Short story elements
SETTING
1. Where and when might my is at 2023, the season is winter. The date is April 22 nd .
story take place? Consider the
following:
What country? What city? What year? What
season? What date?
What adjectives can I use to describe my
setting using imagery? (at least 5 adjectives )
MOOD
2. What mood might I use in
my story?
CHARACTERS:
3. Who might my protagonist
be? (name, age, brief description)
Who might my antagonist be? (Name, age,
brief description and how they will get in the
way of the protagonist?)
Who might some additional /supporting
characters be – in addition to the protagonist
and antagonist? (names, age and brief
description)
4. CONFLICT:
What could the major conflicts be in the
story?
What might these conflicts be between?
What types of conflict could these be and
Story plan
The story takes place in the city, New York City. The year
Adjectives used to describe the setting using imagery
would be icy, bright, loud, impatient, tall, and busy.
I would make the mood very cheerful but when it leads
to a conflict or a problem in the story there would be a
more ‘gloomy’ mood towards the ending of the story.
My protagonist might be Alice (a character I created),
she is 20 years old, She is a very optimistic and cheerful
person, with skin as white as snow and hair as soft as
silk, Alice has grown to be everyone’s wannabe. The
antagonist in my story might be Alice’s closest friend,
Danny. Danny is the same age as Alice, which Is why they
were ‘friends’ in the first place. Danny has a very weird
aura surrounding her, very evil. He has jet black hair as
dark as tar, has a very lanky body but with a strong build.
An additional character might be Lucas and Danielle who
are friends with both the antagonist and protagonist.
They are both 22 years old, Danielle is a soft person and
can be easily offended, she has bright blue hair and she
teaches painting. Lucas is a very loud person, he likes to
joke around with people and brightens up the mood. He
likes to play basketball and does dancing on the side.
The major conflict in the story might be when they’re
arguing about who the characters murder was and
potential suspects. The conflicts might be between the
antagonist and the protagonist. The type of conflicts
could be character vs character, because the major
conflict fits between the antagonist and the protagonist.
why?

5. RISING ACTION: Specific events might be that the antagonist keeps on

What specific events might happen after the giving hints or being very suspicious, the murder, the
problem is revealed while the protagonist is creating suspects and when the truth would be revealed.
trying to resolve the problem? (include at
least 3 events)

6. CLIMAX: The most interesting part of the story might be when

What is the most interesting part of the the murder was revealed and that the antagonist was
story? shown and tricked everyone that taught they were
innocent because of the persons adlibs.

7. FALLING ACTION AND After the climax, the antagonist would escape or just
RESOLUTION : disappear out of the blue. At the end of the story, the
What will happen after the climax and at the protagonist would feel on the edge including the
end of my story? additional characters.

8. POINT OF VIEW : I would like to use the author’s point of view because
Which point of view do I like to use when it’s hard to just tell a story with just one person’s point
writing my story? of view (like the main character). This point of view will
work best for my story because of how I can explain
Why do I think this point of view will work what is happening between every character generally
best for my story ? and not miss out an event because the character isn’t in
the scene. (if I use the additional characters point of
view, the character won’t really be in lots of the scenes
of the antagonist and protagonist.)