Mr. Jones introduced the elements of a short story. Students wrote about a memorable story from their lives. Mr. Jones then asked them to identify short story elements from their experiences with stories. The class offered their own definitions for the five elements of a short story which are: character, setting, plot, theme, and point-of-view. One new idea Mr. Jones brought to the class was the point-of-view called, "Innocent Eye."
Then, the students graphed the story line (witch's hat) showed how it could vary in shape and the amount of information in each section.
I was presently surprise by how much these students have retained from previous school experiences with the anatomy of short stories.
Mr. Jones then talked about the video version of a short story is short film He then proceeded to present Imageworks' short called, The ChubbChubbs! Students watched three times. during the second and third viewings, the students identified the elements of the short story in the film on paper.
As a closing thought, Mr. Jones asked each student to think about some ideas for your own short story or short film
Students who missed today's class will be responsible for outlining the elements of a short story from Rod Serling's book called, "Night Galler Reader." You may obtain a book and an instruction form from either Mr. Jones or Mr. Murphy
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