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III. Identify the VILLAIN (Antagonist [or Antagonistic Force]) in the short story.

The struggle between the

two becomes the central conﬂict.) !

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Antagonist may be society’s laws, a disease, or other problem, technology, etc.**!

V. Complete the following chart based on the SETTING of the short story. Not all aspects of the setting are

applicable.!

Time:

Place:!

Weather:!

Mood*:

Social Conditions**:

Is the setting critical to the short story? Why or Why

not?!

Elements of Science:!

Realistic Possibilities: List 2-3 elements of the

List 3-5 inventions in the story that are based in

story that are based on realistic problems or

today’s scientiﬁc world.!

qualities of the world today.!

1.!

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2.!

3.!

4.!

5.!

*Determine how the author’s word choice appeals to the reader's senses and feelings. !

**Daily life of the characters; writing that focuses on the speech, dress, mannerisms, customs, etc. of a particular place and

time, historical context 

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