Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 690 views

    Elements of A Short Story

    Uploaded by

    Mariephil Degamo
    This document outlines the key elements of a short story: setting, characters, plot, conflict, and theme. It defines each element and provides examples. Setting establishes where and when the story takes place. Characters include the protagonist and antagonist, and are developed through direct and indirect characterization methods. Plot is the sequence of related events structured around a conflict between opposing forces. Theme is the central idea explored in a story. Identifying these elements helps to analyze and understand any short story.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Elements of A Short Story

    Uploaded by

    Mariephil Degamo
    690 views22 pages
    This document outlines the key elements of a short story: setting, characters, plot, conflict, and theme. It defines each element and provides examples. Setting establishes where and when the story takes place. Characters include the protagonist and antagonist, and are developed through direct and indirect characterization methods. Plot is the sequence of related events structured around a conflict between opposing forces. Theme is the central idea explored in a story. Identifying these elements helps to analyze and understand any short story.

    Original Title

    Elements of a Short Story PPT

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document outlines the key elements of a short story: setting, characters, plot, conflict, and theme. It defines each element and provides examples. Setting establishes where and when the story takes place. Characters include the protagonist and antagonist, and are developed through direct and indirect characterization methods. Plot is the sequence of related events structured around a conflict between opposing forces. Theme is the central idea explored in a story. Identifying these elements helps to analyze and understand any short story.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    690 views22 pages

    Elements of A Short Story

    Uploaded by

    Mariephil Degamo
    This document outlines the key elements of a short story: setting, characters, plot, conflict, and theme. It defines each element and provides examples. Setting establishes where and when the story takes place. Characters include the protagonist and antagonist, and are developed through direct and indirect characterization methods. Plot is the sequence of related events structured around a conflict between opposing forces. Theme is the central idea explored in a story. Identifying these elements helps to analyze and understand any short story.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    of 22

    Elements

    of a
    Short Story
    Ms. MARIEPHIL D.
    21st Century Teacher
    Objectives
    • Identify and define
    elements of a short story

    • Demonstrate mastery of
    short story elements by
    creating story grammar
    Elements of a Short Story
    Overview
    A Short Story is similar to your dish. It needs
    the best ingredients for you to enjoy its delectable taste.

    Stories are made up of five important


    elements:

    Setting,
    Characters, Plot,
    Conflict, and Theme
    Elements of a Short Story
    Setting
    Tells the reader where and when
    the story takes place.
    Characters and
    Characterization
    The people, and in some stories,
    the animals that take part in
    the story.
    The description of the personalities
    of the characters in the story and
    the way in which an author
    reveals their personalities.
    Two Identifications of
    Characters
    1. Protagonist –
    the hero of the story

    2. Antagonist –
    the villain in the story
    who is always
    opposing the
    protagonist
    Methods of Characterization
    Creating Believable Characters
    • Indirect • Direct
    – physical appearance
    – the narrator’s
    – speech, thoughts, direct
    feelings, or actions of comments
    the character about a
    character
    – speech, thoughts,
    feelings, or actions of
    other characters
    Plot
    • The chain of related events that
    take place in a story.
    • Built around conflict, which is
    a struggle between opposing
    forces.
    • The plot is the sequence or order of events in a
    story.
    • The plot includes:
    Exposition Statement PLOT DIAGRAM
    The part of the plot that tells how
    the story begins.
    Rising Action
    The action in the story leading up
    to the climax.
    Climax
    Conflict
    The struggles or problems between
    opposing forces.

    on

    Fa
    Climax
    Conflict

    l l in
    ti
    The point of crisis in the plot. It

    Ac

    gA
    may be the reader’s point of

    ing
    highest interest.

    cti o
    Ris

    n
    Falling action
    The action in the story after
    the climax is revealed. Exposition Resolution
    Resolution
    The part of the plot that reveals
    the final outcome.
    Types of Conflict
    -Man vs. Man
    -Man vs. Nature
    -Man vs. Obstacle or Society
    - Man vs. Supernatural Being
    -Man vs. Himself
    Theme
    • The main idea of a story.
    • It is not a moral, lesson, or a
    rule for living.
    Ex.
    Love
    Family Feud
    Themes from ‘The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’
    CONCLUSION
    Now that we have identified
    and defined the elements of a
    short story, let us use the
    elements to analyze a Short
    Story.

    You may use your notes


    from the PowerPoint presentation
    to assist you when reading..
    Bibliography
    Dinneen, K. Elements of the Short Story. Retrieved Jun.
    19, 2003, from Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute:
    http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1983/3/83.03.09.x.html

    Five Elements of a Story. Retrieved Jun. 19, 2003,


    http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2277.html

    Guevin, D. Short Story Elements. Retrieved Jun. 19, 2003,


    http://www.uvm.edu/~dguevin/Elements.html

    You might also like