The Treasure of lemon brown by Walter dean myers

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The Treasure of lemon brownby Walter dean myers
When Greg Ridley wanders into an empty apartment
building, he meets Lemon Brown, a homeless man
who reveals that he has a treasure. What will
Greg and Lemon Brown do when thieves come
searching for the treasure?
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Author Walter dean myers

• Born 1937 in West Virginia, but spent most of his
  life in Harlem, NYC.
• Raised by foster parents, his life was happy but
  chaotic.
• He grew up with a speech impediment. Writing
  became a habit and he acquired an early love of
  reading.
• In 1954, he quit high school and joined the army.

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• He supports his wife and four children through
  his writing.
• He volunteers at schools in Jersey City, NJ,
  where he currently lives.
• On his writing for young peopleYoung people
  need ideals which identify them, and their lives,
  as centralguideposts which tell them what they
  can be, should be, and indeed are.
• -Walter Dean Myers

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Elements of a short story (PLOT)

• Identifying the Elements of A Plot Diagram

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PLOT (definition)

• Plot is the organized pattern or sequence of
  events that make up a story. Every plot is made
  up of a series of incidents that are related to
  one another.

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1. Exposition

• This usually occurs at the beginning of a short
  story. Here the characters are introduced. We
  also learn about the setting of the story. Most
  importantly, we are introduced to the main
  conflict (main problem).

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2. Rising Action

• This part of the story begins to develop the
  conflict(s). A building of interest or suspense
  occurs.

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3. Climax

• This is the turning point of the story. Usually
  the main character comes face to face with a
  conflict. The main character will change in some
  way.

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4. Falling Action

• All loose ends of the plot are tied up. The
  conflict(s) and climax are taken care of.

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5. Resolution

• AKA Denoeument
• The story comes to a reasonable ending.

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Putting It All Together
1. Exposition 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4.
Falling Action 5. Resolution
Beginning of Story
Middle of Story
End of Story
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Elements of a short story (continued)

• Setting- The time and place in which the story
  takes place.
• Conflict-The struggle in the story.
• Person vs. Person the leading character
  struggles against another character.
• Person vs. Self the leading character struggles
  against his or her own self.
• Person vs, Society the leading character
  struggles against a population.
• Person vs. Nature the leading character
  struggles against fate/events.

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Point(s) of view

• First person- Narrator participates in the action
  of the story.
• Second person- Narrator tells the story to
  another character, referring to them as you.
• Third person- Narrator does not participate in
  the action is not one of the characters. An
  outside voice.
• Limited- Narrators knowledge is limited to only
  one character, either major or minor.
• Omniscient- Knows EVERYTHING, knows all
  thoughts/feelings from every character in the
  story.

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Characters

• Protagonist- The central character in a written
  piece.
• Antagonist- Character(s) in conflict with the
  main character
• Minor Character(s)- Those in the background who
  dont play a major role.

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Mood, Style, and tone

• Mood- Effect of the writers words on the reader.
• This story made me really sad ?
• Style- How the writers expression sets him or
  her apart from other writers.
• O. Henry uses much bigger words than any author
  Ive ever read before! Why is he so wordy?
• Tone- Authors attitude toward the subject.
• The author seems to suggest that we should all
  treat homeless people the same way the
  protagonist treated Lemon Brown