Features of Short Stories 1. Can be read in one sitting 2. Usually have a single main event and one or two main characters. 3. Use a technique called economy.

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Features of Short Stories 1. Can be read in one sitting 2. Usually have a single main event and one or two main characters. 3. Use a technique called economy of style (minimal or only important details included due to limitations created by length.) 4. Have a climax 5. Some may have a twist at the end 6. Have a sense of a single completed experience

Short Stories Plot: Plot is what the story is about, the storyline and the events that keep the story going.

Short Stories Theme: Theme is the ideas or messages that run through a story; what the author wants you to think about.

Short Stories Plot Questions: 1. What kind of eyes does Kaha have? 2. Where did the author meet Kaha? 3. What did Kaha overdose on to make him violently ill? 4. How long did Kaha stay with the author? 5. Where did the author grow up?

Short Stories Theme Questions: 1. What is the surprise twist in the story? 2. What is the message the author is trying to tell you through this story? ( Think about friendship )