In this lesson, students learn about the different elements of prose.

1. Lesson 7
GRADE 9 ENGLISH

2. (JUMBLED LETTERS)
1. C C H A E H R R S T
2. E I G N S T T
3. C C I F L N O T
4. E I I F N OO PTVW
5. E E H M T
6. L O T P

3. ANSWERS
1. CHARACTERS
2. SETTING
3. CONFLICT
4. POINT OF VIEW
5. THEME
6. PLOT

4. E E E L M N S T
ELEMENTS of
PROSE/SHORT STORY

5. Elements of Prose
*Elements– parts
*Prose– ordinary form of
written or spoken language

6. 1. CHARACTERS
person or animals

7. Who is your favorite
character?
Title of the
story/movie
Name of character

8. 2. SETTING
place, date, time

9. 3. CONFLICT
war or battle of ideas
or actions

10. 3. CONFLICT
man vs. man
man vs. nature or
society
man vs. himself)

11. 4. PLOT
order of events

12. 5. POINT OF VIEW (POV)
the one telling the story
(First– person POV
 Third– person POV)

13. 6. THEME
 lesson or message of the
story


14.  It was 10 in the morning, when
Boys playing by a pond noticed
Frogs in the water and began to
throw rocks at them. They killed
several, whereupon one of the
Frogs cried out: “Please stop. What
is sport to you is death to us!”

15. 1. Characters
2. Setting
3. Conflict
4. POV
5. Theme

16. 1. Characters: Boys, Frogs
2. Setting: 10 in the morning, by a
pond
3. Conflict: Man vs Man
4. POV: Third-Person POV
5. Theme: “Think if what you
do can hurt other people.”

18. PLOT

19. “The eyes are useless
when the mind is
blind.”
QUOTE FOR THE WEEK (J)