-1-17 Reset Form Save Form Print Form Cornell Notes Template TOPIC Short Story Elements CUES NOTES NAME John Smith DATE mm/dd/yyyy • Main Ideas Vocabulary • Question Answered by Notes Main Points Paraphrase ⚫Bullet Points Outlines •Important dates, People and Places Formulas Charts / Diagrams What is the definition of plot? What are the different type of characters? What is the definition / purpose of theme? Plot: events that take place in a story - exposition: beginning, introduction (characters, setting, etc.) - rising action: building up the climax, filled with suspense, tension - climax: turning point of story; decision of fate - falling action: events that lead to resolution, release of tension - resolution: conclusion / the end; conflict is resolved |- Conflicts: person vs. person - between 2 people person vs. nature - national disasters person vs society - mainstream society person vs. self- with in soul, heart, mind person vs. supernatural - supranational entity A good story has more than one conflict! Static (flat): a character who's personality does no change throughout the story regardless of occurrences Dynamic (round): a character who's personality changes throughout the story in beliefs, morals, attitude, views, etc. Theme: moral message or overall point of the story - author creates the theme It's purpose to enlighten/educate/inform | - meaningful enough to be applied into readers life | - cleanse/purge your heart/.soul/spirit Setting: the description, time (era) of which the story takes place geographical location, historical time period, social setting SUMMARY (Brief summary of notes highlighting main ideas in your own words) We're re-learning the elements of a short story. We went over the different types of conflict. We also reviewed the 2 types of characters: static and dynamic.