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LEARNING ABOUT SHORT STORIES

LEARNING ABOUT SHORT STORIES. ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORIES. LEARNING ABOUT SHORT STORIES. ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORIES. The possibilities for short stories are as endless as the bounds of a writer’s imagination. No two stories are ever alike.

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LEARNING ABOUT SHORT STORIES

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  1. LEARNING ABOUT SHORT STORIES ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORIES LEARNING ABOUT SHORT STORIES

  2. ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORIES • The possibilities for short stories are as endless as the bounds of a writer’s imagination. • No two stories are ever alike. • There are however, some elements that all short stories have in common.

  3. CHARACTERS • Characters are the people or animals who take part in a story’s action. • Characters are directed by MOTIVATION. • This is like people in real life!!!!! • Motivation is the reason or reasons that explain why characters act as they do. • Brainstorm with your partner a list of events that might get someone motivated.

  4. CHARACTERIZATION • CHARACTERIZATION is the way a writer reveals a character’s personality and qualities. • In direct characterization, the writer describes the character • In indirect characterization, the writer reveals the character through speech and actions

  5. Characterization practice • Procedures • Warm Up • With a partner briefly review the plot of Cinderella. • Think particularly about the stepmother and stepsisters. • Describe these characters – using adjectives to tell what they are like and verbs to show what they do.

  6. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER • Make a graphic organizer. • Stepmother Stepsisters Adj. Verbs Adj. Verbs

  7. Direct/Indirect Characterization What you have brainstormed is called Direct and Indirect Characterization. When an author uses adjectives to tell what a character is like, it is called DirectCharacterization. When an author uses verbs to show what a character does, it is called Indirect Characterization

  8. THEME • THEME is the central message expressed in a story. • It is the underlying meaning of a piece of literature. • It usually includes an observation about life. • It could be a moral of a story, a teaching or an observation about human experience.

  9. WHAT IS THE THEME? • You are never actually told what the theme is in a story. • You determine the theme from the characters and action in the story. • In short, you must determine the theme of a story on your own. • It evolves slowly and it is almost like solving a mystery.

  10. What is the theme? • What is the theme in Aladdin? • Could it be that love is not learned through the riches of the wallet, but of the heart? • How would you describe it? • What is the theme of Beauty and the Beast?

  11. UNIVERSAL THEME • A UNIVERSAL THEME is a message about life that is expressed in different cultures and time periods.

  12. UNIVERSAL THEMES • *HARD WORK ALWAYS PAYS OFF IN THE END. • *CRIME DOES NOT PAY! • *LOVE CONQUERS ALL. • *GOOD VERSUS EVIL

  13. Communicating Across CulturesLiterature is an excellent vehicle for communicating ideas across cultures. • Writers from around the world speakfrom their own experiences and write about theme that relates to their own land. • By reading the literature from other countries or different areas of our own country, we can learn so much about how others view life. 

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