ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY

A plot is...

• Events that make up a story

• Setting and characters

• The solution to the problem

• The exploding part of story/ turning point of story

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The climax is..

• events that make up a story

• setting and characters

• the exploding part of story/ turning point of story

• the solution to the problem

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The resolution is...

• problem in story

• setting and characters

• the solution to the problem

• the ending of the story

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The exposition...

• Introduces the reader to the characters and setting

• Is the part of the story when the conflict is resolved

• Is the part of the story where a character changes

• Is the part of the story where the events help the reader understand what the conflict is

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The rising action of the plot...

• shows how the problem is resolved.

• show a change in the main character.

• is the series of events that help the reader understand the conflict.

• is the main problem of the story.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

In the climax of a story, ______________.

• the conflict is becoming more complex

• a dramatic change has taken place.

• the conflict is getting better

• there is a dramatic change about to take place.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The character who is in conflict with the protagonist.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Flat Character

• Round Character

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

W]It is a kind of conflict when a character is in conflict with a societal norm or expectation.

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Nature

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Society

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

It is a kind of conflict when two characters are in conflict with each other's ideas, actions, or beliefs.

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Supernatural

• Person vs. Nature

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What 4 components are included in the exposition?

• characters, setting, dialogue, narrator

• characters, setting, point of view, back story

• plot, characters, setting, resolution

• characters, narrator, conflict, back story

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9