Elements of a Short Story

A short story is a brief fictional ______________

• mystery

• narrative

• novel

• essay

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Although it is _____________, it is a complete work featuring the same basic elements as longer works of fiction.

• long

• short

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

A sequence of events in a story.

• plot

• conflict

• setting

• characters

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The people or animals who take part in the action of the story.

• conflict

• characters

• theme

• plot

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A problem or struggle between opposing forces.

• setting

• plot

• conflict

• theme

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The time and place of the story's action.

• plot

• setting

• characters

• conflict

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The message expressed in the short story.

• theme

• plot

• conflict

• characters

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which is NOT in the Reader's Toolbox?

• Read and Reread

• Identify the Conflict

• Think about Archtypes

• Use the glossary and index

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CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10