Elements of Short Story for Grade 7 students

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1. Elements of Short Story Teacher Horaze Kyle Noe V. Lozano Hi! Hello!

2. Do you have an Idea on what are different Elements of Short Story? Whoa!

3. Setting refers to where and when the story takes place

4. Setting Time Place

5. Characters The people, or sometimes the animals or things that take part in the story.

6. Different Types of Characters Protagonist The leading character

7. Different Types of Characters Antagonist The one who opposes the protagonist

8. Different Types of Characters Static someone who does not change over time; his or her personality does not transform or evolve.

9. Different Types of Characters Dynamic a person who changes over time, usually as a result of resolving a central conflict or facing a major crisis

10. Different Types of Characters

11. Different Types of Characters

12. the sequence or order of events in a story. Plot

13. Plot Structure

14. Plot Climax Rising Action Exposition Falling Action Resolution

15. the initial events, the introduction of characters, setting in the story Parts of the Plot Exposition Falling Action the events that occur which begin to resolve the conflict. Rising Action the part of the story where the problem or conflict is introduced Resolution the final outcome of the story Climax the highest point of interest in the story

16. Conflict is the challenge that the main characters need to solve to achieve their goals.

17. Conflict Man vs. Himself / Herself Man vs. Man Man vs. Supernatural

18. Conflict Man vs. Society Man vs. Nature

19. Mood Reader’s feelings – how the book makes you feel Characters’ feelings

20. Theme - The main idea the author is trying to present. It usually deals with a moral/ lesson for the reader about life. Growing Up Death Birth

21. Point of View First Person Third Person Omniscient Third Person Limited

22. Point of View Point of view is the perspective from which a narrative is told. It indicates who is telling the story and how the information is being filtered to the audience:

23. Point of View First Person- used when the main character is telling the story. Third Person Omniscient- the narrator can see into the minds of the characters and tell their thoughts. Full knowledge of all characters and situations. Third Person Limited- the narrator, who is not in the story, tells the story through the use of “she” or “he”. The narrator cannot see into the minds of the characters