Our eighth grade short stories block is combined with our play practice. (I'll post something on our play later.) The students were introduced to the six elements of story writing:
Point of View
Setting
Plot
Character
Conflict
Theme
They will analyze what each element brings to the story, and how each are interrelated in driving a story. The students will then write their own short story!
My chalk drawing above is from a photograph of a national park in Canada. A beautiful "setting!"
