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which contains Five traditional elements FEATURE FILM depends on Narrative Settin g Characte r Plot Theme Styl e ·(when, where) - the time and place in which the story happens ·(what) - the storyline or the sequence of events in a narrative that develop a problem for the characters, lead up to a climax and provide a resolution to the problem ·(who) - the people, animals or things that act out the story. Characters are our way into a story - it is through them that we learn to understand more about the world and our place in it. In most narratives you can divide characters into major and minor characters. ·(why) - the main idea in the story or what the story is about. Writers convey the themes through the characters and the events in the novel. One way to identify the themes is to think about the key issues first them work out what the author is trying to say to you about each issue. ·(how) - the kind of language, structure and techniques used to tell the story. Writers have their own style, their own way of writing that is unique to them. Some elements of style are: point of view (1 st or 3 rd person), dialogue, sentence structure, use of humour, form, symbolism.

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which contains

Five traditional elements

FEATURE FILM

depends on

Narrative

Setting Character Plot Theme Style·(when, where) - the time and place in which the story happens

·(what) - the storyline or the sequence of events in a narrative that develop a problem for the characters, lead up to a climax and provide a resolution to the problem

·(who) - the people, animals or things that act out the story. Characters are our way into a story - it is through them that we learn to understand more about the world and our place in it. In most narratives you can divide characters into major and minor characters.

·(why) - the main idea in the story or what the story is about. Writers convey the themes through the characters and the events in the novel. One way to identify the themes is to think about the key issues first them work out what the author is trying to say to you about each issue.

·(how) - the kind of language, structure and techniques used to tell the story. Writers have their own style, their own way of writing that is unique to them. Some elements of style are: point of view (1st or 3rd person), dialogue, sentence structure, use of humour, form, symbolism.

which contains

Five traditional elements

FEATURE FILM

depends on

Narrative

Setting Character Plot Theme Style

List details of the narrative elements in

the short film "Cracker Bag"

Key Words

Aotearoa te reo kaumatua rangatira wharanui tikanga whakapapa tapu waka

- New Zealand- Maori language- elder- chief- meeting place- customs- genealogy- sacred- canoe

haka karanga karakia taiaha pakeha moko/mokopuna marae mau rakau

- dance- call- prayer - fighting stick- stick fighting- grandchild- white person- meeting place