Introduction
Over the next few weeks we will be discussing the different elements that make up a story. This portion of the class is vital as it will go a long way in helping you complete your short story project at the end of the year.
When writing or reading a story, it is important to know the differnt elements that go into making the story come to life. The best way to look at it is as if you are baking a cake. Take away one ingredient or miss one step, and it all falls apart. These ingredients, or elements, are what brings and holds a story together.
Task
Your task is to show that you know and understand the different elements of a story. After you have researched individually each of the elements below you will write a 1-2 page paper explaining how they each work and function in a story.
Process
Use the links and the questions below as a guide for your paper. (In your paper I expect to see that you have answered fully and in detail the questions below. Though you are not limited to these questions.)
Setting: https://thewritingplace.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/story-elements-importance-of-the-setting
What is setting in a story?
What are the different ways setting can function in a story?
Characterization:http://udleditions.cast.org/craft_elm_characterization.html
Explain the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
Without Characterization what would happen to a story?
Plot- Conflict, Climax, Resolution: http://www.slideshare.net/guest6bbfe8d/elements-of-plot
What is the plot, and what elements make it up?
Name and explain the 4 differnt types of conflict.
What is the relationship between the climax and the resolution. Why are they each important to the story?
Theme:http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-theme-in-literature-definition-examples-quiz.html (watch video)
What is theme in a story?
Why does a story need a theme?
Point of View: http://www.ohio.edu/people/hartleyg/ref/fiction/pov.html
What is the meaning of point of view in terms of storytelling?
Name and give examples of at least three different types of point of view.
Evaluation
| 1 pts | 2 pts | 3 pts |
| shows little to no understanding of the different elements of a story | shows a good understanding of the different elements of a story with some examples. | show an indepth understanding of the different elements of a story with multiple examples. |
| didnt fully answer the guiding questions provided. | answered fully some of the guiding questions provided. | fully answered all of the guiding questions provided. |
| many grammatical errors. | some grammatical errors. | little to no grammatical errors. |
| Total Points Earned |
Conclusion
With this new knowledge you've gained about the art of story telling, you may now pick up the pen and begin writing a story of your own.
Credits
Standard 8.1
Analyze how setting shapes the characters and/or plot and how particular elements of a narrative or drama interact; determine the impact of contextual influences on setting, plot, and characters.