Assignment Story Basics

Complete this assignment with details for each story element of your short story.

In the Description column, give a brief description for each item. Use as many character rows as you need.

In the Details/Notes column, add interesting tidbits and ideas that you have to give your story more flair in that area.

Short Story Element

Description

Details/Notes

Plot

Main Points of Plot:

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Conflict

Conflict Type:

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Character

Name:

Age:

Appearance:

Behavior:

Traits:

Attitude:

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Character

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Age:

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Traits:

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Character

Name:

Age:

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Character

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Setting

Place:

Time Period:

Time of Day:

Vivid Words and Sensory Details:

Details:

Okay, first off, have you expected a written story? How are we supposed to answer if we have no elements or background of the story, (assuming you wrote one?) There just isn't enough given info to even answer anything!

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

im not sure about this one