Teaching the Elements of Story Structure

2021 ◽  
pp. 125-167
Author(s):  
Kathryn L. Johnson ◽  
Pamela V. Westkott
Keyword(s):  
Story Structure

The More Control, the Better?

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeeyun Oh ◽  
Mun-Young Chung ◽  
Sangyong Han
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Design ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Story Structure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High User ◽  
User Control ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
Control Versus ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

Despite of the popularity of interactive movie trailers, rigorous research on one of the most apparent features of these interfaces – the level of user control – has been scarce. This study explored the effects of user control on users’ immersion and enjoyment of the movie trailers, moderated by the content type. We conducted a 2 (high user control versus low user control) × 2 (drama film trailer versus documentary film trailer) mixed-design factorial experiment. The results showed that the level of user control over movie trailer interfaces decreased users’ immersion when the trailer had an element of traditional story structure, such as a drama film trailer. Participants in the high user control condition answered that they were less fascinated with, absorbed in, focused on, mentally involved with, and emotionally affected by the movie trailer than participants in the low user control condition only with the drama movie trailer. The negative effects of user control on the level of immersion for the drama trailer translated into users’ enjoyment. The impact of user control over interfaces on immersion and enjoyment varies depending on the nature of the media content, which suggests a possible trade-off between the level of user control and entertainment outcomes.

Menelusuri Bentang Alam Dalam Karya Sastra Yang Bertema Lingkungan Alam

Jurnal KATA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Nanny Sri Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Space Communications ◽  
Story Structure ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Media Space ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Subject

<p>Sebuah peristiwa, dalam kehidupan manusia, dapat menjadi inspirasi bagi penulisan sebuah cerita. Pengarang, sebagai bagian dari masyarakatnya, mengangkat relung-relung kehidupan manusia, ke dalam sebuah cerita. Namun harus dipahami, bahwa pengalaman pengarang dalam kehidupannya sehari-hari, juga mempengaruhi subjek yang ditulisnya. Saat ini tidak dapat dipungkiri lagi, bahwa teknologi komunikasi yang sangat canggih, telah mempengaruhi perkembangan karya sastra. Media penulisan karya sastra, tidak lagi melalui media cetak seperti kertas tetapi sudah melalui peralatan modern yang sesuai jamannya. Namun demikian ragam karya sastra prosa, seperti cerita pendek, justru mampu mengisi ruang media kommunikasi tersebut. Dua orang pengarang, yang menulis cerita pendek di media masa, berusaha mengangkat isu tentang lingkungan. Isu yang diangkat, lebih menekankan kepada masalah lingkungan alam dengan mengangkat isu tentang pohon sebagai bagian dari kehidupan manusia. Tujuan penelitian ini, untuk menelusuri struktur cerita pendek yang mengangkat isu lingkungan dalam jalinan ceritanya. Untuk memenuhi tujuan penelitian, langkah awal dari penelitian ini, adalah melakukan pendekatan struktur cerita, yang kemudian dikaitkan dengan pencarian makna cerita tersebut. Sering sekali di balik sebuah cerita ada pesan yang ingin disampaikan kepada masyarakat pembacanya. Bentuk pesan tersebut tersirat, dalam jalinan struktur cerita pendek tersebut. Pesan yang disampaikan, dalam kedua cerita pendek tersebut,  adalah pesan tentang lingkungan alam, yang  saat ini tidak pernah diperhatikan oleh masyarakat. Dengan alasan, kebutuhan ekonomi yang sangat dominan.</p><p><em>An event, in human life, can be an inspiration for writing a story. The author, as a part of his society, lifts the niches of human life, into a story. But it must be understood, that the author's experience in everyday life, also affects the subject he wrote.</em><em> </em><em>Today it is undeniable, that highly sophisticated communication technology, has influenced the development of literary works. Media writing literature, no longer through print media such as paper but have been through modern equipment that fit his era.</em><em> </em><em>However, the variety of prose literary works, such as short stories, is able to fill the media space communications. Two authors, who write short stories in the mass media, try to raise issues about the environment. Issues raised, more emphasis on the issue of the natural environment by raising the issue, about the tree as part of human life. The purpose of this research, is to trace the structure of short stories, which raised environmental issues in the composition of the story. To fulfill the purpose of research, the first step of this research, is to approach the structure of the story, which is then linked with the search for the meaning of the story. Very often, behind a story, there is a message to be conveyed to the readers. The form of the message is implied, in the composition of the short story structure. The message conveyed, in both short stories, is a message about the natural environment, which today is never noticed by society. The message conveyed, in both short stories, is a message about the natural environment, which today is never noticed by society.</em></p>

scholarly journals The narrative arc: Revealing core narrative structures through text analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (32) ◽  
pp. eaba2196
Author(s):  
Ryan L. Boyd ◽  
Kate G. Blackburn ◽  
James W. Pennebaker
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Text Analysis ◽  
Story Structure ◽  
Science Reporting ◽  
Common Structure ◽  
Narrative Structures ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Language Analysis ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Ted Talks

