This presentation discusses the elements of the short story with the 5 elements of the plot. The Legend of Maria Makiling was used in the application of the elements of the short story.

1. ELEMENTS OF A
SHORT STORY

2. ELEMENTS OF A SHORT
STORY
•Setting
•Character
•Conflict
•Theme
•Plot

3. SETTING
•Setting is the TIME and PLACE in
which a story takes place. It may
also include the weather condition,
social condition, mood or
atmosphere.

4. CHARACTER
• Character is the person taking part in
a narrative. Characterization includes:
a. his/her physical appearance
b. what he/ she thinks, feels, and
hopes
c. what other say about him/her

5. CONFLICT
•Conflict is the energy of the story
a. External conflict- the character is
in conflict with another
character/s;or with a group; or with
something in nature

6. CONFLICT
•Conflict is the energy of the story
a. Internal conflict- involves a
character’s struggle to make a
decision to overcome some feelings
such as fear, suspicion, hostility, or
sadness

7. THEME
•Theme is the life lesson of a story
or the author’s message; expressed
in a sentence
example: Patience is a virtue

8. PLOT
•Plot is the series of related events
that make up a story.

10. INITIAL
ACTION
RISING
ACTION
CLIMAX
FALLING
ACTION
RESOLUTION
Setting and
characters
Problem is
revealed
Highest point
of story
Solution to the
problem is
applied
Ending

11. GROUP ACTIVITY

12. ELEMENTS OF A SHORT
STORY
•Setting
•Character(s)
•Conflict
•Theme
•Plot (all 5 elements)
Answer the following
elements of a short story
using the Legend of Maria
Makiling

13. ELEMENTS OF A SHORT
STORY:
THE LEGEND OF
MARIA
MAKILING

14. THELEGENDOF MARIAMAKILING
•Setting:
The events took place in the
talipapa/ small market on a market day

15. THELEGENDOF MARIAMAKILING
•Characters:
Maria Makiling- a deity who fell in love with a mortal
Gat Dula- ruler of kingdom of Bay
- Maria’s love interest
Gat Panahon & Dayang Makiling- Maria’s deity
parents who are against her relationship with
Gat Dula

16. THELEGENDOF MARIAMAKILING
•Theme:
 Love knows no boundaries
 A person in love will do everything
just be with his/her love

17. THELEGENDOF MARIAMAKILING
•Plot
Initial action: Gat Panahon nad Dayang
Makiling had an only daughter named
Maria. Maria always goes to the
market/ talipapa.

18. THELEGENDOF MARIAMAKILING
•Plot
Rising action: One day while Maria was on
the talipapa she accidentally met a man named
Gat Dula When their shoulders accidentally
touched. It started their friendship until the deity
fell in love with the mortal.

19. THELEGENDOF MARIAMAKILING
•Plot
Climax: Maria’s parents knew about her
relationship with Gat Dula. They punished her by
forbidding her to go down on earth.

20. THELEGENDOF MARIAMAKILING
•Plot
Falling Action: Maria continue to watch over
Gat Dula even if they cannot see each other
physically. In spite of that, Gat Dula fall ill and
died from not seeing Maria for a long time.

21. THELEGENDOF MARIAMAKILING
•Plot
•Resolution: With Gat Dula’s death, Maria
asked his soul from the gods and her request
was granted. Maria and Gat Dula reunite in the
after life.

22. SUMMARYOF SCORES
1 2 3 4 5
SETTING
(1)
CHARAC
ERS (4)
CONFLIC
(1)
THEME
(2)
PLOT (5)
TOTAL

23. QUIZ #9

24. IDENTIFYTHEFOLLOWING:
1. Tells the time and place where the story
happened.
2. The actors in the story.
3. Tells the message of the story.
4. It is the sequence of events in the story
5. It tells about the problem faced by the
characters in the story.

25. ELEMENTSOF THEPLOT:
1. This element presents the setting and
characters in the story.
2. This is the highest point of the story.
3. It reveals the problem in the story.
4. This is the ending of the story.
5. This element shows how the character solves/
gives solution to the problem.

26. ILLUSTRATETHESEQUENCEOF THEELEMENTSOF THE
PLOT:
ELEMENTS
OF THE
PLOT