1. Elements of a Short Story

2. Definition A short story is a type of creative text in which writers share insights and observations about life through characters and theme. Short stories draw upon personal experiences and/or imaginative thinking.

3. Theme Setting Characters Point of view Characterization Plot - exposition statement - rising action - conflict - climax - falling action - resolution

4. THEME The main idea of a literary work, usually expressed as a generalization. SETTING The time and place in which a work of literature happens.

5. CHARACTERS The people (or actors) in the story. POINT OF VIEW The story teller from whose point of view the story is being told, the narrator.

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. The plot includes: -Exposition Statement - The part of the plot that tells how the story begins. -Rising Action - The action in the story leading up to the climax. -Conflict - Struggles or problems between opposing forces.

8. More PLOT -Climax - The point of crisis in the plot. It may be the reader’s point of highest interest. -Falling action - The action in the story after the climax is revealed. -Resolution - The part of the plot that reveals the final outcome.

9. PLOT DIAGRAM

10. 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