7 minute write pick one story from above, write about it 7 minutes
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7 minute write
Pick one story from above, write about it 7 minutes
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The Short Story
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A short story is a short piece of fiction
Learn the elements of short stories through the classic
“Cinderella”
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Setting
• Setting is the time and place of the story’s action. Setting includes ideas, customs, values, and beliefs.
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The setting in “Cinderella”
• The story takes place a long time ago in a land ruled by a king and a queen.
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Characters
• Characters are the actors in a story’s plot. They can be people, animals, or whatever the writer chooses.
• The protagonist is the main character.
• The antagonist is the person in conflict with the main character. Not all stories have antagonists.
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Characters in “Cinderella”• The main characters are Cinderella, the
stepsisters, their mother, the fairy godmother, and the prince.
• Protagonist: Cinderella• Antagonist: the stepsisters, their mother
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Point of View• Point of view refers to the relationship of
the narrator, or storyteller, to the story.• In first-person point of view, the narrator is
a character in the story, referred to as “I.”• In third-person limited point of view, the
narrator reveals the thoughts of only one character, referring to that character as “he” or “she.”
• In third-person omniscient point of view, the narrator knows everything about the story’s events and reveals the thoughts of all the characters.Cinderella is told
through the third-person omniscient point of view.
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Theme• Theme is the central idea or
message of a story, often a perception about life or human nature.
• Stated themes are directly presented in a story.
• Implied themes must be inferred by considering all the elements of a story and asking what message about life is conveyed.
• The theme of “Cinderella” is implied. The reader can infer the message that if you are in a bad situation, you should do the best that you can. In the end, things will work out for you.
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Plot• Plot is the sequence of events in a story.
Each event causes or leads to the next. Plot is often created through conflict, a struggle between opposing forces.
• An external conflict is one between a character and an outside force, such as another character, nature, society, or fate.
• An internal conflict takes place within the mind of a character who is torn between opposing feelings or between different courses of action.
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Problem and Conflict in “Cinderella”
• Problem: Cinderella wants to go to the ball, but her stepsisters prevent her from going.
• Conflict: The conflict is external—Cinderella versus the stepsisters and their mother.
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Types of Conflict• Conflict is generally categorized in the
following ways:– Man versus Man: this is an external struggle
between two characters– Man versus Society: this is an external
struggle between a character and a social force or condition produced by society, such as poverty, political revolution, or a set of values
– Man versus Nature: this is an external struggle between a character and some natural obstacle or natural condition
– Man versus Self: this is an internal struggle within a character, where aspects of his or her personality may struggle for dominance. These aspects may be emotional, intellectual, or moral.
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The Five Stages of Plot
• Exposition introduces the story’s characters, setting, and conflict.
• Rising action occurs as complications, twists, or intensifications of the conflict occur.
• Climax is the emotional high point of the story.
• Falling action is the logical result of the climax.
• Resolution presents the final outcome of the story.
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The 5 Stages of
plot in Cinderella
Cinderella liveswith her stepsistersand their mother. they make her wearrags and do all thehard work.
An invitation to the ball arrives.
A fairy godmother appears and provides Cinderellawith clothes, a coach, and footman.
The stepsisters go to the ball.
Cinderella goes to the ball.
Cinderella dances with the prince,but leaves hurriedly at midnight; losing a slipper
The princesays he will marrythe womanwhom theslipper fits.
The stepsisterstry to force theirfeet into the slipper.It fits Cinderella.
Cinderella andthe prince marry.
They live happilyever after.
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John Updike (b.1932)
• One of the most prolific American writers working today, famous for his “Rabbit” novels covering 4 decades: Rabbit, Run (1950s), Rabbit Redux (1960s), Rabbit Is Rich (1970s), Rabbit at Rest (1980s)
• Born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, small town that is basis of his “Olinger” stories; an only child
• Attended Harvard, then studied art in England• Worked for New Yorker magazine, then settled
in Ipswich, Massachusetts
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Group Activity
• On page 23, in Terms for Review, your group will select one type of short story, and your group will create a story.
• On page 24, in Elements of Plot, your group will define one term.
• On page 24, you will create a picture depicting one Narrative Technique