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Short Stories Short Stories What you always wanted to know…and What you always wanted to know…and more!! more!!

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Short StoriesShort StoriesWhat you always wanted to know…and What you always wanted to know…and more!!more!!

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What exactly is a short What exactly is a short story?story?

Always Always FICTION FICTION (something feigned, (something feigned, invented, or imagined; a made-up story) invented, or imagined; a made-up story)

Able to read in one sittingAble to read in one sitting

A GOOD short story presents enough lifelike A GOOD short story presents enough lifelike qualities to help us better understand qualities to help us better understand ourselves and our world.ourselves and our world.

Short Stories present us with a world of the Short Stories present us with a world of the author’s imagination. The author has at least author’s imagination. The author has at least one important purpose in mind: to illustrate a one important purpose in mind: to illustrate a truth, or generalization, about life. truth, or generalization, about life.

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What should I be What should I be thinking while reading a thinking while reading a

short story?short story?WhatWhat happens? (PLOT) happens? (PLOT)

When When andand Where Where does it happen? does it happen? (SETTING)(SETTING)

WhoWho does it? (CHARACTER) does it? (CHARACTER)

WhatWhat does it mean? (THEME) does it mean? (THEME)

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What exactly do those What exactly do those words mean?words mean?

PLOTPLOT:: Arrangement of action. The author must Arrangement of action. The author must select facts and place them in an interesting select facts and place them in an interesting order.order.

SETTINGSETTING: The time and place of the action.: The time and place of the action.

CHARACTERIZATIONCHARACTERIZATION: How the author presents : How the author presents the characterthe character DirectDirect- A summary of character’s traits and - A summary of character’s traits and

characteristicscharacteristics IndirectIndirect- Through a character’s dialogue and action - Through a character’s dialogue and action

THEMETHEME: The whole story, including the : The whole story, including the atmosphere or feeling, makes up the theme. The atmosphere or feeling, makes up the theme. The whole story is an image. whole story is an image.

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Plot Development ChartPlot Development Chart

introduction

↵hook conclusion

denouement

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What do these have to What do these have to do with a short story?do with a short story?

Exposition: Exposition: Introduction to the character, setting, Introduction to the character, setting, situation, and background of storysituation, and background of story

Narrative HookNarrative Hook: Introduction of the story’s conflict: Introduction of the story’s conflict

Rising ActionRising Action: Begins with the narrative hook, : Begins with the narrative hook, catches attention and adds to the conflictcatches attention and adds to the conflict

ClimaxClimax: Highest point of emotional involvement, : Highest point of emotional involvement, the conflict peaksthe conflict peaks

Falling ActionFalling Action: Events stemming from the results : Events stemming from the results of the climaxof the climax

ResolutionResolution: The final outcome or conclusion of : The final outcome or conclusion of conflict conflict

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ConflictConflict

Man vs. Man: Man vs. Man: Man in conflict against another Man in conflict against another charactercharacter

Man vs. HimselfMan vs. Himself: Man in conflict with himself : Man in conflict with himself (inner turmoil)(inner turmoil)

Man vs. NatureMan vs. Nature: Man in conflict with an aspect of : Man in conflict with an aspect of nature (blizzard, bear)nature (blizzard, bear)

Man vs. SocietyMan vs. Society: Man in conflict with a group of : Man in conflict with a group of people or society beliefspeople or society beliefs

Man vs. Fate: Man vs. Fate: Man in conflict with that which he Man in conflict with that which he cannot changecannot change

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SymbolismSymbolism

An object, action or person that represents An object, action or person that represents something abstract.something abstract.

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