story elements ppt
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Introduction to the elements of fiction. These are also referred to as the Short Story elements since it is introduced during the short story unit.TRANSCRIPT
Mrs. SampleLanguage Arts
7th Grade
Elements of a Short Story
Plot
Theme
Setting
Character
Conflict
Plot: How Stories Happen
What is plot?
The structure
of a story
Parts of Plot
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
What is Exposition?
• Beginning of story• Introduces characters, setting, and tone
• Beginning of story• Introduces characters, setting, and tone
What is Rising Action?
• Plot becomes increasingly complicated
• Various problems arise
• Plot becomes increasingly complicated
• Various problems arise
What is Climax?
The high point of a story
The high point of a story
What is Falling Action?
• Action following the climax
• Leads to the end
• Action following the climax
• Leads to the end
What is Resolution?
• Problems are solved
• Action comes to an end
• Problems are solved
• Action comes to an end
What is the high point of action in a story?
A. Exposition
B. Resolution
C. Climax
D. Falling action
What is Theme?
• Message about life • What the work is about• What the main character learns
• Message about life • What the work is about• What the main character learns
What is Tone? • Tells us what the author thinks about his/her
main character. • The author’s attitude toward the story and
readers.
• Tells us what the author thinks about his/her main character.
• The author’s attitude toward the story and readers.
What is Mood?
• The effect of the writer’s words on the reader.
• How the writer’s words make us feel.
• The effect of the writer’s words on the reader.
• How the writer’s words make us feel.
What is Setting?
• Place• Time
• Place• Time
The setting answers the question, “What is the work about?”
True
False
What is a Character?
A person or animal in a story A person or animal in a story
Character
• Main character• Hero of the story
• Main character• Hero of the storyWhat is a
protagonist?
Character
• Opposes protagonist
• Bad guy
• Opposes protagonist
• Bad guyWhat is anantagonist?
Dynamic vs. StaticDYNAMIC
• Character changes throughout a story. They either do something differently or make a choice they would not have normally made.
STATIC
• Character stays the same through the whole story. This person does not change. They are actually very predictable through the whole story.
Who is the hero or central character of a story?
A. Protagonist
B. Climax
C. Exposition
D. Antagonist
What is Conflict?
A struggle between
opposing forces in a story
A struggle between
opposing forces in a story
What is Conflict?
• Person against person• Person against self• Person against society• Person against nature
• Person against person• Person against self• Person against society• Person against nature
Congratulations!
You know the Elements of a Short Story!!!
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