1. Elements of a Short Story

2. What every short story needs:
Plot
Theme
Characters
Setting
Conflict
POV (Point of View)

3. Point of View 1st person 3rd person limited (omniscient)
This is where the story is told through a main character's eyes. The story is told using 1st person personal pronouns such as I, me, we, or us.
3rd person limited (omniscient)
This is where the narrator is not a character in the story and talks about the characters. The narrator has a limited perspective and can only read one character's mind, feelings, and motive
3rd person omniscient
This is where the narrator is not a character in the story and is "all-knowing" . This type of narrator can read every character's feelings, motives, and thoughts.
3rd person objective (camera-like)
The narrator knows no one’s thoughts/ feelings/motives.

4. What is plot?
The sequence of events in a story. It is how a story is structuted, the arrangement of events and actions.

5. Plot Diagram 3 4 2 1 5 Climax Falling Action Rising Action Exposition
Resolution 1 5

6. 1. Exposition
This usually occurs at the beginning of a short story. Here the characters are introduced. We also learn about the setting of the story. This section also presents other facts necessary to understanding the story

7. Important Parts of the Exposition
Setting
Time
Place
Inciting Incident the event that starts the conflict. Its happens at the end of the exposition and kicks off rising action.
Characters
Protagonist: The main character; the character the audience feels closest to.
Antagonist: The character or force that is in conflict with the protagonist in some way.
Static: Character stays the same
Dynamic: Character changes in some way

8. 2. Rising Action
The rising action includes all the events that lead to the climax. It can be considered a series of complications.

9. Conflict The struggle between two forces in the story.
Conflict provides interest, suspense, and tension.
There are 4 types
-Character vs. Character
* two or more characters have a problem
-Character vs. Environment
* characters have to fight against a force of nature, or environmental circumstance. Ex/ storm, disease, not having a parachute.
-Character vs. Society
*character fights against rules of society. Ex/ a character fights racism
-Character vs. Self
* The character is dealing with an internal struggle. Usually moral
ex/ Tom Sawyer doesn’t know if he should testify in court against Injun Joe

10. 3. Climax
The “high point” of the major conflict. This is the turning point of the story. Almost always, the main character will change in some way.

11. 4. Falling Action/ Denouement
All loose ends of the plot are tied up. The conflict(s) and climax are taken care of.

12. 5. Resolution
The results of the story.

13. Putting It All Together
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
Beginning of Story
Middle of Story
End of Story

14. A Quick Quiz A STATIC character
Remains the same at the end of the story
Changes by the end of the story
Is the main character
The main character of the story is:
The antagonist
The protagonist
The exposition

15. The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and takes care of the conflict
The climax
The falling action
The resolution
The setting is made up of:
Protagonist and antagonist
Place and characters
Time and Place
Static and Dynamic

16. ANSWERS A B C

18. What is the point of view? What is the type of conflict?
What is the setting?
The beautiful clearing where the 3 Little Pigs build their homes
Time: Not exactly known. The time their mother thought it was appropriate they leave the home
Who is the Protagonist?
Pig # 3
Who is the Antagonist?
The Big Bad Wolf
What is the point of view?
3rd person omniscient
What is the type of conflict?
Character vs. Character