1. THE SHORT STORY

3. WHAT’S A SHORT STORY? FORM OF LITERATURE FICTION USUALLY
HAS A MESSAGE ABOUT LIFE
ONE MAIN CHARACTER
CONFLICT FOR THE CHARACTER THAT IS RESOLVED

4. ELEMENTS OF THE SHORT STORY
PLOT
CHARACTERS
SETTING
POINT OF VIEW
THEME

5. PLOT The sequence of events, or “what went down”.
Climax
Rise In Action
Fall In Action
Exposition
Resolution

6. PLOT
Exposition “To expose” - Sets the scene -Gives necessary background information

7. Rising action -Conflict/ struggle is introduced
PLOT
Rising action -Conflict/ struggle is introduced

8. Climax -the high point of the action
PLOT
Climax -the high point of the action

9. Falling action -The conflict lessens
PLOT
Falling action -The conflict lessens

10. Resolution to resolve - conflict concludes -loose ends tied up
PLOT
Resolution to resolve - conflict concludes -loose ends tied up

11. Characters
The people or animals who participate in the action We learn about them through: -physical descriptions -words -actions

12. Setting
Time and Place Time can be: decades, seasons, time of day Place can be: geographical, specific locations

13. Vantage point story is told from First Person
Point of View
Vantage point story is told from
First Person
Storyteller is a character in the story
Third Person
Storyteller reports events, has no direct part in the story

14. The main message/ insight
Theme
The main message/ insight
Maybe stated:
Directly or
Maybe Implied