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• Short story


  A piece of prose fiction that is shorter than a novel and typically can be read in one sitting, often focusing on a single plot, setting, and a small set of characters, aiming to create a unified effect or reveal a truth about human nature or the world
• Short stories


  • Emphasize concise and efficient storytelling, often leading to a significant moment or emotional impact
• Elements of a short story


  • Characters
  • Setting
  • Plot
  • Conflict
  • Theme
  • Point of view
• Characters


  Persons or animals who take part in the action of the story
• Protagonist


  The main character; the most important of all the characters; the character who undergoes some changes throughout the course of the story
• Antagonist


  The characters that challenge the main characters; the villain of the story; has no concern for the well being of the main character
• Setting


  The place (locale) and the period (time) where the story took place
• Plot


  The actual story; the series of events and characters' actions; what the story is all about
• Plot


  1. Exposition

  2. Rising Action

  3. Climax

  4. Falling Action

  5. Resolution
• Exposition


  The beginning of the story where the author introduces the characters, identifies where the story is happening, and establishes the main conflict
• Rising Action


  Where conflicts start to build or arise
• Climax


  The most exciting part of a short story
• Falling Action


  The problems are starting to be resolved; the excitement becomes less and less as the conflict is resolved
• Resolution


  The solution to the problem; the conflict has been completely resolved
• Conflict


  • Man vs. Man
  • Man vs. Nature
  • Man vs. Himself
  • Man vs. Society
• Theme


  The central idea of a short story; the author's message to the readers
• Point of View


  • 1st Person POV
  • Limited 3rd Person POV
  • Omniscient 3rd Person POV
• 1st Person POV


  The story is told using the pronoun "I"
• Limited 3rd Person POV


  The narrator is not in the story and uses the pronouns "she" or "he"; the narrator is unable to see into the minds of the characters
• Omniscient 3rd Person POV


  The narrator can tell the thoughts of the characters as he can see into their minds
• Multimedia- is a representation of information in attractive and interactive manner. It is a computerized method of presenting information.
• COMPONENTS OF MULTIMEDIA

  1. videos
  2. animation
  3. text
  4. images
  5. audio
• CHARACTERISTICS

  can be used in presentation, making it more fun and interesting,
• CHARACTERISTICS

  Has various viewing options
• CHARACTERISTICS

  can either be downloadable or play it live
• CHARACTERISTICS

  can help convey the information easier to both the user and the listener
• CHARACTERISTICS

  can help improve learning
• BENEFITS

  allows student to improve their knowledge about a specific subject and increase skills as writing, researching and reading.
• BENEFITS

  Improve learner's overall academic performance. In particular, multimedia is used for self-directed learning or SDL