What is a short story?

1. What is a
short story?
By: Sarah Ezell

2. 5 Parts of a Short Story
 Setting
 Characters
 Theme
 Plot
 Conflict

3. Setting
 Where the story takes place
 When the story takes place

4. Characters
 People or animals in the story

5. Theme
 The overall idea of the story
 Example: It can be fun to ride
roller coasters.

6. Conflict
 The problem in the story

7. Plot
 Listof events that solve the conflict in the
story
 Example:
 Pig 1 built house out of straw
 Wolf blew it down
 Pig 2 built house out of sticks
 Wolf blew it down
 Pic three build house out of brick
 What happened to the wolf?

8. Retrieved from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6I24S72Jps

9. Listen to this podcast of 3 little
Pigs. Think about the 5 parts of
a short story.
 http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-
three-little-
pigs/id368965372?i=83074150&mt=2
 What is the setting?
 Who are the characters?
 What is the conflict?
 What are the plot events?

10. Resources
 iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-
three-little-
pigs/id368965372?i=83074150&mt=2
 Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6I24S7
2Jps