What is an author's purpose?

• to entertain readers while providing an insight about life or human nature

• to show the reader what the author is talking about

• to provide the reader with details

• to talk about themselves

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What is the structure in a short story?

• buildings that the author has seen

• a series of events

• a series of related events, or plot, that could happen in real life

• how the story is written

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Finish this sentence: A short story is a brief work of _______?

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Realistic short stories are products of writers':

• Imaginations, but seem true to real life

• Events from their life

• Surroundings

• Family stories that they are retelling

What is an aspect of characteristics in a short story?

• Dialogue that sounds true to life

• Conflicts that are resolved by the end of the story

• Themes that express general truths or observations about life or human nature

• Characters from the story and their traits and abilities

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4