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Conflict in Short Stories: Exploring Characters, Themes, and Plot Devices

Dive into the world of short stories and discover the power of conflict in driving narratives. Explore character development, themes, plot devices, and more.

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Conflict in Short Stories: Exploring Characters, Themes, and Plot Devices

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  1. Do Now • Think of a time you had a type of conflict. What was the conflict? Who or what was it between? Was it resolved?

  2. Can Progress be Made Without Conflict? Unit 1

  3. Conflict • Struggle between two or more opposing forces • 2 Types • Internal • Conflict is between the character and themselves • Man vs. self • External • Conflict is between the character and an outside force • Man vs. Nature • Man vs. Character • Man vs. Society Between Protagonist and Antagonist

  4. Short Story Key Ideas and Details • Comprehension • What the text says • Text Analysis • How the author conveys the text • Connections • What the text means and how it changes the reader’s view on the world Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

  5. Comprehension • Who are the main characters? • When and where does the action take place? • What conflicts do the characters face? How does each respond to it?

  6. Text Analysis • How does the setting of the story affect the characters and events? • By the end of the story, how do the characters change? What do these changes suggest about the story’s deeper meaning?

  7. Connections • How has this work increased my knowledge of a subject, an author, or a theme? • In what ways is this story special, unique, or worthy of reading?

  8. Elements of a Short Story

  9. Short Story • Brief work of fiction • Characters: • Personalities that take part in the story (protagonist and antagonist) • Settings: • Time and Place of story • Conflict: • External (character, society, nature) • Internal (inside) • Plot: • 5 stages • Not all have revolutions, they can have an epiphany

  10. Monkey’s Paw

  11. Ideas to Focus on • Making Predictions • Foreshadow: use of details that hint at future events • Plot and Plot Devices • Exposition: Character, setting, and situation are introduced • Rising Action: Central conflict begins • Climax: Conflict reaches its highest point • Falling Action: Tension beings to decrease • Resolution: Conflict ends and issues are resolved

  12. Character • Developing Character • Direct • Narrator makes direct statements about a character • Indirect • Learn by analyzing what they say and do • How other characters respond

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