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What is the setting of a story? The setting of a short story is the time and place in which it happens. Authors often use descriptions of landscape, scenery, buildings, seasons or weather to provide a strong sense of setting.
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What are the five important elements of a story?
- Setting
- Character
- Plot
- Conflict
- Theme
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- Characters
- Setting
- Plot
- Conflict
- Theme
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A character is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work.
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A plot is a series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.
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The conflict is a struggle between two people or things in a short story. The main character is usually on one side of the central conflict.
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The theme is the central idea or belief in a short story.
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By the end of the novel students will be able to name the five elements of Of Mice and Men by John Steinback using strategies learned throughout the week
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Students will have a quiz in which they will define each story element and provide examples of each element.
