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Short Story Study Session

Short Story Study Session. A BRIEF Review. What to Study. Literary Elements (Short Story Notes) Raymond’s Run A Retrieved Reformation (HONORS ONLY) Thank you M’am Gentleman of Rio en Medio Charles The Story of An Hour The Tell Tale Heart. c. b. d. a. e. Plot.

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Short Story Study Session

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  1. Short Story Study Session A BRIEF Review

  2. What to Study • Literary Elements (Short Story Notes) • Raymond’s Run • A Retrieved Reformation (HONORS ONLY) • Thank you M’am • Gentleman of Rio en Medio • Charles • The Story of An Hour • The Tell Tale Heart

  3. c b d a e Plot • Definition: Plot is the sequence of events in a story • Exposition – introduces the setting, the characters, and the basic situation • Rising Action – introduces the conflict • Climax – highest point of action; the turning point –it has the MOST tension!!! You don’t have a solution yet! • Falling action – conflict is resolved – problems are being worked on • Resolution – the conclusion –the exact ending of the story, not the conflict

  4. Characters • Protagonist – hero/main character; he or she learns a lesson • Antagonist – causes problems for the protagonist • Round – multi-dimensional; have faults • Flat – stereotypes

  5. Conflict • Internal – (man vs. self) – it’s all in your head • External – (man vs. man; man vs. nature) – outside forces are at work

  6. Theme • Stated – the author tells you the theme in the text “The moral of the story is…” • implied – can be derived (figured out) from what happens to the characters • universal – can be derived from pretty much any story; they apply to all of life

  7. Setting • Time • Place

  8. Literary Devices

  9. Point of View • Point of View is the perspective from which the story is told (who is telling the story?) • First Person – The narrator is DIRECTLY involved in the action of the story (Written with “I/me”) • Second Person – Written as a command/directions – “You do this/You do that” (“Choose Your Own Adventure” stories) • Third Person – A narrator that is not involved in the story, can let you know the thoughts of multiple characters (we call this an omniscient narrator) (omniscient means all-knowing)

  10. Foreshadowing • the author gives you hints about future events

  11. Flashback • the author refers back to events that already happened (usually before the story began)

  12. Irony • The outcome of the story is different from what the reader expected would happen

  13. Literature • Raymond’s Run • A Retrieved Reformation (HONORS ONLY) • Thank you M’am • Gentleman of Rio en Medio • Charles • The Story of An Hour • The Tell Tale Heart

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