Elements of Short Stories

people or animals who take part in a story's action

• characters

• motivation

• theme

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

the reason or reasons that explain why characters act as they do

• motivation

• theme

• plot

• literary devices

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the way a writer reveals a character's personality

• plot

• theme

• characterization

• literary device

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

the writer describes the character

• theme

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the writer reveals the character through speech and actions

• indirect characterization

• direct characterization

• plot

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the central message expressed in a story (think of it as a lesson learned)

• theme

• plot

• literary device

• characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a message about life that is expressed in different cultures and time periods

• universal theme

• characterization

• theme

• literary device

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

the sequence of events in a short story

• plot

• theme

• climax

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

introduces the setting, characters, and basic situation

• rising action

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

introduces the conflict

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9