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Agatha Christie / Elements of the short story 2024-2025

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This lesson contains 29 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

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Slide 2 - Video

01:51
What is a common criticism of Christie’s characters?
A
They are two-dimensional
B
They are unlikeable
C
The suspects are introduced too late
D
There are too many internal monologues

Slide 3 - Quiz

01:51
What is distinctive about many of Christie’s settings?
A
They are exotic
B
They are isolated
C
They are cozy
D
They are unrealistic

Slide 4 - Quiz

02:59
What did Christie often change as she worked?
A
The scene of the crime
B
The identity of victim
C
The identity of the murderer
D
The typewriter she wrote on

Slide 5 - Quiz

04:05
Christie’s clues are designed to be _____ by readers.
A
forgotten
B
ignored
C
easy to guess
D
misinterpreted

Slide 6 - Quiz

05:11
Hercule Poirot is a refugee living in England, and often suffers prejudice at the hands of his British suspects. In what ways does this give him a unique perspective as a detective?
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Slide 7 - Open question

05:11
Christie carefully plotted all of her books before she wrote a single word of the manuscript. What are the advantages and disadvantages of plotting out a murder mystery?
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Slide 8 - Open question

05:11
Agatha Christie’s characters are sometimes stereotypical: what are the pros and cons of this approach for the mystery writer?
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Slide 9 - Open question

05:11
What makes Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple unique detectives, compared to Sherlock Holmes and other predecessors?
A
Patriotism
B
Traumatic backstories
C
They are outsiders
D
100% success rates

Slide 10 - Quiz

What is a short story?

Slide 11 - Open question

Short Story Elements 
  1. Setting
  2. Characterization
  3. Plot
  4. Conflict
  5. Climax
  6. Resolution
  7. Theme
  8. Point of view

Slide 12 - Slide

Setting 






              Tells the reader where and  the story takes place.

Slide 13 - Slide

Characterization

Creation of imaginary people 
who appear to be real to the reader. 
The writer gives information about 
the characters in the story.

Slide 14 - Slide

Plot

A series of events through 
which the writer reveals what 
is happening, to whom, and why.

Slide 15 - Slide

Conflict

Is a problem in the story 
that needs to be resolved.

Slide 16 - Slide

Climax

When the action comes to 
its highest point of conflict.
When it can go one way 
or another.

Slide 17 - Slide

Resolution

The story’s action after 
the climax until the end 
of the story. 
How the conflict is solved.
The “conclusion” of the story.

Slide 18 - Slide

Theme

The story’s main ideas.

The “message” the writer intends to
communicate by telling the story

Slide 19 - Slide

Point of view

The position of the narrator of the story 
and what the writer sees from that 
vantage point.

Slide 20 - Slide

Slide 21 - Slide

Wat maakt een short story boeiend?
A
Onbegrijpelijke woordkeuze
B
Effectief gebruik van taal
C
Grammaticale fouten
D
Te lange zinnen

Slide 22 - Quiz

Wat verhoogt de impact van een short story?
A
Betekenisvol einde
B
Open eindes
C
Onopgeloste mysteries
D
Overdreven happy endings

Slide 23 - Quiz

Wat is een essentieel onderdeel van een short story?
A
Onrealistische plotwendingen
B
Krachtige opening
C
Langdradige beschrijvingen
D
Ontbrekende climax

Slide 24 - Quiz

Wat draagt bij aan een sterke short story?
A
Superhelden
B
Magische krachten
C
Tijdreizen
D
Geloofwaardige personages

Slide 25 - Quiz

Wat is een belangrijk element van een goede short story?
A
Setting
B
Personages
C
Spanning
D
Point of View

Slide 26 - Quiz

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Slide 27 - Video

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Slide 28 - Poll

Slide 29 - Slide

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