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Short Story Elements

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Students engage in a instructional activity that investigates the elements that are necessary in a short story. Each element is covered separately while they take notes for each part. Then the teacher points out each element while reading a short story to the class.

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literature, short stories, stories

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literature, short story, story, english language arts
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Grade
4th - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr

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