STORY TIME!

The Elements of a Short Story 

In class you have started working on some of the basic elements of a short story: setting and character.

Now let’s concentrate on the plot. It consists of the stages of action which lead to the climax of the story. The plot in a short story is usually simple and can be outlined in a few steps:

                                        

Ø  Listing  the events

Ø  Creating a timeline

Ø  Identifying the conflict

Ø  Finding the climax

Now take a look at  the plot diagram  to review the different stages in a plot:

In order to clarify and fix these concepts, you will do the interactive tasks proposed in the link below:

                                                  

                             http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/cinderella.html

               Once you have completed the tasks, click on 'test your skills' to check your progress.
                              Print a copy with the results and hand it in to your teacher.