Elements of Short Stories

The Where and When a story takes place

• Plot

• Setting

• Conflict

• Theme

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The main idea of the story. The life lesson.

• Plot

• Conflict

• Theme

• Mood

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The highest point of suspense/turning point of a story

• Theme

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The successful ending to a story

• Mood

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The part of the story that builds the conflict and leads to the climax

• Setting

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Tone

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The struggle between opposing forces

• Resolution

• Climax

• Conflict

• Tone

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The sequence of events in a story

• Conflict

• Setting

• Characterization

• Plot

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

 Events that bring the story to a close and resolve the conflict

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Characterization

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

When a character remains the same throughout a story

• Static

• Flat

• Round

• Dynamic

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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

Which element of a short story refers to the central struggle between opposing forces?

• theme

• setting

• conflict

• character

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4