Short Story Elements

What are the different types of conflict?

How does setting affect a story?

"The Fault in Our Stars" is a novel about a teenage girl who finds love while she battles cancer. This is which genre?

Science fiction

Topic is the main idea of the story and theme is what the story is about.

Historical fiction

"The City of Ember", set 200 years in the future, is an example of historical fiction.

Why should you read short stories?

"I am Number Four" is a book about an alien who is secretly living life as a teenager on Earth. This is an example of

What is a character?

Fantasy fiction

Setting is the time and place that a story takes place.

Theme is

A conflict is a problem that needs to be solved before a story can end.

Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective in a classic book from this genre

What is a plot diagram?

Genre refers to a specific style of writing or music

Graphic novels have both pictures and short bursts of text, allowing the reader to infer what is happening.

"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" is about a boy during WWII and the friendship he makes with a Jewish boy. This is...

"Bone" series books are examples of

Realistic fiction

Mystery fiction