1-What-is-a-Short-Story-Elements-+-Plot

ENG2DIntroductiontoShortStoriesWhatisashortstory?Brainstormingroupsof3-4people:1.Whatdoyoualreadyknowaboutshortstories?2.Thinkoftwodifferentshortstoriesthatyouhavereadorheard.Whatweretheyabout?3.Whichshortstorydidyoulikethebestandwhy?Youwillsharetheseanswerswiththeclass.Ifyouneedtowritethemtoremember,thenpleasedoso.Whatisashortstory?Somebasiccharacteristicsofashortstory:ShortStoryFictional:madeupbytheauthoreitherpartiallyortotally.Narrative:tellsthestorytotheaudienceasaseriesofevents.Usuallynomorethan20000words.Usuallynolessthan500words.Charactersarenotusuallyexploredorexplainedindepth.Canusuallybereadinonesitting.ElementsofashortstoryPleasecopythefollowingontoyourpaper:Plot:Howtheauthorarrangestheeventsinthestory.Setting:Thesettingisthetimeandlocationwhereastorytakesplace.Characters:Thepeoplewhoareinthestory.Theyaredescribedbytheauthor(howtheylook,act,feelandinteractwithothers).Themes:Themainideasormessagesofthestory.Elementsofashortstorycontinued.Mood:Thefeelingsoremotionstheaudiencegetsfromreadingorhearingthestory.PointofView:Theperspectivethatthestoryistoldfrom.Figurativelanguage:Shortstoriesusewordsandexpressionsthatmeanssomethingotherthantheliteralmeaning.Thislanguageoftendescribessomethingbycomparingitwithsomethingelse.ElementsofaShortStory-Plot.WhatdoesitmeanwhenweaskforthePlotofastory?.Whyistheplotimportant?WhataretheelementsofPlotinShortstories?-BrainstorminGroupsThePlotTheplotBeginning/Background:Thebeginningisthestartofthestory.Thecharactersandsettingareintroduced.Howdomanytraditionalstoriesbegin?-Onceuponatime-Alongtimeagoinagalaxyfar,faraway-Thereoncewasalittlegirlnamed...RisingactionTherisingactionincludestheeventsleadinguptotheclimaxofthestory.Thestoryisbecominginterestingandthereaderisengaged(theirattentionisfocusedonthestory).Theconflict(mainproblemorissueinthestory)isbeginning.ClimaxTheclimaxisthemostimportantpartofthestory.Itistheturningpoint:thecharacterisfacingthehardestpartoftheconflict.Thereaderisleftwonderingwhatwillhappennext.Fallingaction:Duringthefallingaction,theeventsandconflictsofthestorybegintoresolvethemselves.(Theproblemofthestoryisbecomingsolvedeitherinapositiveornegativeway).Resolution/Conclusion:thefinaloutcome(ending)ofthestory.TheUglyDucklingByHansChristianAndersonAsaClass,WewillreadTheUglyDuckling-Whilereading,trytokeeptrackofeachoftheplotelementsinyourhead.