PPT-Elements of a Short Story

Next The Cask of Amontillado By Edgar Allen Poe THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge You who so well know the nature of my soul will not suppose however that gave utterance to a threat At length I would be avenged this was a point definitely settled but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved precluded the idea of risk I must not only punish but punish with impunity A wrong is . 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). “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.”. 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. …written and in the form of video.. Short, Short, Fiction. There is a genre of short story called “Flash Fiction”, or “micro-Fiction”. In the far east they are referred to as “Smoke Log Stories”. You may have heard these stories being called “Post Card Stories”.. The Plot Diagram. The plot diagram is a tool that is commonly used to place a story into the order in which it is presented.. The beginning of the plot diagram includes what is know as the exposition. In the exposition, or the introduction, the reader is introduced to characters in the story, the setting of the story, as well as the overall idea of the characters’ problems in the story.. Write . a description of what you remember about . kindergarten.. Find the short story,. “Charles” . by Shirley . Jackson. . Use the Table of Contents; . hint - Unit 1. INFERENCE. What clues were in our mind to make us ready to make the inference? . Story Elements . Review. Protagonist. : The story revolves around this character, and he or she is facing a conflict.. Antagonist. : The person or thing getting in the protagonist’s way of “winning” the conflict.. 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. . PRETEST. Elements of Fiction. CHOOSE THE CORRECT . LITERARY TERM. FROM THE CHOICES PROVIDED.. 1. Which of the following is an element of . plot. ?. A. Symbolism. B. Setting. C. Conflict. D. Mood. 2. The . 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:. Work on article of the week!! . Literary Elements Chart: . Literary Elements: . How to Tell…. Battle Royal. Characterization: . -Direct. -Indirect. -------------------------. -Static. -Dynamic. Direct: “…great brother she had, how together, the guy was, a number one pal and comrade. A real soldier’s soldier, Rat says” (1).. Short Stories. Novel: contains story elements including protagonist, conflict, obstacles, resolution. Contains subplots and several central events. Short Story: 1,000 – 20,000 words. Contains story elements but plot is mostly building up to one central event; no subplots. Bell Work 4/1/19 What makes a good short story? What elements does a well written short story include? Write 5-6 sentences about your spring break! Announcements Book Response Poetry Quiz AZ Merit RPS update DEFINITION. Short, brief. Fictional. Prose. Narrative, story. CHARACTERISTICS. Few. characters. Single. effect. often moral. theme. didactic. instructive. CHARACTERISTICS. Dictates of the . FORM:. Setting.