WRITING

A

SHORT STORY

CHOOSE A NARRATIVE POINT OF VIEW

• FIRST PERSON– I

• THIRD PERSON– HE OR SHE

CREATE A MAIN CHARACTER

CREATE A PROBLEM OR CONFLICT FOR YOUR

CHARACTER• PERSON VS. PERSON• PERSON VS. HIMSELF OR HERSELF• PERSON VS. NATURE• PERSON VS. SOCIETY• PERSON VS. GOD• PERSON VS. FATE

SHORT STORY

• ESTABLISH BELIEVABLE CHARACTERS

• ESTABLISH BELIEVABLE SETTINGS• USE VIVID DESCRIPTION• USE EXCITING DIALOGUES

BUILD

CONTINUE CONFLICT

CREATE A CRISIS

• CREATE A CRISIS THAT SERVES AS THE LAST CHANCE FOR THE PROTAGONIST – HERO OR MAIN CHARACTER- TO SOLVE HIS OR HER PROBLEM

CLIMAX

• RESOLVE THE CONFLICT BY HAVING THE MAIN CHARACTER SOLVE THE PROBLEM

STATE THE FINAL EVENTS OF THE

PLOT

EXPOSITION

• BEGINNING– MAIN CHARACTER– SETTING BEGINNING OF THE PLOT

RISING ACTION

• MIDDLE – ALL CHARACTERS INVOLVED– EVENTS LEADING TO CLIMAX

CLIMAX

•HIGH POINT OF ACTION

FALLING ACTION

• RESULTS OF CLIMAX

RESOLUTION

•THE END•FINAL EVENTS OF THE PLOT