SHORT STORIES

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Short Story
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9-10TH Grade Language Arts Literary NJCCCS 3.2
(Writing)
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SHORT STORY ELEMENTS (6)

• SETTING
• PLOT
• POINT OF VIEW
• THEME
• CHARACTER
• CONFLICT

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SHORT STORY ELEMENTS

• CHARACTER CONFLICT
• TYPES TYPES
• KINDS KINDS

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CHARACTER KINDS

• PROTAGONIST Clearly central to the story. All
  major events have some importance to this
  character.

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CHARACTER KINDS

• ANTAGONIST The opposer of the main
  character.
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  KRYPTONITE

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CHARACTER TYPES

• Static Flat
• Round
  Dynamic

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CONFLICT KINDS TYPES

• Physical External A struggle with a force
  outside ones self.
• Social, Psychological or Internal A struggle
  within ones self.

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Summary/Review

• Using the book list below, choose two stories
  and provide the protagonist, antagonist along
  with the type or types of conflict they had to
  deal with in the story.
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• Romeo Juliet
• Moby Dick
• Pygmalion