Elements of Short Story

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Elements of Short Story
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What is Short Story?

• A short story is fictional work of prose that
  is shorter in length than a novel.

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Elements of a Short Story

• Setting
• Characterization
• Plot
• Conflict
• Theme

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Setting

• Setting tells the reader where and when the story
  takes place.

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Example
What is the Setting of Little Red Riding Hood?
The Dark Forest
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Characterization

• Creation of imaginary people who appear to be
  real to the reader. The writer gives information
  about the characters in the story.

Who can tell me the characters of Little Red
Riding Hood?
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A little girl around 7 or 8, dressed in red.
Carries a basket, and likes to pick flowers in
the wood. She has a high pitched, innocent voice.
A hairy beast with long teeth and a fake smile
who likes to trick little children and eat
grandmothers. Has a medium pitched sneaky kind of
voice.
An elderly woman who is not feeling very well
today. She has a weak scratchy voice that
trembles a little. She likes to call the wolf
Sonny.
A strong, brave man who carries an ax. He has a
deep rich voice.
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Plot

• A series of events through which the writer
  reveals what is happening, to whom, and why.

Once upon a time, there was a little girl
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Conflict

• Conflict Is a problem in the story that needs to
  be resolved.

What is the problem?
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Theme

• The storys main ideas. The message the
  writer intends to communicate by telling the
  story.

Who can help me to write the theme of Little Red
Riding Hood?
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Never talk with Strangers
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Lets Check What We have Learned

• Listen the story and find elements of the short
  story

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