Unit 1: 8th grade

Brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and that usually deals with only a few characters.

A tale that provides a moral lesson, often using animals, mythical creatures, forces of nature, or inanimate objects to come to life

A story between 5 to 2,000 words that lacks traditional plot structure or character development and is often characterized by a surprise or twist of fate

• Experimenting with narrative form, style, and chronology (inner monologues, stream of consciousness) to capture the experience of an individual​

Using fragmentation, paradox, or unreliable narrators to explore the relationship between the author, reader, and text

• Combining realistic narrative or setting with elements of surrealism, dreams, or fantasy​

Writing characterized by brevity, straightforward language, and a lack of plot resolutions

Which of the options is an element of a short story?

• 200-250 pages

• Simplified setting

• It has Plot twists

• It has a long character development

Which option is not an element of a short story?

• Simplified setting

• More than two characters

• Single Plot

• Central Theme