English Periodical

• Elements of a short story

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


  People or animals featured in a story
• Types of Characters


  • Protagonist
  • Antagonist
• Protagonist


  The hero of the story and main character
• Antagonist


  The opponent of the main character
• Types of Conflict


  • Protagonist vs antagonist
  • Protagonist vs self
  • Protagonist vs nature
  • Protagonist vs society
  • Character vs technology
  • Character vs supernatural
• Conflict


  The main challenge to overcome by the main character
• Setting


  The time and place in which the story takes place
• Elements of Plot


  • Exposition
  • Rising action
  • Climax
  • Falling action
  • Resolution
• Plot


  The sequence of events that tell the story
• Theme


  The central idea of a story
• Point of View


  • First person
  • Third person
• Misinformation


  False information that is shared, but with no harm intended
• Disinformation


  False information that is knowingly shared to mislead or cause harm
• Malinformation


  True information that is shared to cause harm
• Strategies for Effective Communication

  • Active listening
  • Clarifying
  • Acknowledgment
  • Back Channeling
  • Express Lack of Opinion
  • Repeat the Question
  • Repair Breakdown
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