1. Short Stories

2. Short Story
A short story is a brief work of literature, usually written in narrative prose
No set length
Usually features a small cast of named characters, and focus on a self-contained incident with the intent of evoking a "single effect" or mood

3. VOCABULARY Falling Action
The part of a story that leads away from the climax
Sentence

4. VOCABULARY
Word
Picture
Definition
Sentence

5. VOCABULARY Plot Line A literary or dramatic plot; a story line.
To summarize the story Ms. Hinga made us create a plot line about the events in the story.

6. Exposition
The part of a narrative that provides the background information needed to understand the characters and the action

7. Rising Action
The events of a narrative plot leading up to the climax, often building in intensity

8. Climax
A moment of great or culminating intensity in a narrative or drama, especially the conclusion of a crisis, the turning point in a plot or dramatic action

9. The events of a narrative plot following the climax
Falling Action
The events of a narrative plot following the climax

10. Resolution
The part of a literary work in which the complications (or conflict) of the plot are resolved or simplified

11. Plot Line

12. Conflict
Opposition between characters or forces in a work of drama or fiction, especially opposition that motivates or shapes the action of the plot

13. TYPES OF CONFLICT: External Man vs. nature Man vs. man Man vs. society
Internal
Man vs. self

14. The time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative takes place
Setting
The time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative takes place

15. The unifying message portrayed in a text
Theme
The unifying message portrayed in a text
(NOT what the short story is about)

16. The difference between what might be expected and what actually occurs
Irony
The difference between what might be expected and what actually occurs

17. Allegory
The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

18. Characters Major Characters Minor Characters
The most important characters in the story
There is usually one MAIN character, but there can be more than one MAJOR character
Usually undergo some major change in the novel
Minor Characters
Intended to support major characters
Necessary for the story to develop
May not grow or change throughout the course of the story

19. Antagonist vs. Protaganist
The “bad guy”
A person or a group of people who oppose the main character(s)
A major threat or obstacle to the main character by their very existence
Protagonist:
The main character
Ends up in conflict because of the antagonist
The character that the author intends the audience to identify with

20. The method by which the writer reveals the characters of the story
Characterization
The method by which the writer reveals the characters of the story

21. Characterization
Direct characterization – when an author tells you directly about the character’s personality;
“Dena was a kind, caring individual.” 
Indirect characterization – when an author reveals a character’s personality through his or her actions or dialogue;
“Dena felt so sad when she saw the hurt little chipmunk that she began to cry.”

22. 4 Domains of Characterization
The four domains of characterization are:
Words, thoughts and actions of the character.
Description (appearance and background)
What other characters say about the character
The way others characters react to the character

23. Character Sketch
Address the four domains of characterization in a character sketch of yourself
Head-what you think
Body-looks, description, background
Heart-feelings
Hands-what you do
Feet-you’re American Dream…where are you going?
Around you-What other people say about you or the way they react to you