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1 Elements of a Short Story - Fiction

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

3 Setting Characterization Plot Theme http://gustavus.edu/academics/library/puzzle.jpg

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

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

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

7 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

8 PLOT DIAGRAM R i s i n g A c t i o n F a l l i n g A c t i o n Resolution Climax Exposition Conflict

9 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_Us ing_Binoculars_Royalty_Free_Clipart_Picture_090529-143715-074042.jpg

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

11 BibliographyBibliography 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 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


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