PPT-What is Conflict??? A struggle between two opposing forces in a novel, short story, or

The main problem that gets the story underway Can you have a story without conflict What are the two types of conflict Internal Conflict and External Conflict What is Internal Conflict A problem that happens internally or within a single character mentally or emotionally . 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. . Ms. Eckert . Genre . A . genre. is a literary style or category.. Ex.- mystery, horror, romance, historical fiction, fantasy, novel, short story . A . short story. is a work of fiction that is shorter than a novel; typically can be read in one sitting (30 minutes to 2 hours). “7. th. Grade” by Gary Soto. What is Plot?. Plot. is . a series of related events in a short story or . drama. It is made up of 5 categories of events.. Exposition. The beginning part of story used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters . “A story is only as strong as the voices telling it… The only voice a story never needs is the author’s . Characters need to speak for themselves in their own distinct voices… Particularly in a short story, every word they speak needs to sounds like the speaker and move the story along.”. Presenter. John Hope. Multiple Short Story Winner…. Royal Palm Literary Awards. CrossTIME. Science Fiction/Fantasy Awards. Ron L Hubbard Writers of the Future Award. Short Story Writing. Short Story Overview. Ms. McDowell. Short Story:. A fictional tale of a length that is too short to publish in a single volume like a novel. Short stories are usually between five and sixty pages; as a result, they can be read in a single sitting. Usually, short stories concentrate on a single event with only one or two characters. . Ms. . Cross. You will be quizzed on these terms at the end of the . unit . and must be able to define them during activities throughout the unit. . Short Story:. A fictional tale of a length that is too short to publish in a single volume like a novel. Short stories are usually between five and sixty pages; as a result, they can be read in a single sitting. Usually, short stories concentrate on a single event with only one or two characters. . John Hope. Short Story Workshop Agenda. Writing Overview. The Short Story Structure. Characters. Conflict. BREAK. Description and Dialog. BREAK. The Dreaded Re-write. Summary. 9:00am – 10:30am Teach. What makes a good story?. Think about some of your all-time favorite stories –in movies, on television, and in books.. What makes these stories so compelling?!?. Characteristics of a Good Story:. The Power of a Good Story. MAJOR FORMS OF LITERATURE. Novel- . a fictitious . prose (sequence) narrative (account) . of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.. Poem-. a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and . Conflict!. Man Vs Man. Man vs. Man occurs when a character (man or woman!) has an argument, disagreement, or other kind of “competition” with another character. . Man Vs Himself. Man vs. Self Man vs. self occurs when a character develops an internal struggle between his thoughts and ideas. Like “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.”. OBJECTIVES. Identify elements of a short story. Define elements of a short story. Demonstrate mastery of short story elements. . OVERVIEW. Short stories often contain structural and character elements that should be familiar to you. . Introduction. a. nd. Literary Terms. Short Story . Literary Terms. short story. . plot. . conflict. . characters . . setting. . characterization. . antagonist. . protagonist. s. ymbol. . theme . Short Stories. A short story is a brief form of prose fiction with characters, a setting, and a plot. . It resembles longer forms of fiction in exploring an insight into life. . Literary Elements. Plot.