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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.
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:
Plot
Atmosphere
Character
Theme
Setting
P
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.
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.
T
heme
The theme is the meaning or message of a
literary work.
The theme is a sentence that expresses an
opinion.
S
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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5
3
2
1
6
THE PLOT GRAPH
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
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
Otherwise known as the causative incident.
This is the incident in the narrative that causes
the conflict or action to occur.
3) RISING ACTION
The rising action builds the readers the suspense
through a series of crises.
4) CLIMAX
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
Otherwise known as the falling action.
It is the part of the narrative when the conflict
begins resolution.
6) RESOLUTION
The resolution or the conclusion of the plot.
The conflict is resolved, ads loose odds and ends
are tied.