Transcript Short Story Unit

SHORT STORY UNIT
What is a short story?
Have you ever
read a short
story?
What are the
parts of a short
story?
If so,
which
one?
Short stories usually lack detail.
 Short stories are brief.
 Short stories use P.A.C.T.S . to establish the
narrative.
 P.A.C.T.S consists of the elements of a short
story.
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What is P.A.C.T.S ?
P.A.C.T.S
Short stories use P.A.C.T.S to build the
narrative.
 Although short stories may use all of the aspects
of P.A.C.T.S, the author may choose to focus on
any one of these elements:
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Plot
Atmosphere
Character
Theme
Setting
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lot
The plot is essentially what the story is about.
A short story usually has one main plot.
This means that there is one conflict within the story.
A
tmosphere
There is usually one overall feeling in a short
story.
 This feeling is the atmosphere.
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C
haracters
There are usually only a few characters
introduced in a short story.
 In a short story the reader does not receive
extensive information about the characters. The
reader is only told what is important.
 Protagonist- the main character in the story.
 Antagonist- is the person or force that challenges
or confronts the protagonist.
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T
heme
The theme is the meaning or message of a
literary work.
 The theme is a sentence that expresses an
opinion.
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S
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etting
The setting informs the reader of the time and
place that the events of the literature take place.
PLOT GRAPH
What is a Plot Graph?
PLOT GRAPH
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THE PLOT GRAPH
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The plot graph labels the parts of a short story
with six aspects.
Introduction, Inciting Incident, rising action,
climax, denouement, and resolution are all parts
of a short story that are labelled on the plot
graph.
1) INTRODUCTION
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The beginning of the literature.
The introduction is exactly what the word
implies, it introduces the characters, setting, and
it may introduce the conflict.
2) INCITING INCIDENT
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Otherwise known as the causative incident.
This is the incident in the narrative that causes
the conflict or action to occur.
3) RISING ACTION
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The rising action builds the readers the suspense
through a series of crises.
4) CLIMAX
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This is the part in the plot where the conflict
escalates to the point of no return.
When the story reaches a climax the conflict can
no longer evolve and will begin to resolve.
The climax is the turning point of the plot.
5) DENOUEMENT
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Otherwise known as the falling action.
It is the part of the narrative when the conflict
begins resolution.
6) RESOLUTION
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The resolution or the conclusion of the plot.
The conflict is resolved, ads loose odds and ends
are tied.