1. Elements of a Short Story
Students will be provided a copy of the power point presentation in outline form. The outline form will have blanks to be filled in during the presentation. This presentation is in preparation of writing a short story for their portfolio. This presentation was designed for a resource Language Arts class; students having learning and behavior disorders.

2. Definition of a Short Story
Tells about a single event or experience
Fictional (not true)
500 to 15,000 words in length
It has a beginning, middle, and end
Creates an impression on the reader

3. Elements of a Short Story
Setting
Characterization
Plot
Conflict
Climax
Resolution
Theme
Point of view

4. Short Story Vocabulary
Setting: Tells the reader where and when the story takes place.
Also includes-
Weather conditions
Social conditions’
Mood, atmosphere
Time
place

5. Short Story Vocabulary
Characterization: Creation of imaginary people who appear to be real to the reader. The writer gives information about the characters in the story.
Physical appearance, what the characters says or does, feels, and how others react to him

6. Characters
Antagonist-bad guy
Protagonist- good guy

7. Major and Minor Characters
Major Character- the most important to the story
Minor characters- characters in the story that aren’t the lead characters

8. Short Story Vocabulary
Plot: A series of events through which the writer reveals what is happening, to whom, and why.

9. Plot How the author arranges events to develop his basic idea
A short story usually has one plot, a novel can have a few plots

10. Introduction
The beginning of the story where the characters and setting is revealed.

11. Rising Action
The events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed

12. Short Story Vocabulary
Conflict: Is a problem in the story that needs to be resolved.
Internal conflict- a struggle within one’s self
External Conflict-a struggle with a force outside of one’s self

13. Types of Conflict
Man vs Man
Man vs Society
Man vs Nature
Man vs Self

14. Short Story Vocabulary
Climax: When the action comes to its highest point of conflict.
Highest point of interest, turning point

15. Falling Action
The events and complications begin to resolve themselves.
The reader knows what happened next and whether or not the conflict was resolved

16. Short Story Vocabulary
Resolution: The story’s action after the climax until the end of the story. The “conclusion” of the story.
The final outcome –the untangling of events

17. Short Story Vocabulary
Theme: The story’s main ideas. The “message” the writer intends to communicate by telling the story.

18. Short Story Vocabulary
Point of view: The position of the narrator of the story and what the writer sees from that vantage point.

19. 1st person-
2nd person
Third person-limited
Third person-omniscient

20. Elements of a Short Story
Setting
Characterization
Plot
Conflict
Climax
Resolution
Theme
Point of view

21. Short Story
Great writers are able to use the elements of the short story with such precision that the reader is caught up in the action of the story. This is a mark of a good story and our goal as a writer.