Scholars across disciplines have long debated the existence of a common structure that underlies narratives. Using computer-based language analysis methods, several structural and psychological categories of language were measured across ~40,000 traditional narratives (e.g., novels and movie scripts) and ~20,000 nontraditional narratives (science reporting in newspaper articles, TED talks, and Supreme Court opinions). Across traditional narratives, a consistent underlying story structure emerged that revealed three primary processes: staging, plot progression, and cognitive tension. No evidence emerged to indicate that adherence to normative story structures was related to the popularity of the story. Last, analysis of fact-driven texts revealed structures that differed from story-based narratives.

Story structure, cohesion, and propositions in story recalls by learning-disabled and nondisabled children

1986 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 539-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny L. Griffith ◽  
Danielle N. Ripich ◽  
Sondra L. Dastoli
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Story Structure

Effects of Brace Stiffness and Nonlinearity of Viscous Dampers on Seismic Performance of Structures

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150188
Author(s):  
Siyuan Li ◽  
Yung-Tsang Chen ◽  
Y. H. Chai ◽  
Bo Li
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Structural Performance ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Viscous Dampers ◽  
Story Structure ◽  
Design Efficiency ◽  
Time Stepping ◽  
Seismic Hazard Mitigation ◽  
Method Effects ◽  
Supplemental Dampers

In the applications of supplemental dampers for seismic hazard mitigation, the supporting braces for the dampers are considered an important component for ensuring an efficient energy dissipation in the structure. Despite their importance, studies on the effects of the brace stiffness and the velocity exponent in the case of nonlinear viscous dampers are rather limited. In this paper, a numerical time-stepping method is developed for computing the seismic response of the structure with supporting braces and nonlinear viscous dampers. Using the proposed method, effects of the parameters of the nonlinear damper-brace systems are investigated, using first a single-story structure, followed by multi-story buildings. Results indicated that the design parameters for the dampers and supporting braces may be combined in numerous ways to satisfy a given set of structural performance objectives, but the brace stiffness can be minimized to achieve design efficiency in the range of velocity exponent commonly used for seismic applications of nonlinear viscous dampers. Results also indicated that for a set brace stiffness, if the dampers are optimally designed, the velocity exponent has an insignificant effect on the structural seismic performance objectives considered in this paper.

Comparative Study of Seismic Response of Short Columns Retrofitted by Steel Jacket, brick wall and FRP Fiber

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-30
Author(s):  
Amjad Al-Mudhafer
Keyword(s):  
Earthquake Resistance ◽  
Brick Wall ◽  
Story Structure ◽  
Static Loads ◽  
Steel Jacket ◽  
Short Columns ◽  
Nonlinear Elastic Analysis ◽  
Live Loads ◽  
Nonlinear Elastic ◽  
Inter Frame

Using inter-frame walls sometimes leads to the structure fortification in time of earthquake, but sometimes leads to plastic joint in the column which leads to the structure destruction. Therefore, the purpose of this work is to study and retrofit columns of inter-frame walls of deficient two-story structure, where he was taken in this research four models (Simple, With brick, With FRP, With Steel Jacket). In this work we look for the best retrofitting state of columns of half inter-frame wall by different states of retrofitting including FRP fibers and steel jackets. The analytical method used in this research is nonlinear elastic analysis by ABAQUS Software program. The results were extracted for the shear force with respect to the displacement of the static loads, and the displacement with respect to time was also extracted into the live loads of the four models. It was found that the presence of retrofitting of short shafts using steel jacket and FRP leads to a 3-40% increase in concrete bending framework in the section of shear strength and earthquake resistance.

Understanding Story Structure

Data Science ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 199-206
Author(s):  
Doug Rose
Keyword(s):  
Story Structure
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