Elements of a Short Story - Fiction 1

What is an Element? http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumb_274/1212070406L698bV.jpg

Fiction Stories have Elements Characterization Setting Theme Plot http://gustavus.edu/academics/library/puzzle.jpg

SETTING The time and place in which a work of literature happens. http://www.school-clipart.com/_small/0511-0806-1016-3456.jpg

THEME The general main idea or lesson the author wants you to get from a literary work.

CHARACTERIZATION The description of the personalities of the characters in the story and the way in which an author reveals their personalities.

The sequence or order of events in a story. PLOT The sequence or order of events in a story. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r-ZHry3yxLM/SDWIt2VQMgI/AAAAAAAACRA/3VhCoflbu0A/s400/lights-camera-action.jpg

PLOT DIAGRAM Climax Rising Action Conflict Exposition Resolution Falling Action Exposition Resolution

Coming soon to a classroom near you! POINT OF VIEW The story teller from whose point of view the story is being told, the narrator. Coming soon to a classroom near you! http://www.picturesof.net/_images_300/Man_with_a_Bird_on_His_Head_Using_Binoculars_Royalty_Free_Clipart_Picture_090529-143715-074042.jpg

Unit EQ How do I summarize fiction texts using the story elements? How do I compare/contrast fiction texts using the story elements?

Bibliography Dinneen, K. Elements of the Short Story. Retrieved Jun. 19, 2003, from Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1983/3/83.03.09.x.html Five Elements of a Story. Retrieved Jun. 19, 2003, http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2277.html Guevin, D. Short Story Elements. Retrieved Jun. 19, 2003, http://www.uvm.edu/~dguevin/Elements.html 11