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SHORT STORY ELEMENTS
Definition
Answer
A. People in the story
Characters
Setting
B. Where and when the story take place
Climax
C. The most exciting part of the story;
D. An “all-knowing” narrator
Omniscient
Mood
E. How the story “feels”; can be suspenseful, lighthearted, mysterious, etc
Protagonist
F. Good guy (or girl) in the story; hero/heroine
Exposition
Denouement
G. The story’s beginning where characters, setting, mood, and point of view
are established - It plunges the reader into the story.
H. Very end of the story, the “happily ever after”
Point of view
I.
antagonist
J. Villain, person or thing against the good guy
Conflict
Falling action
K. Man Vs. Man; Man Vs. Self, Man Vs. Technology, Man Vs. Society, Man
Vs. Nature; Man Vs. Supernatural
L. The few events that happen after the climax; opposite of rising action
Rising action
M. Events that lead up to the climax of the story
Plot
N. What happens in the story
Who tells the story, 1st person or narrator
FCS
Circle all of the rules you MUST follow in formal writing (think about the FCS page).
12 pt. font
Double-spaced
Proper heading
Spelling errors
Vivid verbs
Pink ink
Split Infinitives
Creative title
4 inch margins
Clichés
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SOME HUGO CABRET MIXED IN WITH SHORT STORY ELEMENTS
Name an example of each of the following conflicts from The Invention of Hugo Cabret:
a. Man vs. Man:
Hugo Vs. Papa Georges
Hugo Vs. the Station Inspector
Hugo Vs. Isabelle (he stole from her)
b. Man vs. Self:
Hugo Vs. Himself (feels responsible for father’s death)
Hugo Vs. Himself (he steals even though it goes against his beliefs)
Papa Georges Vs. Himself (his past)
c. Man vs. Nature:
Mr. Cabret Vs. the fire
Hugo’s Uncle Vs. the River
d. Man vs. Technology:
Hugo vs. the automaton
Hugo vs. the clocks
e. Man vs. Society:
Georges Vs. The Movie Industry
Hugo Vs. the Shopowners
The Climax in Part One of the novel is when the automaton works and writes its “message”
According the end of the novel, who wrote the book? Hugo’s new automaton
Hugo “grows up” during the course of the novel. Give two examples of this:
f.
Example: Physically, he grew up and became an adult
g. Example: He got a job; he got a haircut
Describe one symbol in the novel.
Heart-shaped key, picture of moon with rocket in its eye, the clocks, the automaton, Prometheus, the notebook
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PARTS OF SPEECH
1. Name the seven coordinating conjunctions:
For
And
Nor
But
2. Name four subordinating conjunctions:
Although
Between
Or
Yet
As long as
So
As
3. Identify the parts of speech: He slowly opened his fist to reveal the stolen key.
He
slowly
opened
his
fist
to reveal
the
Pro
Adverb
Verb
Pronoun
Noun
Infinitive
Adj/article
WRITING FORMAT
What is the first sentence in a body paragraph?
Topic Sentence
Race stands for:
a. R: espond
b. A:dd
c. C:ite
d. E:laborate
What is the last sentence in a body paragraph?
Clincher
How many examples must you include in each body paragraph?
2
Using the information in letters “a” through “d” below, please create the “C” in RACE:
e. Quote: “Time can play all sorts of tricks on you”
f. Speaker: Narrator
g. Page Number: 509
h. Author: Brian Selznick
The narrator said, “Time can play all sorts of tricks on you” (Selznick 509).
PHRASES AND CLAUSES
stolen
Adjective
key
noun
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A phrase is a group of words that function as a single part of speech_ and will never have a subject or
a verb.
A clause will always have a subject and a verb_.
In an elliptical clause, the verb is left out but it is understood.
A(n) independent clause is a complete thought that can stand alone.
A(n)dependent clause is NOT a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
Phrase
1. Infinitive
To + a verb
Definition
2. Prepositional
Begins with a prep; ends in a noun
3. Participial
Verb acting as an adjective
4. Appositive
Describes the noun that comes before it
Label the phrase.
infinitive__To fix the automaton, Hugo steals toys.
Prepositional _After the frightening incident, Hugo is caught.
appositive_Papa Georges, the toy booth owner, takes Hugo’s notebook.
Participial Searching, Isabelle could not find Hugo’s notebook.
Label each clause as I (independent) or D (dependent).
_____1.
because he was so quickly running home D
_____2.
who was singing the song very loudly D
_____3.
she stood quietly I
_____4.
since you are leaving D
_____5.
once we unpack the groceries D
_____6.
he dropped to his knee I
_____7.
the cat curled up in a ball I
_____8.
when the cat curled up in a ball D
_____9.
because it is hot in here D
_____10. it is hot in here I
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