisions within
the story, they’re characters.
 PROTAGONIST
A protagonist is a
character who, in most
situations, a reader will be
rooting for.
TYPES OF PROTAGONIST
 HERO
 ANTI- HERO
 VILLAIN
 ANTAGONIST
An antagonist is a
character working against
the protagonist who, in most
cases, the reader wants to
see foiled.
TYPES OF ANTAGONIST
 VILLAIN
 CONFLICT- CREATOR
 NATURE
 SUPERNATURAL
 OBJECTS
 SELF
 PLOT
Plot refers to the events that happen within
the story.
The beginning is the exposition, where the
key events of the story are set into action.
The middle is the rising action, where
progressive complications raise the stakes.
And finally, the end is the resolution, where
the story gets wrapped up.
SETTING
Setting is a broad
term for the world the
story takes place in.
Setting includes time
as well as place.
THEME
Theme is revealed
in the lesson the
protagonist needs
to learn.
 POINT OF VIEW
Point of view (POV) is the perspective
from which a story is told.
First person (“I”)
Second person (“you”)
Limited third person (“he, she, they” in one
character’s head)
Omniscient third person (“he, she, they”
from an all-seeing perspective)
 CONFLICT
Conflict is what prevents the
protagonist from achieving their
goals. All fiction writing requires
conflict because otherwise there
would be no story, just a happy
ending.
 7 TYPES OF CONFLICT:

CHARACTER
VS
CHARACTER
7 TYPES OF CONFLICT:

CHARACTER
VS
SELF
7 TYPES OF CONFLICT:

CHARACTER
VS
SOCIETY
7 TYPES OF CONFLICT:

CHARACTER
VS
FATE
7 TYPES OF CONFLICT:

CHARACTER
VS
NATURE
 7 TYPES OF CONFLICT:
CHARACTER
VS
TECHNOLOGY
 TONE
Tone helps the author evoke
emotion.

When you’re reading or writing,

ask yourself: What feeling is this
story meant to evoke in the
reader? 
 03
THINKING
OUT LOUD
 04
GUESS THE
MOVIE
MOVIE TITLE: ______________
Blu, a rare but domesticated
macaw, is taken to Rio de
Janeiro to mate with Jewel, a
female of the same species.
The couple is captured but
escapes with the help of other
birds. Blu wants to get back to
his owner but can’t fly.
 MOVIE TITLE: ______________
This is a fantasy movie. It takes
place in world of elves, dwarfs
and orcs. Elijah Wood is in it. It’s
about a hobbit who has to destroy
a magic ring before an evil wizard
can get it. In the end, he decides
to keep the ring, but it gets
destroyed anyways.
MOVIE TITLE: ______________
In this romance, Kate Winslet
plays an upper class woman who
falls in love with a poor artist. The
story takes place aboard a ship
that is struck by an iceberg and
sunk. In the end, Kate Winslet’s
character, Rose, survives but the
poor artist, who is played by
Leonardo DiCaprio, dies.
 MOVIE TITLE: ______________
This is an action film starring
Tobey Maguire. He plays a
superhero who has to stop the
evil genius Dr. Octopus.
Unfortunately, his real life
problems as college student
Peter Parker cause him to
temporarily give up being the
superhero.
MOVIE TITLE: ______________
In this sci-fi action film, Will
Smith plays a cop who is
recruited into the
government’s most secret
agency. He has to find ‘illegal
aliens’ that are hiding in New
York, including an insect-like
alien that is trying to take
over the world.
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CREATE
YOUR
STORY ARC