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Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Graduated Program
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Elements of short story

Instructional Module
Prepared by:
Mr. Gerardo L. Torres Rivera
Course: Computer in Education
Prof. Orlando González Chévere
October 4, 2008
Instructions for teachers
This instructional module is for students of grade
level 11-12. The primary subject is language arts.
The purple of this instructional module it will be to
introduce and explore the short story. Also, it will
introduce the short story to students, by exploring
what a short story is, and what elements are that
makes it a distinct genre.
For the implementations you will need:
Computer
Internet connection
The time to use the lesson it all depend on the
knowledge of the students. Aproximally 50 minutes.
Introduction
For understanding a short story and identify the
elements, the students need to recognize their
meaning and read the story in a meaningful way.
This instructional module will help students to makes
inferences on a fairy tales story the three little pigs.
Throughout this module the students will have the
opportunity to understand what is a short story and
identify the elements.
Overall Objectives
After the students have learned and studied all the
material presented in the instructional module they
will be able to react to different types of questions
related to the story and they will identify the
elements of short story.
Instructions for the students
For the use of this Instructional Module
use the following commands:
Sound activation
Objectives
Upon completion of this module students will have:
1. Discussed and demonstrated what the definition of

the short story is, and its elements;
2. Established working definitions of the elements in a
short story;
3. Discussed a well know fairy tale, and applied each
of the elements to it;
4. Answers some questions for understanding and
quiz about the elements of the short story.
Post Test
1. What is a short story?
a. Is a piece of prose fiction, which can be read in
one setting.
b. Is a long narrative prose as a novel
3. Is a roll play with different kind of art.
2. What is an author?
a. Main characters of the story
b. Person who wrote the story
c. A person who forces in conflict
4. A character is
a. Person who wrote the story
b. Feeling created in the reader
c. Person or animal who takes part in the action
of the story.
5. What are the part of a story?

a. Title, author, character, setting, plot, rising
action, climax and falling action.
b. Title, author, character
c. Climax, setting, problem
5. What is a setting?
a. The time and places of the action
b. The sequence of events
c. Central message of the story
6. In the short story the plot is:

a. The struggle between opposing forces
c. The time and place of the action
7. The rising action is
a. The conflict intensifies
b. High point of the story
c. The solution to the problem
8. What is the climax in the story?

a. High point of the story
c. Time and place
9. What is the title?
a. Central message of the story
b. Give clue to the author purposed
c. It’s a generalization about the story
10. A falling action is

b. The solution to the problem
c. The ending of the story
Brainstorm
As a students brainstorm characteristics that define
the short story.
What is the short story?
A short story is a form of short fictional
narrative prose. Which can be read in one
sitting.
Some example of short stories are: Tales,
fable, legend, parable, myth.
Element of short story
Title
It is an important part of the story. The title may
focus the readers attention on the central character,
or may give a clue to the authors purpose or basic
idea.
Author
Person who wrote the story.
Character
Person or animal who takes part in the action of a
literary work.
• Setting
The time and place in the action
• Plot
The sequence of events in a literary work
• Rising actions
The conflict intensifies
• Climax
High point of the story
• Falling actions
The solution to the problem
Reading
• The students will read a fairy tale “ The three little
pigs” and then point out the element of short story.
• http://www.shol.com/agita/pigs.htm
Activity 1- Recalling Story Details
After reading the story, check comprehension by
answering the following questions:
1. Why did the mother pig want the little pigs to move
out of her house?
2. Who lived in the woods near the little pigs?
3. What did the first little pig use to make his house?
4. What did the second little pig use to make his house?
5. What did the third little pig use to make his house?
6. What did the big bad wolf do to ruin the houses that
the pigs built?
7. Why didn’t the third little pig’s house fall down?
8. What happened when the wolf slid down the

chimney?
Activity 2- Story Grammar
"Every story includes a Title, author, character,
setting, plot, rising action, climax and falling action.
Let’s talk about each of these."
1. Title: What is the title of this story?

2. Setting: Where does this story take place?
Does it take place in a real place or an imaginary
place?
Describe the setting where the story takes place.
3. Characters: Who are the characters in this
story?
Tell me about the character you like best.
Tell me about the character you like least.
Describe each of these characters:
Mother pig
First little pig
Second little pig
Third little pig
Big bad wolf
4. Rising Action: In most popular stories, there is
a problem that needs to be solved.
Sometimes there is more than one problem.
Who has a problem in this story?
What is the problem?
5. Climax: The climax is the part of the story
when it becomes possible for the story
characters to solve a problem. It is the turning point
in the story. What happens
in this story to make it possible for the pigs to solve
their problem with the wolf?
6. Falling action: The resolution occurs when the
story problem is solved. What is the
resolution in this story? Do you like the way this
story ends?
Test
1. What is a short story?
a. Is a piece of prose fiction, which can be read
in one setting.
b. Is a long narrative prose as a novel
c. Is a roll play with different kind of art.
2. What is an author?
a. Main characters of the story
b. Person who wrote the story
A person who forces in conflict
3. A character is
a. Person who wrote the story
b. Feeling created in the reader
c. Person or animal who takes part in the action
of the story.
4. What are the part of a story?

a. Title, author, character, setting, plot, rising
action, climax and falling action.
b. Title, author, character
c. Climax, setting, problem
5. What is a setting?
a. The time and places of the action
c. Central message of the story
6. In the short story the plot is:

a. The struggle between opposing forces
c. The time and place of the action
7. The rising action is
a. The conflict intensifies
b. High point of the story
c. The solution to the problem
8. What is the climax in the story?

c. Time and place
9. What is the title?
a. Central message of the story
b. Give clue to the author purposed
c. It’s a generalization about the story
10. A falling action is

b. The solution to the problem
c. The ending of the story
References
http://www.shol.com/agita/pigs.htm
http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1933/
threelittlepigs.html
http://users.aber.ac.uk/jpm/ellsa/
ellsa_elements.html
http://geocities.com/westenskowdorf/
shortstory.html#SHORT%20STORY
%20ELEMENTS
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6. In the short story the plot is:

8. What is the climax in the story?

10. A falling action is

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7. Why didn’t the third little pig’s house fall down?

8. What happened when the wolf slid down the

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6. In the short story the plot is:

8. What is the climax in the story?

10. A falling action is

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