Year 7
Year 7
Creative Writing: What makes a good short story?
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will be looking at what makes a good short story. We will be thinking about our own favourite short stories and what makes them so enjoyable as well as unleashing our imaginations and considering what we would find if we stepped through a window into another world!
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5 Questions
Q1.
Before stories were written down, they were told orally. What does 'orally' mean?
Told through actions
Told through dance
Told through pictures
Q2.
What three things are needed in order to create a story?
Characters, setting, themes
Plot, characters, themes
Themes, setting, plot
Q3.
How many main characters are usually found in short stories?
2
3
4
Q4.
A story that is under 1000 words is known as what?
Fast fiction
Speedy story
Swift story
Q5.
What is a subplot?
Plot points that appear at the end of the main plot.
Plot points that are important but uninteresting.
Plot points that are not very important.