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6th grade Language Arts. Elements of a Short Story. Plot Theme Setting Character Point of View Conflict. Plot: How Stories Happen. What is plot? The structure of a story; what happens. Parts of Plot. Climax. Rising Action. Falling Action. Exposition. Resolution. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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6th grade Language Arts

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Elements of a Short Story

Plot

Theme

Setting

Character

Point of View

Conflict

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Plot: How Stories Happen

What is plot?

The structure

of a story; what happens

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Parts of Plot

Exposition

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

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What is Exposition?

•Beginning of story•Introduces characters, setting, and tone

•Beginning of story•Introduces characters, setting, and tone

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What is Rising Action?

•Plot becomes increasingly complicated •Various problems arise

•Plot becomes increasingly complicated •Various problems arise

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What is Climax?

The high point of a story

The high point of a story

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What is Falling Action?

•Action following the climax•Leads to the end

•Action following the climax•Leads to the end

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What is Resolution?

•Problems are solved

•Action comes to an end

•Problems are solved

•Action comes to an end

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What is the high point of action in a story?

A. Exposition

B. Resolution

C. Climax

D. Falling action

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What is Theme?

•Message about life; what the main character learns•What the work is about

•Message about life; what the main character learns•What the work is about

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What is Setting?

• Place

• Time

• Place

• Time

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The setting answers the question, “What is the work about?”

True

False

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What is a Character?

A person or animal in a story

A person or animal in a story

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Character

• Main character

• Hero of the story

• Main character

• Hero of the storyWhat is aprotagonist?

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Character

• Opposes protagonist

• Bad guy

• Opposes protagonist

• Bad guyWhat is anantagonist?

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Who is the hero or central character of a story?

A. Protagonist

B. Climax

C. Exposition

D. Antagonist

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What is Point of View?

Perspective from which

the story is told

Perspective from which

the story is told

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Point of View

Who is telling the

story?

Who is telling the

story?

•First-person

•Third-person

•Third-person limited

•Third-person omniscient

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What is Conflict?

A struggle between

opposing forces in a story

A struggle between

opposing forces in a story

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What is Conflict?

•Person against person•Person against self•Person against society•Person against nature

•Person against person•Person against self•Person against society•Person against nature

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Which is a Point of View?

A. Third person

B. Exposition

C. Person against self

D. Setting

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Congratulations!You know the Elements of a Short Story!!!

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PlotThemeSettingCharacterPoint of ViewConflict