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Please Do Now:. In your notebook or binder, write down the titles of a few short stories you have read or heard of. Explain what makes them short stories. Write down the attributes they have in common. Elements of a Short Story. English II Mrs. McLeod. What is a short story?. Fiction

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  1. Please Do Now: • In your notebook or binder, write down the titles of a few short stories you have read or heard of. • Explain what makes them short stories. Write down the attributes they have in common.

  2. Elements of a Short Story English II Mrs. McLeod

  3. What is a short story? • Fiction • Short! Generally less than 10,000 words • Intended to be read in one sitting • Protagonist faces conflict—a problem, a decision, an obstacle—usually changes in some way as a result • Theme—provides insight, something new

  4. Elements of a short story • Plot—the pattern of action in a story Climax Rising Action Falling Action Exposition Resolution

  5. Plot Action Elements: • Exposition—the beginning of a story in which we learn the background of the characters. • Rising Action – We learn the problem in the story and suspense is built. • Climax- The highest point of action. Turning point in the story. • Falling Action- the winding down of a story after the climax. • Resolution – ties up loose ends. The conflict is usually resolved.

  6. “Three Little Pigs” • Exposition? • Rising Action? • Climax? • Falling Action? • Resolution?

  7. Point of View • Perspective from which the story is told • First person— “I” • Third person– “He, she, they, it” • Omniscient: all knowing • Limited: knows as much as the reader From which point of view is “Three Little Pigs” told?

  8. Setting and Mood • Setting: time and place in which the story takes place • Mood: the atmosphere of the story; feeling that is evoked • Examples: lighthearted, frightening, sad Setting and mood are often closely related!

  9. Theme • The main idea of the story • The statement the author is trying to make • Not just a topic, but what the author is trying to say about it. • Example: Not just “love,” but, “Love can hurt people.” • Example: Not just “innocence,” but, “Innocence can be destroyed in a moment.” • Example: Not just “guilt,” but, “Guilt can cause people to make bad decisions.” What are possible themes of “Three Little Pigs?”

  10. Please do now: GET OUT YOUR YOUR JOURNALS! • Our lives are made up of little stories that we usually tell other people we know. Think about a story you have or would have told to a friend. In your journal, write about something that happened to you lately. • Now, get in pairs and share your story. Have your partner identify from your story: • Setting • Rising action • Climax • Falling action

  11. “The Flowers” • Author: Alice Walker • Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, poet, activist • Wrote extensively on race and gender • Best known for “The Color Purple”

  12. Analysis: “The Flowers” • What's the point of view in this story? 1st-3rd person/all-knowing-limited?   • What is the setting? How do the surroundings help reveal or enhance the story?     • What are the steps in the plot development of the story?   What is the climax? • Compare the mood of the first half of the story vs. the second? When does the tone change? • What are some possible themes of the story?

  13. Analysis: “The Flowers” • Why is the story so short? • Why is Myop unafraid upon discovering the dead man? • Why did the vision of the rope, rather than the sight of the dead man, compel her to lay down her flowers? • Why does Myop lay down her flowers? What do the flowers represent? • What is the significance of the last sentence in the story?

  14. In your journal… • Write a diary entry in your journal from Myop’s point of view after her discovery during her walk through the woods.

  15. “The Open Window” (p. 195) • Author: Saki (formerly Hector Hugh Munro) (1870-1916) • Lived in England most his life, journalist • Known for his short stories noted for their wit, humor and surprise endings • Most famous for “The Open Window” • Ironic twist to his own life: survives childhood diseases and a bout of malaria only to be killed at age 45 by a sniper’s bullet in World War I.

  16. “Open Window” Questions • Who is the protagonist? What do we know about his character? • Who is the antagonist? What do we know about her character? • Complete plot diagram—exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)—for the story • At what point do you suspect that Vera’s story might not be true? What details help you determine whether or not it is true? • How do the characters dialogue help move the story along? • How is the ending of the story ironic? • What are possible themes of this story?

  17. QUIZ TUESDAY 1/25 • Vocabulary • Short story elements • “The Flowers” • “The Open Window”

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