ElementsofaShortStory：一个简短的故事元素.ppt

Elements of a Elements of a Elements of a Elements of a Short Story Short Story Short Story Short StoryOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES•Identify elements of a short story•Define elements of a short story•Demonstrate mastery of short story elements OVERVIEWOVERVIEWShort stories often contain structural and character Short stories often contain structural and character elements that should be familiar to you. elements that should be familiar to you. These elements can be used as guides to help you think These elements can be used as guides to help you think about the actions, themes, and contexts of the story. about the actions, themes, and contexts of the story. •Theme•Setting•Characters•Point of view•Characterization•Plot - exposition statement - rising action - conflict - climax - falling action - resolutionCHARACTERSCHARACTERS• The people (or actors) in the story. POINT OF VIEW POINT OF VIEW• The story teller from whose point of view the story is being told, the narrator.Types of Characters•Protagonist–The person or animal that the story revolves around•Antagonist–The person that acts against the main character (or protagonist)•Minor Characters – the other characters.THEMETHEME•The main idea of a literary work, usually expressed as a generalization. SETTINGSETTING•The time and place in which a work of literature happens.CHARACTERIZATIONCHARACTERIZATIONThe description of the personalities of the characters in the story and the way in which an author reveals their personalities.PLOTPLOT•The sequence or order of events in a story. The plot includes:-Exposition Statement - The part of the plot that tells how the story begins.-Rising Action - The action in the story leading up to the climax.-Conflict - - Struggles or problems between opposing forces. More PLOT More PLOT-Climax - - The point of crisis in the plot. It may be the reader’s point of highest interest. -Falling action - The action in the story after the climax is revealed.-Resolution - - The part of the plot that reveals the final outcome.  PLOT DIAGRAM PLOT DIAGRAMRising ActionRising Action Falling Falling ActionActionResolutionResolution Climax Climax Exposition Exposition ConflictConflict CONCLUSIONCONCLUSIONNow that we have identified and Now that we have identified and defined the elements of a short defined the elements of a short story, let us use the elements to story, let us use the elements to analyze a familiar fairytale. You analyze a familiar fairytale. You may use your notes from the may use your notes from the PowerPoint presentation or PowerPoint presentation or consult the newsletter handout, consult the newsletter handout, “Analyzing a Short Story.”“Analyzing a Short Story.”ANALYZING A FAIRYTALEGoldilocks and The Three BearsBibliographyBibliographyDinneen, K. Elements of the Short Story. Retrieved Jun. Dinneen, K. Elements of the Short Story. Retrieved Jun. 19, 2003, from Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: 19, 2003, from Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1983/3/83.03.09.x.html http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1983/3/83.03.09.x.html Five Elements of a Story. Retrieved Jun. 19, 2003, Guevin, D. Short Story Elements. Retrieved Jun. 19, 2003, http://www.uvm.edu/~dguevin/Elements.html。