1. 1. PRAYER 2. Reading strategies 3. SHORT STORY STRUCTURE Composition and Literature 11 September 2014

2. 1. How can short stories be important modes of communication for authors? 2. How or why is detail essential to writing? 3. How do the elements of a short story impact our understanding of the author’s intent? Essential Questions

3. Predict  Title, text, illustrations Visualize  Characters, setting, events Question  Do you understand the text? Is there a section you may want to read again?  (Be honest with yourself.) Connect  to your life, what you already know and other material you have previously read Identify  Author‘s purpose, themes Infer  Fill in the gaps, draw conclusions Evaluate  Think! Form opinions Reading Strategies

4. Short Story Structure There are five structural components that are generally found within a short story… 1. Exposition 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4. Falling Action 5. Resolution

5. Short Story Structure Diagram

6. 1. Exposition 2. Rising Action Introduces the story’s characters, setting, and conflict Occurs as complications, twists, or intensifications of the conflict occur Definitions of Structural Components

7. 3. Climax 4. Falling Action The story’s most dramatic moment The point of no return The logical result of the climax Definitions of Structural Components

8. 5. Resolution Presents the final outcome of the story Definitions of Structural Components

9. Stated theme Implied theme Often expressed directly The author reveals through setting, point of view and the actions of the characters Theme – main idea, or message in a literary work. It is not the subject of a story but is an insight about life or human nature.

10. Distinctive use of language that conveys the author’s or narrator’s personality to the reader The voice may be determined by word choices, tone, an author’s attitude toward his or her subject or audience and mood (the emotional quality of a literacy work) Voice of the character

11. Conflict Internal conflict  Takes place within the mind of the character External conflict  takes place between a character and an outside force (nature, society, fate)