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Intro film/song
Five Things(The Elements of a Short Story)
Song by FlocabularyVideo by N.E. Schoman
Setting Where
The SettingWHERE is it Happening?
Setting When
The SettingWHEN is it?
Four years ago
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Mood
Characters
The CharactersWHO?
Characters carry out the action and guide readers through the story, helping the reader to understand the plot.
Characters can be people, animals or even things.
Plot
A plot's structure is the way in which the story elements are arranged, the sequence.
The PlotWHAT is going on?
The plot draws the reader into the character's lives and helps the reader understand the choices that the characters make.
A plot is a sequence of events, the "what" for the things that happen in the story.
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Plot line
The PlotWHAT is going on?
The Conflict
First
The End
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Conflict
The OldMan andthe Sea
To Killa Mocking
Bird
Hamlet
David and
Goliath
The ConflictWHY?
The conflict is the primary problem in a story.
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Man Man vs. Society
Man vs. Self
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Theme
The ThemeWHAT is the idea?
For instance, from The Three Little Pigs we learned about the importance of planning a project well.
We know this, because we learned that building a brick house works, while building a straw house is not a good idea.
So, we can state that one theme for The Three Little Pigs is that good planning can lead to success.
A theme is a main idea, message, or moral of a story. The message may be about life, society, or human nature.
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Lyrics to song
Five Things LyricsCheck it out yo...Setting, that's like where it's going down, Could be the train compartment, a castle or a town, Could be the Arctic winter like To Build a FireThe temperature's dropping, excitement is getting higher, Setting sets the scene so the scene seems set,Could be the Italian restaurant where we met,Setting gives us the where and the when,Could be modern day, the future, or way back when. Plot, Character, Conflict, Theme,Setting, yes
these are the 5 things That you're going to be needingWhen you're reading or writingA short story that's mad exciting x2Plot is the action, the quest for
satisfaction,What's going down, what's going to happen. Four men at sea in an open boat,Rowing and hoping that they can stay afloat. The plot: They have to make it to the beach, But the waves are big, and the shore seems out of reach,Plot is a series of events... like Lemoney Snicket, It could be crazy, wild or straight wicked. Plot, Character, Conflict, Theme,Setting, yes these are the 5 thingsThat you're going to be needingWhen you're reading or writingA short story that's mad exciting x2Knock knock, who's there? Oh, it's the
characters,The people in the story who carry out the action. Characters can be pretty, tiny or clean,Characters can be silly, whiney or mean,Juliet is a character, and so is Romeo, Pokemon has characters and so does Yugi
oh,Characters could be dogs, lions, or hippos, JK Rowling chose Harry Potter. "Why?" Who knows!Plot, Character, Conflict, Theme,Setting, yes these are the 5 thingsThat you're going to be needingWhen you're reading or writingA
short story that's mad exciting x2Uhuh! Put your snack back in your backpack we're not finished! Something gone wrong! That's the conflict kidsA struggle in the plot, now who's on top, Could be a fight for money, like some robbers and cops,Could be an internal conflict a struggle inside, Like I don't want to tell the truth but I don't ever want to lie, Flick something in your eye, now you're conflicted, What created drama? The conflict did. Plot, Character, Conflict, Theme,Setting, yes these are the 5 things That you're going to be needingWhen you're reading or writingA short story that's mad exciting x2The theme of the story is the main idea, The central belief or the topic that's in there,It's usually something abstract like sacrifice,Isolation or resurrection: we're back to life, Like don't lie, don't practice libel,The theme of To Build a Fire is survival, Survival on your own like Fievel Moskowitz Flocabulary's
something that you HAVE TO GET...Plot, Character, Conflict, Theme,Setting, yes these are the 5 things That you're going to be
needingWhen you're reading or writingA short story that's mad exciting x2
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