PPT-Short Story Writing

Presenter John Hope Multiple Short Story Winner Royal Palm Literary Awards CrossTIME Science FictionFantasy Awards Ron L Hubbard Writers of the Future Award Short Story Writing Short Story Overview. Genre Intro. What do we already know about short stories?. What short stories have we read?. Which authors or short stories do we know?. Why do writers write short stories?. What is the purpose of a short story?. What is a short story?. Have you ever read a short story?. If so, which one?. What are the parts of a short story?. . Short stories usually lack detail. .. Short stories are brief.. Short stories use P.A.C.T.S . to establish the narrative. . http://inktank.fi/10-greatest-short-story-writers-21st-century/. Elements of a Short Story. Character. Setting. Plot. Conflict. Theme. Narrative Point of View (Perspective). CHARACTER. Characters are the people, animals or imaginary creatures that are presented in a story. Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849). American writer during the time of Romanticism. Writer of American Gothic literature. Creator of the short story as a genre. Author of short stories, poems, and novels . The short story is short because of the following things:. . Pages 1-276 in text. . . . Parallel Reading: . Short Stories by . Tolstoy. . ENG II – World Literature. Weeks 1-6. S. trategize. O. rganize. Practice for Novel Book Clubs conducted by you!. How this will work.. As a class we will read three short stories.. With the first, “The Story of an Hour. ”. by Kate Chopin, I will model how we can create discussion.. “Battle Royale”. Choose Your Own. Concepts to be Learned: . Main focus-- 1. . . Genre and Text Structure- . What elements make up an effective short story? What is the structure used within the short story? How does diction and syntax play an integral part in creating atmosphere, mood, and/or tone. by: Altay, Shawn, Peter, and Justin. Pg. 211 “We had passed through walls of piled bones, with casks and puncheons intermingling, into the inmost recesses of the catacombs”. Pg. 212 “We passed through a range of low arches, descended, passed on, and descending again, arrived at a deep crypt, in which the foulness of the air caused our flambeaux rather to glow than flame.”. PROOF ONE:. One of the main characters are named . Fortunado. . In the end, this character dies.. PROOF TWO:. Montressor. jokes that he is a mason when . Fortunado. asks for a sign, and . Monstressor. A . short story. is a name given to a fictional prose selection, which is short (. it can be read in one sitting. ) and is a story (. it narrates an event or incident. ). .. A number of other general characteristics, however, can be given as a means of further defining the short story:. Stories. Lesson Objective. Understand the content and structure of a short story. Choose a topic to write about. Plan, draft, revise, and edit a short story. Pages 346-352. Writing a Short Story. Everybody loves a story! Today you will begin writing your own story. It will be about an important decision that the main character will need to make. It’s important that you make it as entertaining as possible.. 1553303 English Prose. Aj Nareema Sangwiman, Ph.D. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University. Scope of unit. Literary terms and useful vocabulary. Definitions . and history of English and American . Write your own stories with the help of these illustrated story starters! With 101 fun and unique writing prompts, you\'ll have no trouble kicking your imagination into high gear.Each story starter consists of:1-2 short sentences to boost imagination.Large text for easy reading.A black and white illustration for visual inspiration.Leave writer\'s block and blank-page anxiety behind! Whether you write animal stories, funny stories, or something else entirely, you\'ll find dozens of ideas and inspiration to help you get started.Inside, you\'ll find story starters in each of the following categories:Crazy Changes.Animals Acting Strange.Monsters, Aliens, and Other Spooky Stuff.Adventure.Funny.Realistic Stuff.These illustrated story starters are perfect for kids in grades 1-3 but can be used by anyone young at heart. Use this book in the classroom or give it as a gift to a budding author. . Lecturer. . Betul. ALTAŞ. What is a short story?. What are the important elements in a short story?. What. is a . short. . story. ?. A . brief. . work. of . fiction.