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Short Stories Definition: story with a beginning, middle, and end that has detail, characters, a plot and setting; it should have a plot and climax that start and end quickly. Good/ Effective short stories: - quick, fast moving, proportionate detail, 1 or more characters, dialogue, and emotion/ mood. Good/Effective readers: - patient, questions story, good vocab, be accepting towards story, positivety/wanting to read the story Anna and Josh

Short Stories definition: A story with a well thought through plot that includes an introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, and conclusion. The entire plot is contained in a short number of pages, with no chapters or sequels.

What makes an effective or good story: -can be any length -good action and descriptions -story line has an introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, and conclusion -keeps readers' attention by being interesting and understandable, but still requiring the reader to pay attention and think through what they're reading. Some rereading on the reader's part may be necessary as well.

What makes a good or effective reader: -reads often and in a variety of genres -thinks through what they read -stays interested -applies story to their life -asks questions/rereads to understand what they don't quite get -attempts to understand the book, actually cares -connects with the characters and really tries to bring them to life -has a good imagination RJ, David, Mikey, and Katherine