This document outlines the typical elements of a story's plot structure: setting, characters, theme or mood, conflict, climax, and outcome. It provides examples of different types of settings and encourages writing a short story that incorporates these standard plot points, including a specified grammar target. Readers are then asked to post their stories and comment on others.

2. • Describes the place, time, geographically and
more specifically with physical situation
Where?
(season, office, park etc)
Who?
• Introduces the main characters:
protagonist/antagonist.
• This can be the theme , mood or
circumstantial setting in the story. It can be
the emotional setting:
friends, wartime, vacation, work
What?
setting, competition etc. Listen to three
examples of settings:

3. Foreshadowing
• Introduces and develops the
conflict and describes events that
lead to the high point of suspense
or the climax. Conflicts: man vs
man, man vs circumstances, man
vs himself (internal conflict), man
vs society.
Climax
• This is the “do or die” event that
makes the turning point of the
story.
Outcome
• Brings the story to a close with the
outcome which can be the
resolution of the conflict or
situation.

4. Listen
Write
Post
• Here are three examples of settings .
• Choose one and . . .
• Write the rest of the story following the plot
development guide. Consult the target grammar
listed on the forum and include it in your story.
• Once you have written your story, post it on the
forum. Read your classmates stories and post
comments to at least three.