Elements of a Story | Short Story Introduction
Lit with Leah
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Grade Levels
7th - 12th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.9-10.2
CCSSRL.9-10.3
CCSSRL.9-10.4
CCSSRL.9-10.5
CCSSRL.9-10.6
Formats Included
- Zip
Pages
26 pages
Lit with Leah
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Description
Break down the story elements with this great resource! These notes cover everything students need to know about the story elements. Great for short story units! In addition to the presentation, there are scaffolded notes for students and completed notes for teachers.
Literary Terms Covered:
- Plot
- Setting (Location & Time)
- Mood
- Points of View (Five major types)
- Characters (All different types)
- Conflict (Types and kinds)
- Theme
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Total Pages
26 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
1 hour
Last updated Oct 7th, 2021
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.3
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
CCSSRL.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
CCSSRL.9-10.5
Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
CCSSRL.9-10.6
Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.