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SHORT STORY ELEMENTS WORKSHEET

Directions: Choose one of the short stories that we have read this unit and complete the following
worksheet, being careful to follow the directions of each section.

Name of short story analyzing __________________________________

SETTING – List the place, time, and mood/atmosphere for the short story you have chosen. Find 1
quote (with the page number) for evidence.

a) Place –

b) Time –

e) Mood or atmosphere –

PLOT – Complete the plot diagram with events from the story. Be sure to include the correct page
number with each event.
Climax

Rising Falling
Action Action

CONFLICT— Choose the kind Resolution

Exposition
of conflict you see in this story and explain how
you know that it is the correct kind. Include one quote (and page number) for evidence.

Internal—

1) Person v. Self:

External—

2) Person v. Person:

3) Person v. Society:

4) Person v. Nature:
CHARACTER – Describe the characteristics of ONE major character in one to two informative
sentences. Be sure to state whether the character is round/flat and static/dynamic. Include at least
2 quotes for evidence.

Character 1 ___________________________ -

POINT OF VIEW -- Point of view is defined as the perspective from which the story is told. Circle
which point of view is reflective of the story you read, and write a sentence explaining why this is
the best choice.

1.  First Person

2.  Third Person (omniscient or limited)

THEME -- Describe the theme of the story you read in a couple of words, then, in two to three
sentences, explain why these words best describe the theme. Include 2 quotes for evidence.

One possible theme of this story is ____________________________________________________

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The reason I chose this theme is

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Elements of Fiction Final Project

Yay! You have reached the end of our unit on the elements of fiction. Your final project for this unit is
to create a poster that displays all of the elements of fiction for ONE of the short stories we have
studied. Use the “Elements of Fiction Worksheet” to prepare the information you will put on your
poster. Once you have completed the worksheet, I will give you your poster paper. Remember, you
will be graded on creativity and completeness. Please see the rubric below for complete information.

4 3 2 1
Setting
I have correctly I have correctly I have identified the I have identified the
identified the time, identified the time, time and place but do time OR the place
place, and mood place, and mood not have a relevant and do not have a
with 1 properly cited with a quote that is quote for evidence. quote for evidence.
quote for evidence. not properly cited.
Plot
I have listed all the I have listed most of I am missing several I am missing events
important events the important events important events and/or I have placed
correctly on the plot at the correct place and/or page numbers events in the wrong
diagram with page on the plot diagram from my plot place on the
numbers for each with page numbers diagram. diagram. I have not
event. for each event. cited page numbers.
Conflict
I have correctly I have correctly I have identified the I have incorrectly
identified the type of identified the type of type of conflict but do identified the
conflict and have 2 conflict and have 1 not have a quote for conflict.
properly cited quote for evidence. evidence OR have an
quotes for evidence. irrelevant quote.
Character
I have accurately I have accurately I have shown the I have only shown
and creatively shown shown the physical physical description the physical
the physical description of the of the character and description of the
description of the character and have have identified the character.
character and have identified the character as
identified the character as flat/round OR
character as flat/round AND static/dynamic. I do
flat/round and static/dynamic, not have a quote for
static/dynamic, listing 1 quote for evidence OR I have
listing 2 properly evidence. an irrelevant quote.
cited quotes for
evidence.
Point of View
I have correctly I have correctly I have correctly I incorrectly
identified the point identified the point identified the point of identified the point
of view and have of view and have one view but do not have of view.
properly cited one quote from the text a quote from the text
quote from the text for evidence. as evidence.
as evidence.
Theme
I have correctly I have identified a I have identified the I have misidentified
 identified one major theme and have theme for which there the theme and have
theme and properly cited one quote for is little evidence, and no quotes for
cited 1 relevant evidence. my quote is evidence.
quote as evidence. irrelevant.
Overall
Appearance Each element of Each element of I am missing 1-2 My board is sloppy
fiction is complete, fiction is present and elements and/or they and missing several
neatly displayed, easy to identify. are not easy to elements.
and easy to identify. identify.

Total:________