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Story Story
Short Story
Genre Focus
Literary Elements
Plot
Character
Reading Skills
n
Predict
Evaluate
Genre Focus:
Short Story
is a series of events
that tells a story.
n Narrator is someone who tells a
story.
(has):
only
Literary Elements:
Plot and Character
is a struggle
between
n people
n ideas
n forces
Exposition
Exposition
introduces
the reader
to the
characters,
place and
time of the
story.
Rising
Action
As the
story
continues,
conflicts or
problems
happen to
create
suspense.
Climax
The
conflict in
the rising
action
reaches a
point
where it is
clear.
Falling
Action
The
conflict
start to be
resolved or
solved by
the
characters
in the
story.
Resolution
The
conflict is
solved and
the story
ends with a
lesson for
the reader.
can be
people, animals, robots or
whatever the writer wants.
they do.
nWhat they think.
nWhat they say.
nWhat they feel.
Reading Skills:
Predict and Evaluate
predict means to
think ahead to guess what
might happen.
nUse clues in the story to
guess what will happen
next.
prediction doesnt
always have to be true!
Its a guess!
Evaluate
nWhen
you evaluate,
you form an opinion
about the story while
you read it.
nAn
opinion is what
you think or believe.
nEveryone has
different opinions!
do I feel about
the character or what is
happening?
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Project
Making a Short
Story
You will draw/
write a short story