Resolution: The end of the story means that if you believe in something you can do it but maybe not in the way you thought. We can take away from the story that there can be different climaxes or the way the story relates to the climax. Setting: Moosehide Mountain about twenty miles from the Stewart River.
Q. What is the plot of up the slide by Jack London?
Set during the Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska, ”Up the Slide” tells the story of Clay Dilham’s attempt to scale a steep slide, or rock face, on a mountain in search of a tree to chop down for firewood. Thus, despite the challenges he faces, Clay eventually overcomes the man versus nature conflict in ”Up the Slide.
Table of Contents
- Q. What is the plot of up the slide by Jack London?
- Q. What’s the theme of Up the slide by Jack London?
- Q. What are the 5 aspects of setting?
- Q. How do you teach setting in literature?
- Q. How do you introduce a setting?
- Q. How do you teach setting?
- Q. What are some common pitfalls in setting descriptions?
- Q. Why is too much detail bad?
Q. What’s the theme of Up the slide by Jack London?
The falling action of the story is that Clay has to go through more obstacles on his way down the hill and once again we believe that Cliff could die. The resolution of the story is that in the end Cliff sells the wood and makes a great profit. I think that the theme is that you should always be prepared for the worst.
Q. What are the 5 aspects of setting?
Here is a list of the specific elements that setting encompasses:
- Locale.
- Time of year.
- Time of day.
- Elapsed time.
- Mood and atmosphere.
- Climate.
- Geography.
- Man-made geography.
Q. How do you teach setting in literature?
Activity
- Divide the students into small groups of two or three students.
- Give each group one of the fairy tales upon which to focus.
- Instruct each of the groups to read the fairy tale together.
- When each group has finished reading their assigned fairy tale, have them work together to identify the setting.
Q. How do you introduce a setting?
Setting the scene: 6 ways to introduce place in stories
- Try setting the scene by showing scale.
- Show what is surprising or strange.
- Introduce emotional qualities of place.
- Give immersive details.
- Establish time period or time-frame.
- Show characters interacting with their surrounds.
Q. How do you teach setting?
- Start With Simply Identifying Setting. Another thing to remember when teaching setting: provide clear, explicit instruction that defines setting.
- Shift Into Describing The Setting.
- Dive Deeper Into How the Setting Affects the Story.
- Try a Digital Setting Activity.
Q. What are some common pitfalls in setting descriptions?
10 Description Mistakes Writers Should Avoid
- Being Vague. Be specific when you write.
- Not Using The Senses.
- Not Using A Viewpoint Character.
- Not Including Descriptions In Dialogue.
- Not Thinking About The Genre.
- Repeating The Same Words.
- Making All Our Sentences Seem The Same.
- Over-using The Verb To Be.
Q. Why is too much detail bad?
Why Too Much Description Actually Pushes Readers Out of Your Story. If we’re describing every little detail—both pertinent and not—what we’re creating instead is an on-the-nose narrative that has literally been described to death.